Commercial Lead

Commercial Lead (Inside IR35)
Contract Term: 12 Months
Contracting Authority: DEFRA
Location: Hybrid - Office attendance will be discussed with Hiring Manager
In the Defra group, we deal with a vast range of issues that profoundly impact on people's lives. We are responsible for England's environment, our countryside and rural economy, the food and farming sectors and have lead responsibility for protection from a wide range of natural threats and hazards. We have developed a set of three strategic objectives covering our policy outcomes and corporate objectives. These objectives help us to deliver our ambitious vision to build our green and healthy future and provide a framework for all the important work we carry out.
Our objectives are:
To pass on to the next generation a natural environment protected and enhanced for the future.
To lead the world in food, farming, and fisheries with a sustainable model of food production.
To be an outstanding organisation focused on making a difference, with world class delivery capability.
We are seeking a highly skilled Commercial Lead to take on an in-flight procurement project within the UK central government.
The successful candidate will be responsible for providing commercial support for all remaining aspects of the procurement, from developing a Procurement Strategy, the Bidder's pack and contract, to running the procurement process, through to contract award and commercial handover.
This role requires strong procurement knowledge and experience, attention to detail, and the ability to work effectively with multiple stakeholders.
The Future Hosting and Storage Procurement Project (FHASPP) has a requirement for commercial support for the remainder of its procurement. At this point in the project, the FHASPP Strategic Outline Case has been approved, and work is beginning on the Outline Business Case and the Procurement Strategy
As a Commercial Lead (Inside IR35) your main responsibilities will be:
Provide Commercial Lead support for the delivery of all Gold Pre-Sourcing & Sourcing Steps, including, but not limited to:
Integrate with the Commercial Resources on the other Core Infrastructure Projects and related programmes to ensure quality of delivery.
Update the DgC Technology Core Infrastructure Category Manager on progress, risks, and escalations required, during a weekly 1-2-1 meeting.
Provide timely updates to the Core Infrastructure Category Manager on an ad-hoc basis.
Produce a set of monthly reports, including Attend Core Infrastructure Team Meetings, in person where possible, or remotely where required.
Keep all relevant records on DgC's e-Commercial System, Atamis, up-to-date and accurate.
Follow DgC's One Way of Working with modifications approved by exception by the Core Infrastructure Category Manager.
Essential
MCIPS
Candidates would need previous experience of working at Grade 7 level
Public Sector experience
Experience of competitive procedure of negotiation experience
Hosting / Application experience within an IT procurement environment
Experience of running procurements of substantial value (£75m)
Experience of Microsoft Office Suite
Experience of using Atamis
If this role sounds like something that you would be interested in, please click the link to apply or get in touch with us
Disability confident
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In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following: this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different.
Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas