Description
Senior Commercial Manager - Rail
A Senior Commercial Manager with commercial railway experience is required to work on a 6 month contract (with the possibility of extension) for our government agency client based in central London
Job Description
- Engagement with the supplier market and the incumbent TOC (Train Operating Companies); Development of Pre-Qualification Questionnaire; Evaluation of PQQ responses
- Development of commercial strategy, building on cross-franchise policy work being carried out within the Franchising Directorate
- Development of procurement strategy, liaising with procurement specialists to ensure best practice is followed; Set-up and management of data site; Development of Invitation to Tender, in conjunction with Specification Lead, Finance, Legal and Economic colleagues and Advisors, and building on cross-franchise policy work; Bid evaluation
- Contribution to business case development, governance and assurance processes; Negotiation; and Delivery of the Commercial Case for the Strategic Outline Business Case.
Requirements
- Partial/complete CIPS qualification and preferably a full member of CIPS would be an advantage but not essential
- Should have a minimum of five years of experience leading major procurements and negotiations
- Experience of the OJEU process would be an advantage; Experience of leading complex commercial programmes; Experience of leading a team that successfully negotiated large and complex deals, preferably in the transport industry
- Railway commercial experience
- Sympathetic understanding of 'public impact' of contracts involved
- Excellent numerical and drafting skills
- Developing options and evaluation
- Cost/benefit analysis
- Critical thinking and problem solving skills
- Planning and organising;
- Communication skills
- Influencing and leading - Able to provide authority and give confidence to key decision makers to Government level
- Stakeholder management
- Team work; Decision-making; Conflict management; and Experience in the UK franchised rail industry beneficial.
The role is based in central London. This is commutable from the Midlands, The South East, The West and The Home Counties.
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