Category Manager - Commercial Lead

Overview

Department:

MOD - Department for EducationRole:

Category Manager - Commercial Lead x4Location:

Sheffield, Manchester, Coventry, DarlingtonSalary:

£74,340 - £81,774. GCO Pension, GCO Terms. Up to 15% performance-related-pay available on accreditationWe currently have vacancies for a challenging and exciting roles at the Department for Education where you can come in and make a real difference, working in our Commercial Delivery teams to deliver the Department’s commercial projects throughout their lifecycle.You will be driving functional development, encouraging teamwork and building effective relationships to deliver great commercial outcomes with real accountability.You will work closely with stakeholders to develop requirements and deliver procurements which ensure that DfE gains value for money from all of its contract and grant activity. You will run procurements which are compliant with commercial governance and assurance requirements, policy and processes and ensure strategies are in place to manage key stakeholder relationships.As the DfE Commercial function continues a transformational journey, you will be an advocate of change, leading and supporting your team, engaging with stakeholders to communicate and embed improved ways of working, and delivering the benefits of transformation.Technical skills

We\''ll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:A creative thinker with experience of developing innovative commercial solutions and willing to take managed risks to achieve the best outcomesA proven track record of successfully building capability within a commercial function and/or knowledge of how commercial solutions can help the Department or end users address their key challengesEvidence of influencing key senior stakeholders and suppliers towards commercial solutions in a complex commercial environmentSignificant procurement and commercial experience ideally delivering contracts with some knowledge of grantsPlease submit an application via Civil Service Jobs. A detailed candidate pack is also available. Closing date is

before 11:55 pm on Sunday 21st September ..... full job details .....