Insight Executive Group are delighted to be exclusively working with London Borough of Ealing to secure a Commercial Manager to join and become a part of their Procurement Commercial hub within the People Category.
The Commercial Manager is there to drive a commercial approach across the organisation that supports the organisation's overall strategy aims by, driving increased value for money by leading the development and embedding of best practice contract and supplier relationship management on all key strategic contracts across the Council. Developing market insights and building relationships with suppliers based around the future needs and plans of strategic commissioners. Developing and implementing commercial and category strategies.
There will be huge benefits using the Commissioning Alliance and West London Alliance that Ealing are hosts and founding members of.
Day-to-day of the Commercial Manager:
- Lead on commercial support to service areas within a portfolio of contracts to ensure the delivery of best value for money, as well as service improvements and cashable savings.
- Lead the engagement and negotiation with suppliers to drive year on year efficiency savings and maintain contract documentation including administering contract amendments.
- Oversee the development and embedding of best practice contract and supplier relationship management on all contracts within an allocated portfolio, ensuring that contracts meet the required outcomes and are in accordance with the terms and conditions and specification of requirements.
- Providing professional expertise and support to steer the delivery of strategic contracts across the Council so they meet the specified commercial and operational outcomes
The successful Commercial Manager will be able to demonstrate:
- Skilled procurement specialist with detailed commercial and procurement knowledge in Adult Social Care, Children's Social Care and Public Health.
- Experience in working on both single authority and cross authority complex procurements involving Dynamic Purchasing Systems and Frameworks is essential.
- Detailed knowledge of the Public Contracts Regulations, and a working knowledge of the new Procurement Act and Provider Selection Regime is also required, as there are likely to be significant change taking place in Ealing over the next period.
- Equivalent private / public sector experience.
- Educated to degree / postgraduate level or equivalent, or evidence of continuous professional development and relevant management training/management development.
Salary & Benefits of the Commercial Manager:
- Salary: £62,748 - £66,156
- Hybrid working available -The expectation will be one day a month in the office with occasional important stakeholder meetings that will require face to face attendance.
If you match the above criteria and are interested in the role, please send your CV through for a discussion about the role - Many thanks.