Commercial Manager

We're looking for a Commercial Manager for a public sector organisation based in London, Croydon, Manchester or Liverpool (hybrid) on an initial 6 contract paying up to £550 per day (Inside IR35, Umbrella).

This is a hybrid role with an expectation to attend the office three days per week across one of the listed locations.

The successful Commercial Officer will support an Enterprise Services function through a period of re-procurement and contract management activity. They'll lead on market engagement, produce procurement documentation for ITTs and contract awards, and provide commercial advice and escalation support across a portfolio of BAU contracts covering services such as CRM, MS Teams External Calling, Contact Centre Services and Device Support.

You will need proven experience working with the following:

- Public sector procurement, including leading re-opened competition call-off contracts via Crown Commercial Service (CCS) framework agreements
- Working in multi-disciplinary buyer teams on structured market engagement activity
- Managing incumbent supplier involvement in market engagement in a compliant and fair manner, including TUPE considerations
- Working with legal advisors to identify and mitigate procurement regulation risks
- Contract management, including commercial advice, guidance and escalation for BAU contracts
- Briefing legal advisors on compliance risks within the public sector procurement regulatory framework
- Persuading and advising stakeholders with varying levels of commercial awareness, both informally and at Board level
- Resolving differences between parties through pragmatic, principled solutions

You'll also need practical exposure to the following:

- Identifying and applying government procurement guidance and playbooks to market engagement approaches
- Developing a supplier perspective to identify and manage risk transfer concerns from potential bidders

CIPS or MCIPS qualification is highly desirable.

You'll need to hold or be eligible to obtain SC clearance.

Interested?

Please apply below.

Commercial Officer, Commercial Manager, Procurement Officer, Public Sector Procurement, Contract Management, CCS Frameworks, Crown Commercial Service, Re-opened Competition, Call-off Contracts, Market Engagement, ITT, TUPE, SC Clearance, London, Croydon, Manchester, Liverpool, Hybrid, Contract, Inside IR35