Commercial Manager - Part Time - #1673022

Commercial Manager

Reading

12 Month Fixed-Term Contract

Part-time – 22.5 hours per week

Hybrid working of 1/2 days a week in the office

The Role:

This role will sit in the Commercial centre of excellence and is working for a high profile client. Commercial own the commercial strategy supporting corporate outcomes and provide support to the wider business including leading on all procurement, commercial, supplier and contract management activities, and coordination of overall supplier relationships.

In this role, you will be responsible for the management and supplier relationship for a specified portfolio of suppliers and will provide commercial support to the business and project teams to: Ensure budgetary compliance; Negotiate pricing and identify savings opportunities; Manage existing agreements with suppliers; Negotiate new framework agreements with key suppliers; Minimise commercial risks.

What you will do:

• Be responsible for all elements of the Commercial framework associated to the Supplier Base for which you manage. This includes increasing the maturity and evolution of the Supplier Strategy, Supplier Selection, Contracting, Onboarding, In-Life and Exit Management.


• Ensure all commercial activity is governed by Commercial Policy and processes.


• Lead tender activities using established commercial processes.


• Draft, negotiate and award supplier contracts with support from Legal.


• Report issues and opportunities in a timely manner and manage risk appropriately.


• Ensure contractual governance / approval mechanisms are applied.


• Work with relevant business areas to track performance of suppliers.


• Work with relevant stakeholders to engage with supplier contacts, ensuring agreed performance and pricing are maintained and new costs are agreed under contract as required.


• Influence key shareholder stakeholders. Attend Commercial Committee, where required, to present recommendations to both shareholders.


• Actively support the commercial audit process.

What we are looking for:

• Previous experience of in life contract management - managing current suppliers as opposed to securing new suppliers


• Great commercial understanding


• Significant Supplier & Contract management experience

Nice to have:

• MCIPS, WCC or other relevant professional qualifications


• Experience of working in or with a Joint Venture organisation or in a similar multi-stakeholder environment


• Telecoms industry experience