Senior Commercial Manager

Senior Commercial Manager

Location:Victoria House, London WC1B 4AD                                                         

Salary:£39,463 - £44,232 pa

Hours: Full time

Contract: Permanent

Due to exciting rapid business growth and increased commercial activity the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) isseeking a Senior Commercial Manager to provide a proactive and professional supplier and contract management service across CMA.

Playing a key role in a small but busy commercial team delivering procurement and contract management functions across the CMA, you will work on the placement and management of contracts across a variety of spend categories, including People Services, Technology, Corporate, Buildings and Market Research. It is an exciting opportunity to shape commercial business in the CMA and deliver marketplace insight and expertise.

The role will involve the development of sourcing and procurement strategies in line with Government Commercial Function professional standards and the management of key suppliers, providing an end to end commercial perspective. You will also manage CMA’s key operational relationships, securing continuous improvement and cost reduction whilst minimising operational risk.

You will need to be professionally qualified (MCIPS) with strong knowledge and experience of commercial contracting and supplier management with experience and understanding of public procurement.

If you believe you have the skills and experience needed to perform this rolewithin an organisation that aims to be one of the top 5 competition and consumer agencies in the world we would be delighted to hear from you.

The CMA is a hugely rewarding and stimulating place to work – an opportunity to work for the public good and to stretch and develop yourself in doing so. We offer generous benefits, including an excellent pension scheme, at least 25 days leave (increasing to 30 over five years), and generous maternity/paternity leave provision. You can also take advantage of interest-free season ticket loans, a cycle to work scheme, our employee well-being programme and favourable consideration of flexible working.

To find out more and about working for the CMA, please click on the APPLY button.

Closing date for applications: Monday 7^th January 2019 at 11:59pm.

The CMA is an accredited Disability Confident Employer and are Stonewall Diversity Champions. As an equal opportunities employer, we welcome suitably qualified applicants from all backgrounds and recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles.