Commercial Advisor

Role: Commercial Advisor
Salary/Rate: £440 - £ 540 per day (inside IR35)
Location: Hybrid - London
Contract Duration: until Jan 2025

We are currently looking for a Commercial Advisor for our government client. This Commercial Advisor role is hybrid, based between working on site in London 3 days per week, and the remainder of the week working remotely.

The contract for the Commercial Advisor position is initially until Jan 2025 with potential to extend, offering a daily rate within the range of £ 440 to £ 540, operating inside IR35.

Security Clearance: Security Check ("SC Clearance")

This role is inside IR35 - Due to the service of the role, it will now be based on an Umbrella solution.

Role Profile/Responsibilities:

• Strong commercial acumen with experience procuring services in compliance with the Procurement Contracts Regulations with a thorough working knowledge of applicable EU and UK procurement legislation
• Relevant experience working in the DDaT sector and an understanding of the full commercial lifecycle
• The resilience to manage multiple projects concurrently, with the ability to research, benchmark, scope, design, implement and evaluate project delivery to tight deadlines
• A proactive approach and a focus on continuous improvement of self and service
• Deliver procurements, ensuring high quality commercial arrangements, with robust specifications, Terms and Conditions, management principles, and measures developed in accordance with the selected route to market, taking cognisance of procurement legislation, Government policy, Government guidance such as the sourcing and construction playbooks and departmental policies and guidance.
• Support development of sub-category strategies through the category management cycle
• Support delivery of annually agreed savings target for the DDaT category portfolio
• Develop and manage supplier performance and relationships; advising and supporting Senior Management on key commercial issues and working collaboratively with the existing DDaT Contract Management team
• Maintain commercial governance in compliance with spend controls and present to the appropriate governance boards
• Contribute to the development and commercial cases of Concept Notes, Business Cases & Sourcing Strategies
• Support Delivery Model Assessments (DMA) for the DDaT category
• Work with wider stakeholders to ensure consistency and optimising strategy development and delivery
• Responsible for Procurement competition management, adhering to stakeholders policies.
• Promote best practice at all times, assisting in management of project staff, third party legal and insurance advisors.
• Be involved in Stakeholder management and Tender Negotiation phase planning and delivery.
• Management of contract documentation delivery and assistance with bid evaluation and governance input.
• Provide input to relevant PMO and Procurement reporting.

If you are interested in the above role, please click Apply Now and send a CV for quick review.

As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, Circle and our Client guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.
Our client is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant and as such, they guarantee to interview all veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where they have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, theywill interview the best candidates from within that group.
If you qualify, please notify us on igs [at] circlerecruitment [dot] com. We will be in touch to discuss your suitability and arrange your guaranteed interview. Should you require reasonable adjustments at any point during the recruitment process or if there is a better way for us to communicate, please do let us know.

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