Commercial Procurement Manager Digital

Commercial Procurement Manager Digital

c.£65,000 per annum

Bedford

Permanent

Hybrid Working

As a Commercial Procurement Manager Digital, you will be responsible for managing and delivering commercial activity in the digital sector, as well as supporting the business category when needed. Your main responsibilities will be to design and implement commercial models that drive value for money and align with the strategic objectives of the organisation. You will also lead and conduct market engagement, analysis and testing to inform the commercial and operational decisions. Your role will involve negotiating and drafting contracts with key suppliers, ensuring quality and business continuity.

Your role will also involve also support contract mobilisation and management and provide commercial support in situations of under-performance. You will act as a commercial leader and champion in the organisation and contribute to the transformation of the commercial function. It is important for you to demonstrate experience and knowledge across the full commercial lifecycle, as well as skills in managing complexity, risk, market insight, decisiveness, and relationship building.

The Commercial Procurement Manager will report directly to the Category Lead for Corporate and Business Services. In this role you will be responsible for the following:

• Primarily this role will be working in the digital sector alongside assisting the business category on occasion.
• Manage and deliver commercial activity effectively and in accordance with EU Procurement Directives and HMG procurement policies, manage and mitigate financial, legal, commercial, operational and reputational risks.
• Design commercial models including payment and performance framework which drive value for money while also enabling the achievement of the strategic objectives of programmes and projects.
• Promote and lead market engagement activity pre-procurement to shape the requirements and test the commercial model and T&Cs.
• Undertake market analysis and testing in order to inform the commercial and operational decisions while also keeping abreast of markets and costs.
• Negotiate with key suppliers, ensuring value for money without compromising quality and business continuity.
• Develop and draft agreements and contracts in collaboration with commercial lawyers and contract business owners, ensuring they are fit for purpose and protect MaPS without limiting the competition and market interest.
• Support contract mobilisation activities
• Contribute to manage suppliers’ performance monitoring KPIs and achievement of milestones and providing commercial support in situations of under-performance.
• Develop working relationships with Contracts Managers and Suppliers so that good working practices are introduced, maintained/improved and roles and responsibilities are clearly set out and robust.
• Manage contract variations and payments of suppliers in line with the payment model agreed in the contract
• Act as first line of response for all queries related to the contract, escalating to line manager and when appropriate to commercial lawyers.
• Act as a commercial leader in MaPS raising commercial awareness across the organisation and championing the value of commercial
• Take responsibility to shape and deliver the transformation of MaPS commercial function.

You will need to demonstrate the following skills and experience:

• Commercial Focus: experience and/or demonstrable knowledge across the full commercial lifecycle ideally in the digital category of spend.
• Manages Complexity: experience of procuring and managing complex services
• Risk Mindset: ability to offer strong judgement and decision making around risk and risk mitigations keeping in mind the ultimate goal.
• Market Insight: knowledge of market drivers and behaviours for both private and third sector.
• Decisive: Able to operate in a dynamic and fast-pacing environment and to make sound decisions and recommendations.
• Builds Relationships and Influencing: Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills, with a proven ability to build credibility with partners/stakeholders and constructively challenge situations where needed to improve outcomes.

Desirable Skills:

• Commercial experience in the digital category is ideally but not a pre-requisite for the role.
• A member of the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply
• Achievement of A at Associate Commercial Specialist level at the Assessment and Development Centre developed by the Government Commercial Organisation

If you’re already a MaPS employee, and as part of our Talent Strategy, we’re committed to strengthening opportunities for our people to learn, grow, progress, and thrive. For many of you, this may be preparing and applying for your next role with us, and we're passionate about ensuring you feel supported throughout your internal recruitment experience. Please get in touch if you want to know more about some of the ways in which we could support you by emailing recruitment@maps.org.uk

Desirable Skills:

• Commercial experience in the digital category is ideally but not a pre-requisite for the role.
• A member of the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply
• Achievement of A at Associate Commercial Specialist level at the Assessment and Development Centre developed by the Government Commercial Organisation

If you’re already a MaPS employee, and as part of our Talent Strategy, we’re committed to strengthening opportunities for our people to learn, grow, progress, and thrive. For many of you, this may be preparing and applying for your next role with us, and we're passionate about ensuring you feel supported throughout your internal recruitment experience. Please get in touch if you want to know more about some of the ways in which we could support you by emailing recruitment@maps.org.uk

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