Commercial Manager- Infrastructure

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Location

Birmingham, Peterborough

About the job

Summary

Building a strong Commercial Function in Government, and with it the right commercial capability, is at the heart of a far-reaching programme of Civil Service reform.

We are building a cadre of commercial talent in all Government departments; people who can manage our commercial portfolios, who can lead our most complex and novel programmes and projects, people who have the gravitas and depth of experience to work alongside our policy and operational leaders to develop innovative commercial arrangements, whether through joint ventures, outsourcing or best-in-class contracts.

The Government Commercial Organisation is an employer which is truly committed to creating a welcoming, inclusive workplace where all our people are able to bring their whole selves to work and are able to perform to their potential. We understand the importance of diversity and inclusion and strive for a workplace that reflects the communities which we serve. We especially welcome applications from underrepresented groups including Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates, candidates with a disability and candidates with gender-diverse identities. Appointments will be made on merit on the basis of fair and open competition.

We have already made significant progress through the establishment of the Government Commercial Organisation (GCO), our single employer of senior commercial talent across government. This role will sit within the GCO, but based in our DEFRA commercial team delivering departmental objectives.

Job description

The Commercial Manager role will report to the Senior Category Manager.

The successful candidate will:


 

Responsibilities


  • Motivate and manage a professional commercial team to deliver corporate outcomes and to ensure continuous improvement;

  • Lead on the development of team members ensuring that agreed targets are met;

  • Mentor and coach team members on policies, procedures, practices and techniques equipping them with the knowledge and skills to deliver their work in an effective and efficient manner;

  • Contribute to project scrutiny and approval boards as required;

  • Lead on commercial engagement on major projects and prescribed expenditure sub-categories or specialism, undertaking and leading on the end to end commercial DNA process on behalf of customers;

  • Deliver & own Defra sub-category and category plans and develop market category expertise within portfolio;

  • Deliver strategic, high risk, high value contracts and frameworks as part of a multi-functional team;

  • Act as strategic lead on supplier relationship management within a given portfolio;

  • Represent the Commercial team at senior management meetings and in Crown Commercial Service category meetings;

  • Deliver customer outcomes whilst recognising the importance of supply positioning and supplier preferencing;

  • Effectively influence customers across the network to deliver value for money, achieving savings targets and sustainable outcomes in the procurement of works, goods and services;

  • Lead by example in our approach to sustainability and communicating its importance, influencing others to improve their approach. Ensure sustainability is considered throughout our work and is the responsibility of all;

  • Provide expert advice on commercial risk management and deliver mitigation plans / strategies to manage identified risks at corporate level;

  • Work with customer directorates to develop their commercial capability;

  • Drive innovation in the network.
  • Accountabilities
     

    • Accountable for the management of significant levels of expenditure and frameworks / contracts and for driving commercial benefits and delivery of our efficiency target (8:1 RoI) ;

    • Accountable for the allocation of commercial resource to support the delivery of DGC Directorate’s commercial outcomes and priorities within a given portfolio;

    • Accountable for the development of the commercial capability of team members to achieve effective results on time and to the highest quality standards and costs;

    • Responsible for compliant delivery of contracts and frameworks delivering customer requirements ;

    • Responsible for the development and adoption of fit for purpose commercial policies, procedures, practices and tools to support excellent procurement across the business;

    • Responsible for the application of the principles defined within the commercial DNA. Ensure best practice SRM and market analysis deliver corporate outcomes;

    • Each Category Manager will work with customers within their portfolio to ensure their pipeline requirements are met and will work in conjunction with other sub-category leads to manage the customer relationship;

    • Responsible for the relationship with senior client managers, CCS and Director level supplier representatives;

    • Accountable for planning, implementation and delivery of category/subcategory plans.


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Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

  • Strategy and Policy Development: The ability to demonstrate the implementation of the latest Category Management methodology and a clear demonstration of staying abreast of latest Category Management market trends.
  • Builds Relationships: Proven experience in influencing Senior Internal and External stakeholders.
  • Commercial Focus: Evidence of the ability to identify potential improvements and successfully manage changes that deliver great Commercial outcomes.
  • Contract and Supplier Management: Experience of leading strategic contract award negotiations and resolving dispute resolutions through negotiation.
  • Coaching Manager: Strong leadership capability, being able to 9 illustrate how to successfully lead a team or manage a project.

Benefits

As a valued employee of the Government Commercial Organisation (GCO), you will have access to all the benefits the centre has to offer; including flexible working, generous benefits, Career Coaches, Mentors, L&D, a Commercial College, active talent management and, most importantly, access to commercial projects that will far exceed the scale and complexity on offer elsewhere in the UK.

For existing Civil Servants: For full details of the impact on any move across the civil service on your existing terms and conditions, please read the candidate pack. Please note that any move across the Civil Service may have implications on your ability to continue to claim childcare vouchers.

Things you need to know

Security

Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check.

People working with government assets must complete basic personnel security standard checks.

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles, and will assess your Experience and Technical skills.

For full details of our process, and a likely timeline, please read the explanation provided in the attached candidate pack.

Throughout our selection process, we will make decisions about your capability to do the job, based on evidence you provide against the essential criteria for the role which are detailed in the attached Candidate Pack.

Your application will be reviewed by a panel and should you be successful at sift we will invite you to attend a Virtual commercial Assessment and Development Centre (VADC). The panel will review results of the VADC and determine which candidates will go through to a subsequent final panel interview

IMPORTANT: If you do not receive an acknowledgement of your application within 2 working days please contact: commercialresourcinghub@cabinetoffice.gov.uk

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

  • UK nationals
  • nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UKs
  • nationals of the Republic of Ireland
  • nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with (or eligible for) status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
  • relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
  • relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
  • certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals

Further information on nationality requirements

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles.

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

Name : Sean Kelly

Email : commercialresourcinghub@cabinetoffice.gov.uk

 

Recruitment team :

Email : commercialresourcinghub@cabinetoffice.gov.uk

Further information

If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles, and you wish to make a complaint, you should contact Helen Mallison (helen.mallison@cabinetoffice.gov.uk) in the first instance. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive, you can contact the Civil Service Commission via the following web page: http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/civil-service-recruitment/complaints/

Job ID
65
Job Title
Commercial Manager- Infrastructure
Start Date
01/21/2021
Application Deadline
February 21, 2021
Salary Range
$61000.00 - $74000.00
Job Location
Birmingham, Peterborough,
Website
https://www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/index.cgi?SID=b3duZXI9NTA3MDAwMCZqb2JsaXN0X3ZpZXdfdm 

Contact Information

Name
Sean Kelly
Email
commercialresourcinghub@cabinetoffice.gov.uk 
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