Role Title:Solution Lead
Location:Wiltshire area - 2 to 3 days on site per week
Length:Initial 3 months with strong potential for an extension
Rate:£600 to £700 per day via umbrella company
***Candidates MUST hold Active SC Clearance and MUST have experience within MOD Environments to be considered for the position ***
The post holder will work collaboratively with key stakeholders, senior contract managers and individuals within the business winning team, the Through Life Equipment Support (TLES), the Land Sector and broader business capabilities - to successfully deliver our win strategy activities by planning, designing and delivering the future operating model to meet centralised UK and Overseas White Fleet Management Services. The Solution lead shall be:
Accountable for the development and design of opportunity Target Operating Model and supporting capability integrations for identified opportunities
Lead the solution team, managing work stream activity and inputs, against the overall business winning strategy
Creation of a compliant, innovative, comprehensive technical solution that adheres to key business targets
Lead solution integration into the contract negotiation and pricing activities
Establish and maintain relationships between key internal and external stakeholders to ensure successful development of the solution.
Develop close working relationships with broader business capabilities, to ensure sharing of knowledge, good practice and innovation.
Provide timely reporting and provision of management information for review purposes in line with Company corporate governance
Duties and Responsibilities:
Lead solution development and stimulate creativity from the team and wider business
Own the development of the future operating model, including subsequent process mapping and functional organisational design
Ensure the solution is compliant to the clients requirements
Lead internal reviews of technical solution with SMEs
Challenge operational financial estimates and inputs
Be responsible for collection, analysis and presentation of operational data
Challenge existing practises and procedures
Qualify the technical solution with the customer and customer SMEs to ensure needs are met
Identify SMEs, both internally and externally required to enable a winning proposition
Work closely with the Business Winning Lead to ensure alignment between the proposed solution and overall deal proposition
Organise technical elements of the written submission with the Proposal Manager
Work with Finance to develop effective costings in line with the proposed solution
Work with the Commercial team to understand associated risks and integrate the solution into the commercial deal
Own the assessment of technical risk and development of suitable solutions to mitigate
Work with SME's to explore improved/alternative delivery models
Drive towards the best value solution to enable the organisation to submit a winning proposal with an approved margin
Ensure the proposed solution is innovative and endorsed as deliverable by the business
Identify assumptions, dependencies and risks to achieving the solution
Focus on quantifying the value and benefits of the solution over the existing model (ie, competitive enhancement)
Any other reasonable duties from time to time which, in the Company's opinion are within the job holder's capability
Ensure full compliance with Company governance procedures for health, safety and environment, security, diversity, integrity, ABC and Trade Controls.
Experience
Knowledge and deep understanding of solution development methodologies and processes
Experience of developing solutions through a systems engineering approach in a bidding environment
Understanding of operating model design and associated supporting infrastructure (eg, systems, property, supply chains)
Experience of developing enterprise architecture approach
Demonstrable experience in an equivalent role
Demonstrable experience of operating in the same or similar markets
Demonstrable experience of working with the target customerTPBN1_UKTJ