Commercial Manager

Procurement Heads are working with a leading law enforcement agency to recruit a Commercial Manager to join their Service Delivery team, focusing specifically on digital infrastructure. 
  
Currently, the organisation is working on 3 major contracts within this category, as well as a host of smaller spend contracts, to help shape the digital, data and technology (DDaT) strategy of the organisation. 
This role will have you working on a 50:50 split between contract management and sourcing within the infrastructure category, and you will be working with high-profile suppliers to support their most recent objectives in areas such as networks, data centres and application management. 
Within this organisation, there are excellent career development opportunities, having seen people promoted with 12-18 months. You are able to diversify your experience by moving fluidly across categories and departments, gaining knowledge through different projects to make a real difference. 
This role will see you based out of one of the London offices twice a week
Key Responsibilities: 

• Managing and supporting on key spends within the infrastructure category
• Balancing your time between contract management and renewals as well as sourcing.
• Managing contracts with values up to £10m
• Influencing and advising stakeholders of all levels

Required experience: 

• Excellent understanding of sourcing and procurement methodologies within a regulated public sector environment 
• Experience developing and implementing category strategies
• Experience leading on negotiations with suppliers 
• Experience effectively influencing stakeholders

Benefits: 

• Salary of £54-57,000 
• £2,800 allowance 
• Public Sector pension contribution