Commercial Lead

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 298157**Salary**:

- £65,500 - £73,000- GCO Pension, GCO Terms. Up to 15% performance-related-pay available on accreditation.**Job grade**:

- Grade 7- Commercial Lead**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- GCF - Department for Work and Pensions**Type of role**:

- Commercial**Working pattern**:

- Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time, Compressed Hours**Number of jobs available**:

- 2Contents

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**Benefits**:
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Location
- Sheffield Hartshead Square, Blackpool Peel Park, Leeds Quarry House. Hybrid working is in operation.About the job

**Job summary**:
Building a strong Commercial Function in Government, and with it the right commercial capability, is at the heart of a far-reaching programme of Civil Service reform.

We are building a cadre of commercial talent in all Government departments; people who can manage our commercial portfolios, who can lead our most complex and novel programmes and projects, people who have the gravitas and depth of experience to work alongside our policy and operational leaders to develop innovative commercial arrangements, whether through joint ventures, outsourcing or best-in-class contracts.

The Government Commercial Organisation is an employer which is truly committed to creating a welcoming, inclusive workplace where all our people are able to bring their whole selves to work and are able to perform to their potential.

We have already made significant progress through the establishment of the Government Commercial Organisation (GCO), our single employer of senior commercial talent across government. This role will sit within the GCO, but based in our DWP commercial team delivering departmental objectives.

**Job description**:
**Person specification**:

- Lead the ongoing commercial activity associated with a large high value (£1 Billion +) strategic contract including preparation for exit, transition and mobilisation activity.
- As an expert source of commercial knowledge, you will contribute to the creation and delivery of market-leading category and commercial strategies, influencing supply markets to meet current and future Departmental needs.
- Ensure accurate, comprehensive and transparent commercial analysis, with recommendations to senior decision makers based on value and whole life costs that maintain full business ownership of the commercial outcomes.
- Manage the lifecycle of large, complex contracts (existing and new), and the commercial management of key suppliers.
- Contribute to Strategic Supplier Relationship Management including providing commercial advice that supports the development of Supplier Action Plans to agree performance improvement goals, identification and delivery of savings initiatives and innovation opportunities and encouraging supportive supplier behaviours.
- Effectively influence stakeholders across the network to deliver value for money, ensuring savings targets are identified, tracked and delivered whilst maintaining high performance and managing risk.
- Provide expert advice on commercial risk management and deliver mitigation plans / strategies to manage identified risks at corporate level.
- Line management, mentoring and coaching team members on policies, procedures, practices and techniques equipping them with the knowledge and skills to deliver.
- Work with stakeholder directorates to develop their commercial capability.

**Technical skills**:
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

- **Manages Complexity** - Experience of analysing complex information to make informed commercial decisions
- **Commercial Focus** - Evidence of taking a lead on the management of risk and securing value for money in a complex commercial environment, and/or commercial management of highly complex and strategically important contracts
- **Resilient** - Demonstration of how resilience has been applied when resolving complex issues on an individual basis, alongside evidence of supporting others appropriately to overcome challenging situations
- **Builds Relationships** - Evidence of influencing senior stakeholders and / or suppliers towards commercial solutions in a complex commercial environment which balance optimal commercial performance with delivering business strategy

**Benefits**:
As a valued employee of the Government Commercial Organisation (GCO), you will have access to all the benefits the centre has to offer; including flexible working, generous benefits, Career Coaches, Mentors, L&D, a Commercial College, active talent management and, most importantly, access to commercial projects that will far exceed the scale and complexity on offer elsewhere in the UK.

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**Selection process details**:

- This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Experience and Technical skills.Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview