Senior Commercial/Procurement Manager

Job Title: Senior Commercial/Procurement Manager
Job Type: Permanent
Start Date: ASAP - depending on security clearance
Salary: DOE
Location: Bristol/London
Hours of work: 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday - 2-3 days per week in office/onsite

Role Overview and Responsibilities:
You can expect to perform some or all the following functions and responsibilities:
* Procurement and Commercial Strategy.
* End-to-End Contract Management.
* Risk and Performance Management.
* Negotiation and Continuous Improvement.
* Governance and Compliance, both with internal policy and legal frameworks.
* Business Analysis and Problem Solving.

Role Objectives:
* Service Excellence: creating and deploying market leading capability, focused on optimising client satisfaction through knowledge, data and insight, and supported by best-in-class methodologies and world class people.
* Risk and Performance Management: identify, assess, and mitigate project risks to ensure client and business success, and implement robust governance activities.
* Business Transformation and Stakeholder Engagement: engage with stakeholders to support business transformation, change management, and efficiency initiatives.
* Leadership: formal and informal leadership through coaching, line management, mentoring and knowledge sharing activities.

Required Experience and Skills:
* Applied knowledge of procurement principles and practices with experience of procurement, contract management and/or contract placement (sourcing).
* Ability to identify the most suitable commercial approach to a given circumstance, including assessing the potential trade-offs and the level of risk mitigation required to achieve the best outcome.
* Understanding and applying programme, portfolio and project management tools.
* Taking ownership of decisions at tender evaluation stage and applying commercial expertise and judgement accordingly.
* Conducting development and commercial assurance of business cases, commercial strategies, and contracting approaches, to ensure that sound commercial practices are being applied.
* Development and implementation of effective contract and supplier management strategies, to extract maximum value from contracts, motivate performance and drive innovation.
* Proactively monitor supplier performance, applying strategies and tools to secure the maximum value from contracts, motivating performance and driving innovation and continuous improvement.
* Experience leading teams and providing strategic direction.
* The role has responsibility for dealing regularly with clients / customers on complex, controversial and contentious issues. The role will typically be able to chair internal and external meetings involving senior stakeholders.
* Supplier Relationship Management and Category Management.

UK National Security Vetting Status - All candidates must be able to obtain SC clearance

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Company information:
This permanent/ contract vacancy is being advertised by Rullion Ltd
Since 1978, Rullion has been securing exceptional candidates for a range of clients; from large well-known brands, to SMEs and start-ups. As a family-owned business, Rullion's approach is credible and honest, focused on building long-lasting relationships with both clients and candidates.

Rullion is a forward-thinking recruitment company that specialises in providing a wide range of talent consultancy services to a diverse client base; from small start-ups to large household names.

We celebrate and support diversity and are committed to ensuring equal opportunities for both employees and applicants.

Rullion celebrates and supports diversity and is committed to ensuring equal opportunities for both employees and applicants