Commercial Leads

**Commercial Leads***:
**Reporting to**: Head of Category

**Dept/Pillar**:Commercial

**Hours**: 37 (potentially flexible)

**Grade/Salary**: From **£49,376** (dependent on experience etc)

**Contract Type** Permanent

**Vetting Le**vel**: NPPV3 + SC

**Role overview (what can I expect why does it exist?)**

Commercial Leads have a portfolio covering multiple categories, also taking the lead on specific categories. For example, aviation (police air support), uniform, drones, etc This flexible approach enables equitable workload and enables the Commercial team to be agile and deliver.

You will be responsible for delivering maximum value via commercial activities, influencing commercial strategy and demonstrating positive stakeholder management. Collaborating with a variety of stakeholders, advising others as a commercial professional and procurement expert.

The role supports the wider BlueLight Commercial team with procurement and contract management activities which creates diversity and continuous professional development in this role. Also, closely supporting senior management with, or personally leading on, specific work steams, making data led, evidence-based recommendations and decisions.

No two days will be the same and the role offers scope for continuing professional development.

**My Team and the BlueLight Team (what is being part of the Team like?)**

You will be an integral part of the commercial team and contributing to our high performing team culture.

We are intent on optimising technology to plan and deliver work visibly, collaboratively, and efficiently. We are fully remote and agile and being a team here is exciting and still a bit unique

We care about your wellbeing and you will have opportunities to grow and progress your career with us.

**My Responsibilities and accountabilities (what will I be doing?)**
- Providing on-the-ground overall commercial support for planning, implementation and monitoring of BlueLight Commercial led initiatives and activities
- Contributing to preparing strategic plans and facilitating, delivering and making recommendations for action to stakeholders, ensuring adherence to any procurement regulations and Government policy
- Leading contract and supplier management programmes including leading on supply chain improvement projects and supporting complex negotiations
- Leading and evaluating complex competitive tenders and proposals for the supply of goods and services for blue light services
- Working with stakeholders to identify issues and understand expectations to develop and deliver best commercial options, gaining commitment at each stage of the commercial lifecycle.
- Creating strong and effective relationships with key stakeholders and partners.
- Managing stakeholder relationships with professionalism and tact to facilitate the transition from old ways of working to adopt the new ones, mitigating and risks, concerns and issues
- Working with financial processes and tools to evaluate options and ensure financial information and data are accurately reflected in commercial plans
- Ensuring adherence to legal, regulatory and security requirements in service delivery and build diversity, equality and social value considerations into plans
- Leading sourcing processes, ensuring that all stakeholder requirements are met within required timeframes and result in the most commercially attractive terms and conditions.
- _Undertaking any other work as directed by your line manager in connection with your job as may be requested_.

**Qualifications & Accreditations**

**You are someone who has attained**:

- CIPS qualified to Level 4 and/or a minimum of 3 years’ experience within a commercial environment i.e. commissioning, procurement, contract management.
- Willing to work towards achieving Government Commercial Function (GCF) accreditation to Commercial Lead level

**Experience & Knowledge**

**You are someone who has**:

- **Either** previous experience pertinent to the role, e.g. working within the public sector and a working knowledge of Public Procurement regulations, Equality Act 2010 and Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012; or demonstrable private sector procurement experience together with a with a desire to gain public sector experience.
- Experience in sourcing, implementing and managing new contracts and ways of working, including change management models
- Proven success in leading the full end-to-end commercial cycle

**Skills**

**You are someone who is**:

- Excellent interpersonal & communication skills with the ability to influence in a collaborative manner.
- Demonstrable relationship management skills, creating trusted relationships with partners and stakeholders
- Persuasive and capable of presenting different options and recommendations to achieve innovation and new market opportunities.
- Able to identify risks and understand risk management, anticipate issues and create innovate, commercially astute solutions and to resolve p