Supplier Manager / Commercial Lead - London - SC Cleared - £300-320pd (Umbrella Rate)
An initial 6-month contract working on a hybrid (2 days) basis in London as a Supplier Manager / Commercial Lead for a highly respected Financial Services client.
Taking responsibility for the supply chain (inc. commercial strategy) this position will align itself to specific business areas (e.g. Corporate, Facilities Management & Technology) so experience with any or all would be highly beneficial.
Key Responsibilities include:
- Stakeholder management, promoting internal procurement policy and supplier management standards.
- Development of category strategies.
- Managing strategic commercial priorities.
- Delivery of pipeline of work agreed with business areas, inc. procurement exercises, developing markets and realising value.
- Establish and maintain a multi-year procurement pipeline of work.
- Ownership of any supplier dispute processes or complex negotiations
- have accountability for Gold suppliers and any cross tower (e.g. Framework) suppliers.
- Support effective contract and supplier management, helping implement frameworks developed by Supplier Management team.
- Risk management, implementing risk controls.
- Usage of eProcurement systems.
Knowledge, Skills and Experience required
Technical capabilities:
- Proven experience managing a complex set of suppliers and stakeholders to achieve Commercial optimisation across a timeline.
- Delivering innovative commercial solutions through the application of strategic planning techniques
- Experience of PCR-level public procurement, including using public-sector frameworks
- Experience of working in a client-focused environment on whole project life cycles
- Experience of supplier and/or contract management (post-contract award)
- MCIPS qualification (or equivalent Commercial experience)
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