Commercial Lead
Government Commercial Function
Apply before 11:55 pm on Sunday 10th November 2024
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Job summary
In DHSC, we are proud of our purpose – to enable everyone to live more independent, healthier
lives for longer. To achieve this, and create a great place to work, we have four values: we are
inclusive, we constantly improve, we challenge, and we are agile. If this sounds like an environment you’d like to work in, we’d love to hear from you.
The Commercial Directorate is a strategic and enabling function that supports all DHSC’s
commercial interactions with third parties and supports ministers in delivering their agenda.
Our mission is to ensure that health and care policy is implemented at best value for the taxpayer.
We do this by leading and overseeing the department’s direct commercial activity,
implementing commercial policies across DHSC and its arm length bodies, and acting as
advisors to the Secretary of State. Our vision is to provide a world-class commercial service to
enable the health and care system to deliver for the public – we aim to be the best in
government commercial for technical expertise and customer focus.
Job description
The role of Commercial Lead in the Corporate & Clinical Services category is to provide category, procurement, contract / supplier management, and stakeholder leadership to the department and the wider health family across a range of spend areas/categories.
The Corporate & Clinical Services category consists of a varied and wide ranging £1bn + portfolio of over 200 contracts, ranging from the purchase of medicines, clinical products, tests, research and evaluation, to HR, learning & development, and marketing & communications through to facilities management and utilities contracts.
The post holder will work in collaboration with key business stakeholders, Arm’s Length Bodies (ALBs), the NHS and other Government Departments to provide strong commercial advice and support and deliver end-to-end commercial solutions that meet the business need whilst ensuring the best possible value for money.
Locations:
The successful candidate(s) will be able to agree a contractual workplace from those locations listed in this advert. When selecting your location listed in this job advert please be aware that this will be your contractual base location with a requirement to spend a minimum of 60% of your working time in this organisational workplace.
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 60% 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
- Manage the lifecycle of large, complex contracts (existing and new) across the category, and the commercial management of key suppliers.
- Provide consistent and clear commercial advice and guidance to internal and external stakeholders and being a key point of contact to the business for the Commercial Directorate.
- Provide robust commercial assurance for business cases (below £10m) from DHSC Groups and the wider health family. Work with the Commercial Assurance team for cases above £10m.
- Define, manage and monitor benefits realisation including commercial savings and sustainability outcomes.
- Provide line management / task management of staff and maintain a key role in coaching and developing staff.
- Develop a commercially focused culture within the team and work to develop relationships with key stakeholders to improve commercial understanding across the department.
- Develop and execute category strategies that support the identification and realisation of value opportunities through increased collaboration across the health family and other government departments.
- Contribute to the effective running of Commercial Operations, driving continuous improvement in our processes and systems.
- Lead Cabinet Office Commercial initiatives and ensure all reporting and milestones are achieved.
Relevant experience and skills:
- Detailed knowledge of commercial processes and approaches – initially this can come from either a procurement or contract management background.
- Excellent communication, relationship and stakeholder management skills.
- Leadership experience either from line management or from leading a complex Commercial project.
Technical skills
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
- Commercial Focus - Leads on securing value for money through achieving a good return on investment on commercial projects. Influences internal decisions and leads discussions
- Build Relationships - Manages stakeholders and communicates with impact. Is trusted for commercial advice and is able to put technical considerations in plain language for stakeholders
- Coaching Manager - Builds confidence in teams, encouraging to develop & improve. Understands teams strengths, skills gap & individual careers aspirations & activity seeks to build capacity. Promotes knowledge & resource sharing within team
- Procurement Process - Advise on procurement policies & governance. Develops a full and approved bidder’s pack in line with financial and contractual delegations. Understands early market engagement & robust data to inform decision.
- Contract and Supply Management -Manages contract variations, providing advice and direction. Evaluates contracts ensuring successful ROI. Manages risk and reward in contracts and KPI's. Actively manages strategic relationships.
Benefits
As a valued employee of the Government Commercial Organisation (GCO), you will have access to all the benefits the centre has to offer; including flexible working, generous benefits, Career Coaches, Mentors, L&D, a Commercial College, active talent management and, most importantly, access to commercial projects that will far exceed the scale and complexity on offer elsewhere in the UK.
For existing Civil Servants: For full details of the impact on any move across the civil service on your existing terms and conditions, please read the candidate pack. Please note that any move across the Civil Service may have implications on your ability to continue to claim childcare vouchers.
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Selection process details
Please be advised that the Virtual ADC is taking place on 27th November 2024 and will require a full day's attendance.
If you are invited to attend a virtual ADC, but for any reason are unable to meet the date outlined then please get in touch with the team at commercialresourcinghub@cabinetoffice.gov.uk as soon as possible. The ADC is booked and paid for in advance by departments, therefore it is only in certain circumstances we are able to accommodate alternative dates.
Details of schemes available are attached in the advert.
For full details of our process, and a likely timeline, please read the explanation provided in the attached candidate pack.
Throughout our selection process, we will make decisions about your capability to do the job, based on evidence you provide against the essential criteria for the role which are detailed in the attached Candidate Pack.
Your application will be reviewed by a panel and should you be successful at sift we will invite you to attend a Virtual commercial Assessment and Development Centre (VADC). The panel will review results of the VADC and determine which candidates will go through to a subsequent final panel interview.
IMPORTANT: If you do not receive an acknowledgement of your application within 2 working days please contact: commercialresourcinghub@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
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Job contact :
- Name : Hayley Parfitt
- Email : commercialresourcinghub@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
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- Email : commercialresourcinghub@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
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