Commercial Lead - Bristol, United Kingdom - Government Commercial Function

Government Commercial Function
Government Commercial Function
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Bristol, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

Tom O´Connor

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Reference number:


Salary:

- £65,500 - £73,000
  • GCO Pension, GCO Terms. Up to 15% performancerelatedpay available on accreditation.

Job grade:


  • Grade 7
  • Commercial Lead
    Contract type:
  • Permanent
    Business area:
  • GCF
  • Ministry of Defence
  • Air Commercial
    Type of role:
  • Commercial
    Working pattern:
  • Flexible working, Fulltime, Job share, Parttime, Compressed Hours
    Number of jobs available:
  • 1Contents
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Location

  • High Wycombe, London, Bristol, Andover, Corsham. Travel will be required to visit Delivery Agent teams, mostly in the Southwest of England.
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, Air Commercial commercial team delivering departmental objectives.


Job description:


You will influence commercial performance from an early stage, and this will maximise your opportunity to balance risk, whilst working with internal customers and diverse, wider stakeholders.

This is a challenging and strategic role, which requires significant commercial acumen and experience, as well as strong communication and relationship management skills.


This will appeal to a well-rounded Commercial professional who can give Intelligent Customer Support to Space Command but also be hand's on in defining new and innovative routes to market for new requirements and undertaking rapid procurement action when appropriate.

The individual will need to be a commercial professional who has a vast experience of stakeholder management and be able to communicate effectively and influence with colleagues at very senior grades both within the RAF and Civil Service.

The role will involve interesting and unique commercial arrangements that maximize the opportunities that the Space Sector provides.


The post is embedded in a cross-functional team, where the individual in the role will be the sole Commercial Officer embedded in the team, reporting functionally into Air Commercial.


Person specification:

Act as an Intelligent Customer Support Commercial Professional in providing to Space Command:

  • Supplier Intelligence/ Market Insight;
  • Strategic Supplier Relationship Management;


  • Customer Support

  • Commercial Advice
  • Commercial Upskilling;
  • Category Management advice where appropriate;
  • Delivery Agent Engagement & Relationship Management.
Leading on commercial advice and guidance on new requirements in Space Command:

  • Investigation and research of requirements to assist in commercial process;
  • Giving advice and direction for new, hybrid and rapid Routes to Market for all new requirements;
Where appropriate leading on the Procurement of new requirements for Space Command:

  • Commercial support to the Customer on tender exercises including carrying out Early Market Engagement, Advertising, selection and evaluation of bids through to Contract Award.

Where appropriate Management of contracts for Space Command:

  • Working closely with stakeholders and contractors to manage contracts striving for continuous improvement;
  • Supporting the Customer in resolving any contentious or problematic issues that may arise;
  • Ensure contracts continue to provide value for money throughout their duration and that the contractors fully meet their contractual obligations.

Technical skills:

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


  • Manages Complexity: Proven ability to operate in complex multi-stakeholder environments, considering the big picture and using a variety of data and information sources to appraise commercial options and articulate recommendations.
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Market Insight: Understand the importance of market insight in commercial strategy development and demonstrates ability to use this to drive benefits, whilst managing risk.
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Commercial Focus: Experience of procurement and commercial delivery across the end-to-end lifecycle, including category management within a fast-moving, commercially focused environment.
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Builds Relationships: Excellent influencing and communication skills with the ability to build trusted and credible relationships acros
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