Role: Commercial Officer

Location: 2 days PW in an office – Manchester/ Salford, Sheffield, Liverpool, Peterborough, Solihull or Croydon. May be required to travel to other locations and will be paid expenses from base office.

IR35: Inside

Rate: £440/day (Umbrella) MAX

Duration: Up to 24/4/25

Security Clearance: SC

Minimum requirement:

• Public sector commercial experience
• Must have experience of OJEU

The successful candidate will be required to lead and support on some of the following:

• Lead procurement activities and support complex and strategic procurements.
• Produce procurement plans for goods and services, working collaboratively with Commercial colleagues and the relevant business unit.
• Build and maintain relationships with key internal and external stakeholders to develop a clear and agreed view on the needs of the business and target outcomes.
• Work with business colleagues and external suppliers to ensure that contracts are closely monitored and all milestones are delivered as required, with funds released as appropriate. In line with the Cabinet Office Sourcing Playbook, ensure that all transparency requirements are complied with, including publication of top Key Performance Indicators.
• Provide commercial guidance to peers or senior colleagues.
• Ensure that savings are identified, understood, recorded and managed at all stages of the procurement and contract management.
• Commercially manage and support delivery of a range of high profile and business critical commercial arrangements that support the operational and strategic objectives in line with procurement legislation, current government commercial best practice and procurement law.
• Support Operational Contract Monitoring teams with the day to day monitoring and management of contracts including identification and implementation of efficiency initiatives through controlled contract variation.
• Capture and maintain auditable performance information and logs; produce Management Information/reports for key stakeholders to support commercial delivery; ensuring they are stored and managed correctly.
• Identify and manage commercial risks and maintain contract risk logs, ensuring significant risks are escalated to senior management.
• Manage general enquiries and provide advice about commercial processes.

Essential Key Skills:

• Experience of working in a procurement team or contract management team and a good understanding of commercial best practice.
• Experience of working with third party suppliers, charities or Voluntary Sector organisations to deliver goods or services.
• Excellent organisational skills in order to manage competing priorities and deadlines.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• A level of innovation and drive to deliver opportunities to drive value from requirements.
• Experience of assisting in the negotiation of extensions for complex contracts for services.
• Public sector commercial experience
• MCIPS
• Must have experience of OJEU.

Security Clearance: SC

Disability Confident

As a member of the disability confident scheme, CLIENT guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.

Armed Forces Covenant

CLIENT is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant and as such, we guarantee to interview all veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. 

If you qualify for the above, please notify us on (phone number removed).

We will be in touch to discuss your suitability and arrange your Guaranteed Interview.

Should you require reasonable adjustments at any point during the recruitment process or if there is a more accessible way for us to communicate, please do let me know.

To apply for this role please submit your latest CV or contact Aspect Resources on (phone number removed)