Head of Fuels and Portfolio Management

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

- 214312**Salary**:

- £70,176 - £96,909- GCO Pension, GCO Terms. Up to 15% performance-related-pay available on accreditation.**Grade**:

- Grade 6- Associate Commercial Specialist**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- GCF - Crown Commercial Service**Type of role**:

- Commercial**Working pattern**:

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

- 1**Contents**:
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- Birmingham, Liverpool, London, Newport, NorwichAbout the 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.- 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 Crown Commercial Service commercial team delivering departmental objectives.**Job description**:

- Crown Commercial Service is a leading public sector provider of energy solutions, and we are looking to recruit the best commercial people like you to shape and build on our successes so far. This is a great opportunity to take the energy category forward given the challenges of decarbonization that are heavily influencing the market.
- As Head of Fuels and Portfolio Management, you will be a senior team member responsible for setting the strategic direction and delivering successfully the requirements of the fuel and water categories, the portfolio management function for the whole energy team and oversee the energy Data team responsible for all data solutions supporting the delivery of the energy category.
- The role is also integral to the overall strategy for all energy supply types for public sector to maximise value, benefits and deliver excellence within the energy sector.
- This is a pivotal senior role within a team managing c.£2Bn of spend across all the supply product streams. This role provides the opportunity to join a fast paced, leading edge and growing organisation, using expertise and knowledge to influence and shape the category evolution and the service provided to Government Departments. If you want to be part of the energy leadership team then this role could be the role for you.**Responsibilities**:

- This is a senior commercial role which has the customer at its heart. It is a varied role at the centre of a fast-paced market area and one that will keep you motivated and challenged each day. You will bring your knowledge of high value contract management, customer management principles and your awareness of data management as you support delivery of challenging objectives, and demonstrate value for money to the taxpayer by providing an end-to-end procurement service. You will deliver in this role by using insights based on real, up to date market knowledge to help identify and shape requirements up front and ensure that the best suppliers are engaged.
- This role sits alongside two other Heads within the Energy category which when combined are responsible for the delivery of over £1.8Bn spend per annum of electricity, gas, fuels and water solutions with energy and gas being traded by our CCS energy traders.
- As Head of Fuels and Portfolio Management, you will set the strategic direction and deliver the requirements of the fuel and water categories and the portfolio management function for the whole energy team. In addition, you will oversee the energy data team responsible for all data solutions supporting the delivery of the energy category.
- You will be accountable for commercial activity and delivery of our service and as a senior procurement / commercial practitioner, you’ll need to be decisive as you:

- Lead the fuels and water category areas with a combined spend of over £240m per annum
- Lead the energy specialist team who support all new and existing users of CCS energy solutions and are critical to the customer experience of all CCS Energy solutions;
- Lead the energy Data team to manage all data ranging from spend to consumption, meter information, delivery volumes and much more;
- Build and own risk profiles and design mitigation strategies and contingency plans to address identified risks;
- Work as part of the Leadership team, working on cross category initiatives to improve the overall performance of the category.**Technical skills**:
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