Commercial Practitioner – Service Delivery Commercial

Interested in a career in procurement? If you like a challenge, you’ll feel at home with us at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). We’re a big organisation, with big challenges, big opportunities and we’re building a reputation for pushing the government’s agenda in getting people back to work If you are passionate, pro-active, can take ownership and share our commitment to inclusion and innovation, we want to hear from you.

Making the Difference

The DWP is one of the UK's biggest government departments, building services that make a real difference to the lives of over 20 million people. Commercial Directorate (CD) is one of the leading government procurement functions, has a unique range of contracts with a diverse pipeline of requirements and presents an attractive challenge for anyone wanting to advance their procurement career.

Our Inclusive Culture

We continue to grow our inclusive, diverse culture and focus on making CD a fabulous place to work. A culture where all our people feel themselves, feel valued, empowered, and have a voice that’s heard. We do this well and as a result have a culture where innovation is driven at all levels and by everyone.

Your role will be Commercial Practitioner within Service Delivery Category (SDC) with your role's overriding responsibility to manage commercial activity within the category team and across the full commercial lifecycle. SDC have a portfolio of contracts that are intrinsic to enabling DWP’s services and delivering citizens outcomes which you will play a part in.

Key activities will include:

• Working with and influencing internal stakeholders to determine commercial strategies for future delivery of services.
• Leading and supporting procurement and buying activities to deliver the pipeline of requirements.
• Undertaking contract management, supplier performance and relationship management to drive continuous improvement.

You will be required to communicate with stakeholders and suppliers on a regular basis to ensure information collected is up to date, accurate and helps ensure Senior Managers are able to make informed decisions that affect the category.
The post holder will also support their respective line managers in all the necessary commercial activity to the enable best Value for Money (VFM) solutions to be realised. The post is challenging, it requires pro-active and innovative thinking, with good communication skills and an outgoing and enthusiastic approach to challenges.