Commercial Relationship Senior Advisor

Posting date:	26 June 2025
Salary:	£42,848 per year
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	13 July 2025
Location:	Swansea
Company:	Government Recruitment Service
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	411621/4

Summary

Can you interact with clients at a range of levels and manage changing demands?

Do you have sound commercial judgement while balancing risk and commercial outcomes?

Have you had experience developing dashboards and reports?

If so, we’d love to hear from you!

The Commercial Relationship Management (CRM) Team procures and provides advice on the procurement and contract management of everything purchased by the Department from third parties, including most advisers and technical solutions. It supports all modes of transport (Rail, Maritime, Aviation and Roads) and the corporate functions, including Digital and Technology. The role sits within the Group Commercial Directorate which provides commercial services to the central department and its Agencies and Arms Length Bodies (ALBs), including High Speed 2, Network Rail, National Highways, Maritime and Coastguard and DVLA. The Group Commercial Directorate is part of the Government Commercial Function (GCF - https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/government-commercialfunction/about) and adheres to its standards, policies and procedures.

Joining our department comes with many benefits, including:

• Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. Read more about Civil Service Pensions here
• 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave), plus 8 bank holidays and a privilege day for the King’s birthday.
• Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.

Read more in the Benefits section below!

Find out more about what it's like working at the Department for Transport and its agencies:

• DfTcroles: Department for Transport Central - Department for Transport Careers

As a Senior Commercial Relationship Adviser for the DDaT Category team, the primary role is to provide a wide range of customers from across the DfT with commercial advice, support and tools to plan their requirements for digitally enabled services; run competitions and deliver compliant Value for Money solutions to support the taxpayer which in turn deliver on departmental policies.

Your responsibilities will include, but aren’t limited to:

Use the DfT’s Jaggaer system, manage procurements within the contractual delegation. Build close and trusted relationships with colleagues across the Department. Produce a clear pipeline across the client group and develop a programme of activities. Develop a programme of activities to ensure that customers’ needs are pro-actively planned and matched with the capability and availability of the market. Monitor spend and performance within the DDaT Category and other associated bodies. Assist in real world testing of IT strategies and solutions.

For further information on the role, please read the role profile. Please note that the role profile is for information purposes only - whilst all elements are relevant to the role, they may not all be assessed during the recruitment process. This job advert will detail exactly what will be assessed during the recruitment process.

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