Commercial Manager

HM72: Commercial Manager

Location: London | Approx 1 days per week onsite

Salary: Competitive Day Rate | Contract until 31/03/2027 high possibility of extension

Overview:

First Military Recruitment are currently seeking a Commercial Manager on behalf of one of our clients.

The Commercial Manager will independently lead defined commercial workstreams and procurements, while supporting senior commercial leads on the most complex or strategically significant activity

Our client encourages applications from ex-military personnel however all candidates will be given due consideration.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Lead defined end-to-end procurements, from requirement development and market engagement through tendering, clarification, negotiation, award and mobilisation.
• Draft and quality-assure sourcing strategies, governance submissions, tender documents, review materials, contractual schedules, award recommendations and supplier communications.
• Provide clear advice on routes to market, procurement compliance, commercial risk, value for money and contracting options, escalating material or novel issues where required.
• Build effective relationships with programme, technical, finance, legal, security and policy colleagues and maintain momentum towards agreed outcomes.
• Undertake supply-market, pricing, options and commercial-risk analysis to support evidence-based decisions.
• Help translate requirements into measurable contractual obligations, performance arrangements, governance and change controls.
• Maintain accurate plans, pipelines, risks, actions, decisions and records in line with commercial policy and applicable procurement legislation.
• Provide guidance or task leadership to Commercial Officers and other colleagues where appropriate.
• Manage competing priorities, identify issues early and take practical action to keep activity on schedule and to the required standard.

Skills and Qualifications:

• Sound understanding of public-sector procurement legislation, commercial policy and governance requirements.
• Experience of developing procurement strategies and high-quality tender, governance and contractual documentation.
• Experience of using public-sector frameworks or comparable routes to market.
• Ability to analyse commercial, pricing and risk information and convert it into clear recommendations and actions.
• Strong stakeholder-management and influencing skills, including constructive challenge and consensus building.
• Clear written, verbal and presentational communication skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Completion of Transforming Public Procurement training, or willingness to complete it promptly.
• CIPS Level 4 or equivalent commercial qualification, or demonstrable equivalent professional experience.
• At least five years of relevant commercial or procurement experience, including ownership of end-to-end activity.
• SC Security Clearance.

Desirable:

• Complex transformation, technology, digital, shared-services or business-process procurements.
• Procurements involving bespoke contractual provisions, negotiations or significant commercial risk.
• Contract management, supplier performance, change control or post-award commercial assurance.
• Task leadership, coaching or quality assurance of less-experienced commercial colleagues.
• Defence, central government or another regulated public-sector environment.
• Digital / tech procurement background would be good.
• Experience of a multi supplier eco system would be great.

Location: London | Approx 1 days per week onsite

Salary: Competitive Day Rate | Contract until 31/03/2027 high possibility of extension