Commercial Officer

Lancashire  ‐ Onsite
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Description

Commercial Officer - Estates x 4- Salford - £240 - £250 Per Day - 3 months

*IR35 Status. The client has stated that this role is In Scope of the new off pay-role worker legislation*

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

Working within a commercial team to deliver programme objectives;

Supporting colleagues to achieve targets in relevant timescales;

Developing successful working relationships with external suppliers.

Contributing to procurement and contract strategies;

Compiling and issuing tenders; Administering contract amendments;

Providing commercial advice and guidance to the wider business;

Ensuring all procurement activities are within budget;

Ensuring all activity undertaken is in line with government regulations and best practice.

Deliverables, The Commercial Officer will be required to manage, develop and deliver:

tender documentation, including specifications/business requirements working in conjunction with Senior Commercial Officers and business stakeholders;

using the SAP/Ariba eSourcing suite to help manage competitive tendering exercises. In the main the tendering exercises relate to HMRC Corporate Services, which may include Estates, Professional and Specialist Goods and Services.

Contract award recommendation reports, which include details of the evaluation process used and evaluation results;

Finalised contract documentation by collating Terms & Conditions, specification of requirements, KPI's, suppliers' proposals and charging schedules into a single contract document; and inputs and updates to contract information data held on the central SAP/Ariba Contract

Workspace contract repository to facilitate accurate reporting and measurement

Accountabilities

For all contracts worked on, the Commercial Officer will be accountable for ensuring and assuring that:

All Governance approvals, including financial, are in place prior to commencing sourcing activity;

The content of ITT and Contract documentation meets the required quality standard;

The contracts will deliver VfM over the long term;

All activities associated with the competitive tender process are completed and recorded in the SAP/Ariba eSourcing system;

All records and data held on the central SAP/Ariba Contract Workspace contract repository are correct and up to date;

All benefits/savings are reported and recorded on the central savings data base; and

Handover documentation is completed and there is a smooth transition of the contract to the Contract management team.

Key Interactions:

The Commercial Officer will be required to interact with:

Senior Commercial Managers/Sourcing Leads/Commercial Assistant Directors;

Legal teams;

Category Management Team; and Business Stakeholders

Experience/Skills requirement:

For the Commercial Officer role candidates should be able to demonstrate:

Intermediate/Advanced written skills in relation to producing comprehensive Contract Documentation, preferably using Microsoft Word;

Intermediate/Advanced numerical skills, preferably in the use of Microsoft Excel, especially in relation to developing Cost/Charging models and in relation to downloading/uploading spreadsheets into eSourcing systems;

Experience of working in a Commercial Role, preferably with, or working toward a relevant qualification, such as MCIPS.

Knowledge of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, preferably whilst working in a Public Sector Organisation;

Experience of managing the end to end tendering processes, which deliver VfM;

Experience in the use of eSourcing systems and central Contracts Data Bases;

Additional information about the process

HMRC Commercial Directorate currently has around 120 people working across offices in Manchester, Telford, Southend and London.

We provide a comprehensive procurement service covering the department's £1.5 billion annual external spend, from sourcing everyday commodities to complex procurement for innovative solutions enabling HMRC people to carry out their work effectively.

We also provide commercial contract management and commercial risk management services as well as some operational support services.

We are responsible for embedding procurement best practice into HMRC's procedures and processes, and for promoting Cabinet Office policies such as sustainable procurement and driving growth through government contracts with Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs).

Further information about HMRC Commercial Directorate can be found on our website.

*IR35 Status. The client has stated that this role is In Scope of the new off pay-role worker legislation*

If you match these requirements, please apply in the normal way. Elevate will send you an email, please open, click and action that email and your application will be visible to the hiring organisation directly.

Start date
ASAP
Duration
3 months
From
Elevate Direct
Published at
04.08.2018
Project ID:
1609813
Contract type
Freelance
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