Commercial Officer

Commercial Officer (ICT)

Reporting to: Head of Category

Dept/Pillar: Commercial

Hours: 37 (full-time)

Grade/Salary: From £40,219 (dependent on experience etc)

Contract Type: Permanent

Vetting Level: NPPV 3 &SC

As a Commercial Officer you will be responsible for contributing to the delivery of cost savings and operational performance improvements across multiple categories. Supporting the wider Blue Light Commercial team with procurement and contract management activities across all pillars as required to support fluctuations in workload. Contributing to the Blue Light team every day.

Working with blue light services to help strategically analyse current spend and financial data (working analyst teams), understanding current approaches and operational requirements, undertaking detailed market analysis helping to determine the appropriate strategy (including the optimal contracting approach, social value opportunities and risk management). Supporting the management of multiple contracts and helping the wider team in the development of new opportunities for Blue Light Commercial to achieve targets, including savings.

Undertaking this role, you will be gaining a breadth of experience across commercial services and procurement. We can offer support in obtaining relevant CIPS qualification for future career development.

You will be an integral part of the wider Blue Light commercial team supporting work across multiple categories, contributing to equitable team workload and delivery.

We are passionate about being a high performing team who look after each other. We are intent on optimising technology to plan and deliver work visibly, collaboratively, and efficiently. We are fully remote and agile and being a team here is exciting and still a bit unique!

You will receive regular feedback on your contribution to our commercial journey in 1-2-1’s and thanked for a job well done with success celebrated. We care about your wellbeing, and you will have opportunities to gain experience and progress your career with us.

• Supporting the creation, delivery, and ongoing development of category strategies throughout the commercial lifecycle
• Supporting commercial and contractual negotiations and consulting with legal teams to deliver contracts on time
• Contributing (or leading where appropriate) to successful contract management of low-risk contracts. Managing the performance of appropriate contracts in collaboration with key stakeholders including making recommendations to mitigate risks
• Liaising cross-functionally, supporting engagement, gathering information, and sharing best-practice
• Undertaking research into regional and national best practice, maintaining wider subject awareness to ensure and maintain an elevated level of knowledge of the latest trends to apply to procurement activities and promoted accordingly
• Helping to develop and manage the implementation of category strategies and associated sourcing or tactical procurement strategies, whether undertaken nationally or through local commercial teams, leading on low-risk sourcing activities
• Producing business cases with support, for small level spend using formal frameworks. Supporting the appraisal of risks and benefits of different options for business cases.
• Conducting supplier analysis, monitoring and market research to identify risks and trends to put forward suggestions for improvement.
• Completing relevant documentation to support the decision making on the best route to market for specific procurements.
• Supporting activities within the tendering process
• Building effective relationships with suppliers, stakeholders and internally. Supporting stakeholders with understanding and adhering to policies and procedures, and effectively managing stakeholders through commercial projects
• Gathering and analysing data to support financial planning and forecasting, supporting cost estimation where required.
• Working collaboratively as a high performing team, equally effective working autonomously
• Under…