Senior Commercial Officer

Role: Senior Commercial OfficerSalary/Rate: £55 - £ 63.29 per hr (inside IR35) Location: Hybrid - Winnersh, nr Reading Contract Duration: 8/18-month contract

We are currently looking for a Senior Commercial Officer for our government client. This Senior Commercial Officer role is hybrid, based between working on site in Winnersh, near Reading, 2 days per week, and the remainder of the week working remotely.

The contract for the Senior Commercial Officer position is initially for 8/18-months with potential to extend, offering a daily rate within the range of £ 55 to £ 63.29, operating inside IR35.

Security Clearance: Security Check ("SC Clearance")

This role is inside IR35 - Due to the service of the role, it will now be based on an Umbrella solution.

Role Profile/Responsibilities:

• Need a strong practitioner - expert in tendering within the public sector - knows way round public service/CCS procurement and how it gets approved.
• Framework knowledge - able to confidently run the tender.
• Ideally experienced professional services and NEC 4, but other public sector frameworks would be acceptable.
• Able to run end to end procurement.
• Can keep the tender compliant and maintain the integrity of the tendering process.
• Stakeholder Management - across multiple departments/disciplines/levels
• Must be able to have a presence, able to ensure all parties know their roles/responsibilities.
• Experience of the commercial cycle including pre-competitive supplier engagement, supplier selection, tender evaluation, contract award and ongoing contract management.
• A strong understanding of CCS Frameworks
• Experience of public sector procurement, e.g., EU Procurement Regulations and using Crown Commercial Service frameworks.
• Leading end-to-end procurements, predominantly Crown Commercial Service Frameworks, ensuring innovation where possible whilst adhering to commercial policy, processes, operating procedures, and category strategies.
• Providing commercial support to the Programme stakeholders from advice and guidance on routes to market, commercial strategy development, tendering processes and, where appropriate, contract management.
• Supporting the development and maintenance of the commercial pipeline and associated commercial strategies working closely with subject matter experts and other commercial colleagues.
• Support the leadership team as they work to embed a new Category Strategy. this will include the development, planning, delivery, management, and continuous improvement of the category.

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As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, Circle and our Client guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. Our client is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant and as such, they guarantee to interview all veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where they have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, theywill interview the best candidates from within that group. If you qualify, please notify us on igs [at] circlerecruitment [dot] com. We will be in touch to discuss your suitability and arrange your guaranteed interview. Should you require reasonable adjustments at any point during the recruitment process or if there is a better way for us to communicate, please do let us know.

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