Commercial Manager

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is a central government department with a mission to protect our country and provide the ultimate guarantee of its security and independence, as well as helping to protect its values and interests abroad.

To do this we have an annual budget of almost £40 billion and a workforce comprising 193,000 people, almost 59,000 of whom are civilians. We currently manage more than £11 billion of spend every year.

Our work really matters; we offer engaging roles which have a direct impact on the quality of services we provide. We employ people in many different roles and in many locations across the UK and abroad. We have jobs in policy, finance, HR, IS/IT, commercial and project management and all the types of jobs you would expect to find in a government department, or indeed in the private sector. We also employ doctors, dentists, teachers, police, fire service, quantity surveyors, and engineers to name a few. There are many opportunities to develop and progress both within MOD and across the wider Civil Service, whether you’re a permanent appointee or an interim.

As a Commercial Manager, your main responsibilities will be:

• Responsibility for an appropriate and supported workload to deliver the needs of the team. This could include activities such as advising customers on commercial strategy, routes to market, facilitating appropriate market engagement, reviewing and inputting into commercial elements of business cases and assisting with progression through approvals.

• Provide expertise to the Future Strategic Sealift Project Team in influencing and informing the commercial aspects of future capability requirement.
• Proactive market insight, which includes a coordinated monitoring of potential and existing suppliers in a strategic and dynamic way.
• Define commercial procurement processes in line with public sector regulations and using agreed tools and systems.
• Advise and recommend appropriate route to market.
• Commercial risk identification, mitigation and management.
• Stakeholder engagement.
• Commercial Strategy artefact creation and input.
• Providing specialist advice on commercial policies and processes to other teams, e.g. Delivery Team.
• Champion, embed and promote Diversity & Inclusion as part of the commercial team culture.

Essential:

• Experience of working in a commercial role undertaking large sourcing projects, particular experienced with front end procurement activities (i.e. market engagements and strategy creation)

• Experience of managing a major contract to ensure value for money is achieved.

Desirable:

• Ability to analyse, interpret and draft contractual wording with a strong attention to detail.
• Experience in handling complex contracts.
• Experience in managing end to end procurement process for medium and large value contracts.
• Practical experience and expertise in requirements gathering.
• Practical experience in utilising market insight to aid strategic sourcing and contract management.
• Robust commercial negotiation of commercial and contractual terms, pricing and discounts.
• Practical experience and expertise in contract management, including managing contracts from contract award to contract closeout.
• Practical experience and expertise in Supplier management.
• Experience in delivering savings and benefits tracking.
• Public sector (ideally Defence) procurement experience.

Qualifications:

• CIPS Level 4 minimum or equivalent standard.

Disability confident

As a member of the disability confident scheme, MOD 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.

MOD is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant and as such, we guarantee to interview all veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, wewill interview the best candidates from within that group.

If you qualify for the above, please notify us on PSRapplications@publicsectorresourcing.co.uk.

We will be in touch to discuss your suitability and arrange your Guaranteed Interview.

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.