Role: Commercial Officer
Salary/Rate: £ 500 per day (inside IR35)
Location: Hybrid Swindon
Contract Duration: 6 months
We are currently looking for a Commercial Officer for our government client. This Commercial Officer role is hybrid, based between 2 days per week on site in Shrivenham Swindon, and the remainder of the week working remotely.
The contract for the Commercial Officer position is for 6-months with potential to extend, 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.
Essential skills/experience required:
- Previous experience in the defence sector
- Commercial licence
- CIPS Level 4 or equivalent
- Contract management experience
- PFI Experience - highly desirable
- Strong stakeholder management skills
- You should already be working in a commercial environment, building on a skillset involving procurement, stakeholder management, contract negotiation and supplier management.
- You should be a self-starter, who is confident with decision making, an effective communicator and is able to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.
- You will be confident with making decisions and have the self-drive and determination to deliver goods and services for our end users.
- You must have the ability to manage competing priorities, assess information rapidly, seek clarity or additional information where necessary and articulate needs or processes in a way that is understood by the stakeholder audience, bearing in mind that often such audiences have very limited or no procurement and/or requirement setting experience.
Role/Responsibilities:
- Work closely with project colleagues to deliver commercial aspects of acquisition programme objectives, managing a range of stakeholders in the commercial process within the company, other government departments, including input into Frameworks.
- Compiling, issuing, and evaluating tenders and working collaboratively with the wider Commercial Team on best practice and lessons learned to ensure that the wider team benefit from the innovative commercial approaches you create.
- Initiate, develop and maintain relationships with a range of stakeholders and enablers in Defence and Government, often assisting in conflict resolution or creating solutions.
- Providing commercial advice and guidance, ensuring all procurement activities represent best value for money, and all activity undertaken is in line with HMG procurement policy, applicable regulations, and best practice.
- Compile, issue and evaluate tenders whilst reviewing work and working collaboratively with the wider Commercial team on best practice.
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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, they will 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.
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