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SalaryAs a Commercial Advisor your main responsibilities would be:
- Manage a distinct area of spend which supports the delivery of programme objectives.
- Supporting projects in their respective portfolios where they have business partners and have developed relationships with programme teams to deliver commercial contracts in support of programming requirements.
- Lead procurement projects: support the drafting of specifications, contracts and managing the Invitation to Tender (ITT) and evaluation processes using the eProcurement platform Jaggaer.
- Maintain and support existing, or create new, networks with the respective programme teams, other government departments and the supply base to develop a relevant and up-to-date understanding of the category or programme of spend for the team.
- Be creative and innovative when developing and implementing service requirements for complex procurements to ensure value for money is achieved.
- Provide support on appropriate project governance including documentation, business cases and presenting cases to relevant boards.
- Support the pipeline of projects and contracts using the eProcurement platform to enable accurate and timely reporting.
- Ensure high quality service delivery is provided to the local country or thematic Programme team, including stakeholder connectivity, pre-procurement market engagement and supplier selection.
- Develop market awareness for key categories, highlighting opportunities for innovation, value for money solutions and new ways of working to key business partners.
You’ll have relevant experience in:
- Experience of delivering procurements in the public sector.
- Good commercial awareness and judgement with the ability to understand, control and mitigate risks
- Experience working on Low Value, High Volume, Fast Moving, Complex Procurements
- End-to-End Public Sector Procurement Experience, Knowledge and experience of PCR2015 (Essential) & DSPCR (Highly Desirable)
- Strong Stakeholder & Supplier Management Skills
- Experience of Leading on Procurements
- Experience of Framework call offs.
If you consider yourself to have a disability or if you are a veteran, and you meet the essential criteria for the role, you will be put forward for the ‘Guaranteed Interview’ scheme whereby you will have the opportunity to discuss this role and your suitability with a member of the Sourcing team.
If you are successful in securing this role, please note that for the entire duration of this contract, regardless of extension you will be working this role at the equivalent PAYE rate that has been advertised. For absolute clarity, we only work on a PAYE basis. If you wish to understand PAYE vs Umbrella more, please let us know and we can send you some additional information.
