Associate Commercial Specialist - Glasgow, United Kingdom - Government Commercial Function

Government Commercial Function

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Glasgow, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Salary:

- £72,500 - £94,000

GCO Pension, GCO Terms. Up to 15% performancerelatedpay available on accreditation.

Job grade:

Grade 6
Associate Commercial Specialist
Contract type:
Permanent
Business area:
GCF
Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence
Defence Infrastructure Organisation
Type of role:
Commercial
Working pattern:
Flexible working, Fulltime, Job share, Parttime, Compressed Hours
Number of jobs available:
1Contents

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Location

Andover, Glasgow Whittington (Lichfield), Bristol, Wyton (Huntingdon). Some travel and overnight stays will be required.

About the job

Job summary:

Building a strong Commercial Function in Government, and with it the right commercial capability, is at the heart of a far-reaching programme of Civil Service reform.

We are building a cadre of commercial talent in all Government departments; people who can manage our commercial portfolios, who can lead our most complex and novel programmes and projects, people who have the gravitas and depth of experience to work alongside our policy and operational leaders to develop innovative commercial arrangements, whether through joint ventures, outsourcing or best-in-class contracts.

We have already made significant progress through the establishment of the Government Commercial Organisation (GCO), our single employer of senior commercial talent across government.

This role will sit within the GCO, but based in our Ministry of Defence - Defence Infrastructure Organisation commercial team delivering departmental objectives.

Job description:

DIO's Soft FM contracts are amongst the largest Soft FM contracts in the UK.

The delivery of Soft FM services has a profound impact on the lived experience of Service Personnel enabling Front Line Commands to train and deploy in response to an ever-changing world.

Our Commercial team secure vital support to ongoing military activities including Military Assistance to the Civilian Authorities and the highest profile national and international events.

DIO's Soft FM team and contractors are invariably at work behind the scenes wherever the UK's Service Personnel are conducting their duties in the UK.

You will work closely with the wider DIO and military team evolving our services to support the modern day needs of service personnel.

No day will be quite the same as you deliver services well beyond routine civilian Soft FM.

You will be responsible for contract and relationship management with DIO's Soft FM suppliers ensuring that contractual obligations are met whilst maintaining and developing DIO's successful and collaborative relationships with its suppliers.

You will work with DIO's Soft FM Category Management team and use your contract management expertise to assist the wider project team in procurement of the next generation of Soft FM contracts for DIO.

This is a fast-moving environment bringing both challenge and job satisfaction.

This role provides Commercial leadership for Soft Facilities Management contract management delivering a wide range of Soft FM services nationally through 7 contracts working with 3 Industry Partners.

Person specification:

Effective Contract Management of multiple large Soft FM contracts across several UK regions.
Building and maintaining strategic supplier relationships with DIO Soft FM Contractor(s).
Management of continuous change in response to an everchanging military need.
Supporting the commercial team managing the replacement programme of Defence Soft FM (DFSM) contracts due to come into service from 2026. This will include leading on the transition from the current Hestia contracts to the new DSFM and taking ownership of the requirement as the procurement progresses.
Leading, inspiring and developing a team of commercial professionals located across the regions managing DIO's Soft FM contracts.
Working as an integral part of the wider DIO and Customer team in delivering the Soft FM services including building overall contract management capability and procuring new or changed services as required.
Ensuring delivery of the contracted services holding the Contracting parties accountable for service delivery by proactively managing KPI information, using and planning assurance activity and developing overall contract management capability.
Maintain effective and positive relationships with suppliers, customers and delivery colleagues.
Active support to and participation in delivery of DIO's Commercial and leadership capability development as a member of the DIO Commercial Management Committee.

Must have MCIPS level 6 or be willing to work towards obtaining it within 1 year of taking up the position to be able to remain in the post.

Technical skills:

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

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