Commercial Lead

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

- 376982**Salary**:

- £72,000 - £79,200- 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**:

- 1Contents

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About the job

**Benefits**:
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Location
- Birmingham, Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester, Sheffield and Newcastle.

Some travel will be required to various UK Hubs due to team and supplier locations; there may also be occasional overnight stays. 40% office attendance.About the job

**Job summary**:
Technology Services, Security, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Working Age Services.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) touches the lives of everyone in the UK in some shape or form, delivering services and support to help people find work, assist with a disability or provide support through their retirement. As a key part of DWP, the Commercial Directorate (CD) shapes how services are delivered across 100’s of 3rd party contractual arrangements; with an annual procurement spend in the region of £3bn with some of the largest industry suppliers. CD has undergone a massive transformation exercise to develop into a world class Commercial function and is focused on continuously developing our achievement against Government Commercial Operating Standards.

Digital Category procure the IT infrastructure, software, hardware, services and anything further technology-related to support all of the DWP internal and external programmes and services. From buying laptops for DWP staff to supporting UK-wide work capability and health assessments, from data hosting to networks, we help source, procure and manage the technology that underpins the vital services. We work closely with Digital colleagues, providing the commercial support; cover and guidance to aid Digital colleagues achieve their outcomes.

**Job description**:
This role sits within Hybrid Cloud & Security Services, who work with the largest Public Cloud vendors such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Azure and has a strategy to move to 100% Cloud. We deliver leading-edge activity in this area and you will focus on supporting our strategic intent, managing a portfolio of suppliers in securing value for money deals from some of the largest vendors in Hybrid Cloud along with the associated service-based suppliers supporting migration to Cloud.

We require driven, dynamic individuals who can deliver commercial solutions at pace. You will provide commercial advice, guidance and leadership within the commercial team and wider DWP stakeholders across a large portfolio of work in Digital Group, working to challenging time scales; delivering core IT services as well as supporting transformation activities.

You will be pro-active and demonstrate strong commercial knowledge and understanding of the procurement process and the Cabinet Office Sourcing Playbook and, work in accordance with the DWP commercial operating model. You will be motivated to achieve best value for money by implementing best practice commercial activity and working closely with colleagues across the Digital delivery team and the wider Commercial Directorate.

You will be passionate about creating change by contributing to an evolving Category Team and you will have the resilience and skills to both challenge; inspire and lead others within the team and wider DWP stakeholder community. You will form robust and trusted relationships working collaboratively to solve complex problems and achieve the best outcomes.

**Locations**:
Your time spent on official duties at workplace locations other than your contractual office such as supplier, customer or partner locations required to perform your role is included in the 40% attendance.

This requirement will however take into consideration any reasonable adjustments agreed upon appointment for people with a disability, flexibilities agreed for those with specific caring responsibilities, or other similar temporary flexibilities.

**Person specification**:

- Oversee and deliver great value commercial solutions.
- Manage successful risk mitigation processes.
- Maintain a focus on continuous improvement initiatives.

**The main responsibilities are likely to include:
- Leading sourcing lifecycle activity aligned with public procurement regulations and procurement lifecycle within a complex matrix organization. Develop and deliver commercial strategies, plans and processes, managing risk and securing value in a complex commercial environment.
- Taking operational responsibility for the development, reviewing, negotiating and execution of a wide range of services; large and complex to repeat yet critical pipeline and sourcing of contracts (existing and new), and the commerc