One of our clients is seeking a Senior Commercial Officer,
3 Month initial contract and the position will be hybrid with travel required to either Manchester or Blackpool.

The individual will provide end-to-end commercial support for procurements and contracts within the one of the sub-categories, so this role relate to buying Digital goods and services.

This will include market analysis, requirements gathering, preparation of sourcing strategy, development of tender documents, execution of tender process, contract award and contract management.

Essential Skills

• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills;
• Strong commercial acumen;
• Experience of running procurements through certain frameworks
• Understanding of and ability to apply UK procurement legislation (particularly PCR2015 and PA2023)
• Negotiation skills;
• Ability to manage a busy workload with competing priorities;
• Contract and supplier management.

Desirable Skills

• Experience of buying in the Digital market;
• Knowledge of the relevant markets;
• Ability to apply market knowledge to secure better deals.
• Experience of using CCS Technology Frameworks (Technology Services, Digital Outcomes, Digital Specialists and Programmes, Technology Products and Services, G-Cloud, etc.)
• MCIPS / CIPS or Equivalent

Michael Bailey International is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.