Commercial Manager

Somerset  ‐ Onsite
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Description

Commercial Manager is required for a contract position in, Bristol Sopra Steria Recruitment working in partnership with a major public sector client in the UK. Our Government client is looking for a Commercial Manager this will be a contract for 6 months initially with possible extension.

Commercial/Contract Management

Role may include management of the largest contracts including complex contracts with multiple supply chains. Supported by commercial professionals, is authorised to make changes to cost and schedule for such contracts, accept deliveries (compliant and non-compliant), and take enforcement steps as appropriate, lead contractor performance management assessments.

Sourcing responsibilities include:

  • Accountable for setting commercial sourcing strategies at project level, challenging when appropriate to improve outcomes and ensuring that commercial sourcing strategies contribute to cross government and departmental procurement agenda
  • Conducts commercial assurance of business cases, commercial strategies and contracting approaches, to ensure that sound commercial practices are being applied
  • Accountable for providing commercial service delivery within budget, on time, and for providing commercial inputs to the project schedule (project action tracker)
  • Sits on Project Team Management Board
  • Leads complex and business critical or strategically important negotiations
  • Examines risks to project commercial success and implements appropriate mitigations
  • Assists leaders within the Fleet, Land, Air or Joint Enablers Domains as appropriate, to develop Domain/Sector commercial strategies
  • Develops supplier management strategies in order to maximise commercial leverage
  • Devises and develops the strategy for transition to contract management

Sopra Steria Recruitment Limited acts as both an employment business and as an employment agency.

Please Note: Shortlisted candidates would be contacted via Call/Email.

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Start date
ASAP
Duration
6 months Initally
From
Sopra Steria Recruitment Limited
Published at
23.05.2016
Project ID:
1134563
Contract type
Freelance
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