Head of Commercial - Multiple roles available across categories

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Job Title: Head of Commercial – Opportunities across 4 Commercial Pillars

Salary: £76,272 to £84,261 plus an allowance of £1639

Location: Kilburn (London)

Background to the Roles

The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) Commercial Function are responsible for delivering end-to-end commercial lifecycle management and supporting the wider business in working with third parties.

The MPS spends about £800 million each year on a diverse range of goods and services and we aim to procure them in the most cost effective and compliant way, while satisfying often urgent operational needs. We proactively manage thirty large complex and operationally critical outsourced service contracts, to ensure that we receive the quality services we are paying for and achieve value for money through the entire life of the contract.

Role Description

We have 4 roles to recruit for which sit in Corporate Services, Vehicles and the Operational Pillars.

As Head of Commercial in all pillars you will be required to provide essential commercial support to the business, managing all activity across the commercial lifecycle. You will contribute to delivering Commercial Excellence for the Met, providing a customer focused service, understanding the business need and stakeholder drivers, with the aim of becoming a trusted commercial advisor. You will also develop relationships with MPS’s key and strategic suppliers, driving value for money and risk management excellence across the category.

You will play an essential part in managing and/or overseeing the overall commercial life cycle, meaning that the work you do is varied, challenging and exciting. Activities could vary from developing the category strategy, to leading complex procurements, to being accountable for some of the MPS’s most complex and high profile contracts, all whilst ensuring activity complies with MPS’s legislative framework.

Key Responsibilities

What does the average day look like? Your core duties will include (but are not limited to):

  • Strategic delivery and management of the category:
  • Developing category strategies for all relevant expenditure
  • Coordinating spend data and insight within the category and owns demand management across the category
  • Ensuring category management processes are in place that enables the assessment of the market capabilities to meet the needs of users and the business
  • Understands relevant sourcing options, and delivers positive outcomes through the procurement process:
  • Driving and leading sourcing activity, including strategic sourcing processes in support of MPS strategic aims
  • Finalising and approving commercial arrangements, including final negotiation
  • Preparing, developing and commissioning Business Cases, where necessary, to demonstrate the value, benefits and risks of sourcing activity
  • Ensuring effective Commercial Contract and Supplier Management within the category:
  • Building and maintaining key relationships across the MPS and with important external stakeholders:
  • Developing and owning relationships with the MPS Business Groups, and building detailed knowledge of their needs in order to deliver value through sourcing and procurement activity
  • Working with colleagues within the MPS in Corporate Services, in support of managing the category (e.g. Finance, Legal)
  • Providing procurement leadership and market insight across the MPS to ensure that it achieves maximum value for its spend
  • Seek collaboration across GLA, other forces and the wider public sector as the default Position. Working with other external stakeholders (including ACPO, MOPAC, Home Office)
  • Enabling and developing the MPS:
  • Bringing the best of the external market to MPS through leveraging industry best practice, market insights and knowledge
  • Supporting the Enablement and Performance Team roll out their central support structure (e.g. improved processes, systems deployments etc) and be a key advocate of their work
  • Responsible for the implementation of standard procurement policies, processes and Standard Operating Procedures within their category
  • Drive innovation in category to demonstrate continuous improvement
  • Performance and day-to-day management of a team to deliver on the Category Strategy and activity across the commercial life cycle

Interested in learning more?

We will be hosting a virtual “Insights Event” on the 26th of March at 5pm for those interested in hearing about the roles and working for the MPS. If you would like to attend please contact trisha.brook@met.police.uk to register your interest and be sent joining instructions.

More details can be found and to apply via the link below:

http://www.met.police.uk/car/careers/met/police-staff-roles/police-staff-vacancies/head-of-commercial-cross-pillar-opportunities/overview/

Job ID
91
Job Title
Head of Commercial - Multiple roles available across categories
Application Deadline
June 17, 2021
Salary Range
no minimum salary specified - no maximum salary specified
Job Location
London UK, LA
Website
www.met.police.uk/car/careers/met/police-staff-roles/police-staff-vacancies/head-of-commercial-cross 

Contact Information

Name
Brook, Trisha
Email
trisha.brook@met.police.uk 
Best Method of Contact
EMAIL
020703