Commercial Officer
| Posting date: | 13 April 2024 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 11 May 2024 |
| Location: | Manchester |
| Company: | Triumph Consultants Ltd |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | QAD 1741/1104 |
Summary
What's involved with this role:
QAD 1741/1104
Role: Commercial Officer
Contract Length: Anticipated 12 months
Location: 2 days per week in office (either Manchester/ Salford, Sheffield, Liverpool, Peterborough, Solihull or London)
Pay Rate: Competitive Market Rate
As Commercial Officer you will lead procurement activities and support complex and strategic procurements. You will work with policy teams and suppliers to support procurement activities and conduct market insight to inform the future procurement.
You will commercially manage and support delivery of a range of high profile and business critical commercial arrangements that support the operational and strategic objectives of the organisation in line with procurement legislation, current government commercial best practice and procurement law.
We are seeking candidates with experience of working with third party suppliers, charities or Voluntary Sector organisations to deliver goods or services.
Key accountabilities:
Produce procurement plans for goods and services
Build and maintain relationships with key internal and external stakeholders to develop a clear and agreed view on the needs of the business and target outcomes
Work with business colleagues and external suppliers to ensure that contracts are closely monitored and all milestones are delivered as required, with funds released as appropriate
Ensure that savings are identified, understood, recorded and managed at all stages of the procurement and contract management
Support Operational Contract Monitoring teams with the day to day monitoring and management of contracts including identification and implementation of efficiency initiatives through controlled contract variation
Capture and maintain auditable performance information and logs; produce Management Information/reports for key stakeholders to support commercial delivery; ensuring they are stored and managed correctly
Identify and manage commercial risks and maintain contract risk logs, ensuring significant risks are escalated to senior management.
Essential Key Skills:
Experience of working in a procurement team or contract management team and a good understanding of commercial best practice.
Experience of working with third party suppliers, charities or Voluntary Sector organisations to deliver goods or services.
Excellent organisational skills in order to manage competing priorities and deadlines.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
A level of innovation and drive to deliver opportunities to drive value from the organisation’s requirements.
Experience of assisting in the negotiation of extensions for complex contracts for services.
Public sector commercial experience
Experience of OJEU.
Please quote the Job Title & Vacancy Reference No. in your application, or we will be unable to match your CV to the role being applied for.
Security Clearance: SC highly desirable; candidates with active SC clearance will be fast-tracked.
Please send your CV directly to centralgov@tclrec.com
If you consider yourself to have a disability or if you are a veteran, and you meet the essential criteria for the role, you will be put forward for the ‘Guaranteed Interview’ scheme whereby you will have the opportunity to discuss this role and your suitability with a member of the Sourcing team.
If you are successful in securing this role, please note that for the entire duration of this contract, regardless of extension you will be working this role at the equivalent PAYE rate that has been advertised. For absolute clarity, we only work on a PAYE basis. If you wish to understand PAYE vs Umbrella more, please let us know and we can send you some additional information.
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Please ensure that your CV addresses the following items:
Your recent UK working experience going back at least 5 years, or full employment history if you have been working for fewer years than this.
Your availability to work either immediately, or at short notice.
Qualifications and experience relevant to the job role – please give full details within your CV document
As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we provide the best talent and encourage all applications regardless of background, in line with our commitment to diversity, equality and inclusion.
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Job Ref: QAD 1741/1104
Anticipated Length of Assignment: Unless otherwise stated (we do carry the occasional permanent vacancy) all of our roles are technically temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.
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