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Lead Commercial Manager
Job Posted: 4 days ago
Salary: £ Competitive
Job Type: Contract
Location: Nationwide
Expire in: 24 days
Job Description
Lead Commercial Manager
(Andover/Wyton/Whittington/Glasgow) – Hybrid (3 days p/week from any of the listed sites)
6 month contract – Inside IR35
The successful candidate will manage a number of Private Finance Initiative (PFI) contracts on behalf of the Front-Line Commands, many of which expire in the next few years and cannot be extended. The role holder will lead the commercial team responsible for designing, procuring and contracting for the replacement arrangements, in addition to the teams responsible for managing the current PFI contracts, including the full range of activities required to exit then effectively. The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience of designing and leading complex Category A procurements, with specific emphasis on hard and soft FM, ancillary services and construction. Furthermore, substantial experience of planning and executing PFI contract exit is highly desirable. This is a senior leadership role which will engage with and elicit support from a broad range of stakeholders, including Front Line Commands, project delivery teams, other Government departments and wider industry and supply chain partners.
As an Associate Commercial Specialist PFI you will:
• Hold a Commercial Delegation to make contractual commitments on behalf of the MOD, with all the accountability and authority to ensure that there are robust procurement strategies for all procurements, that all contractual commitments represent value for money and are affordable within agreed approvals.
• Deliver the agreed programme of procurements on time and to a high quality, engaging as necessary with customers, the delivery team and other enabling functions, the scrutiny community and decision makers.
• Ensure effective management of current PFI contracts, ensuring continued value for both the TLBs and DIO.
• Design, implement and execute effective PFI exit strategies, which protect the interests of the Defence estate and ensure all PFI Service Provider obligations have been fully discharged.
• Play an active and effective role in meetings, as a representative of the Commercial Function.
• Lead a team, building their confidence and commercial capability to drive performance and manage setbacks.
• Provide both decisive and educated leadership, facilitating the engagement and effectiveness of the commercial team. Successfully engage, lead, coach and inspire the team to reinforce the MOD and GCO leadership values. Deliver all required line management activities to ensure the team deliver their objectives.
• Ensure that DIO Projects and programmes adhere to legal and regulatory requirements, contractual obligations and ethical considerations. Advance Government policy, including sustainability and social value, through all commercial relationships.
• Drive improvement of commercial awareness and capability across the organisation to ensure best practice is applied through all phases of the commercial lifecycle.
• Deliver cash and efficiency savings to support the departments financial position, contributing to the maintenance of a category level savings pipeline, demonstrating delivery against forecast.
Delivery:
• Lead the team deliver, including development of bidder documentation and contract terms.
• Support development, testing and implementation of effective evaluation strategies.
• Support and oversee the end-to-end tendering process under the new 2023 Procurement Act and 2024 Procurement Regulations, ensuring commercial compliance and delivery of Value for Money.
• Lead delivery of multiple current PFI contracts, ensuring effective management of PFI contractors and outstanding delivery on behalf of TLB customers.
• Lead development of commercial PFI Exit strategies, support and oversee their implementation and ensure effective collaboration with the wider PFI Exit Management team.
Customer:
• Interface and collaborate with Customers from all TLBs to develop relationships, requirements and business strategies.
• Build effective, collaborative relationships with other DIO departments.
• Engage with Internal and External stakeholders to understand motives and influence decision making.
• Provide management information for reporting within DIO chain of commandBefore You Apply
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