Description
Sopra Steria Recruitment is working in partnership with a major public sector in the UK. We are currently recruiting Commercial Manager for 8 months contract initially with possible extension.
Key tasks and deliverables:
- Proactive contract management (£8-30M pa across several suppliers)
- Development of the project Demonstrate & Manufacture tender pack
- Execution of the procurement strategy
- Mgt and oversight of 1 x commercial FTE
Additional information specific to this role:
The Warship Support team within the Ships Operating Centre are seeking commercial support to the Type 45 Power Improvement Project. This Category B project has attracted senior military, political and media interest and represents a challenging but exciting opportunity to update the T45 power system. The project will consider how best to procure a technical solution which delivers best value for money, seamlessly transitions into wider support constructs and satisfies demanding performance, cost and time imperatives.
This role requires the following experience:
- Procurement/commercial 3 years demonstrable experience to let and manage contracts (£2-10M)
- Experience in drafting statements of requirements and tender packs
- Experience in direct/engineering products, medium or major projects
- Competency in application of EU Procurement Regulations (ideally within defence environment)
- OJEU experience is ideal
- Familiarity with ITAR
- Negotiation preparation and negotiation experience recent
- Defence/maritime sector experience not necessary but useful
- Knowledge of client's DEFSTANs and DEFCONs highly desirable
- Familiarity of GFX management desirable
- Current SC essential with experience in managing protected and sensitive information
- Excellent analytical and IT skills
- Experience of strategic supplier management desirable
- Good stakeholder and team work track record in articulate reports to senior stakeholders
- Familiarity with pricing models and incentivisation approaches (eg risk transfer, gain-share etc)
- Ability to identify and agree delegations of work for the Authority to engage with contractors and suppliers
- Agile and capable of integrating into project teams and contributing quickly
- Experience of Tender drafting and evaluation, clarifications etc Recent
- Experience of identifying requirements and establishing through life support contracts
- Experience of contracting for in-sourced/out-sourced service provider