Commercial Contracts Lead (Workplace Services)
Department GCF - Government Property Agency
Closing Date: 23 February 2025 11:55 pm
Salary: £72,000 to £79,200 + GCO Pension, GCO Terms. Up to 15% performance-related-pay available on accreditation.
Location: Birmingham (B2 4BJ), Bristol, Leeds, Manchester, Cardiff, Swindon, Nottingham
The successful candidate will be expected to:
* Manage the strategic commercial relationship with suppliers and internal and external customers while building collaboration within and across organisational boundaries.
* Support the effective management of key Workplace Service contracts, specifically in the Soft GM category.
* Build trusting and effective working relationships with a wide range of GPA colleagues and government-wide stakeholders including Crown Commercial Service, Cabinet Office, and strategic suppliers.
* Build commercial capability within our workforce and ensure all GPA colleagues have an appropriate level of commercial skills required to do their role.
* Work with colleagues to enable GPA to meet its strategic objectives to promote growth, transform the Civil Service, contribute to Net Zero and deliver better value.
* As and when required, develop and manage sourcing activities linked to the Workplace Services Commercial Pipeline to meet organisational goals while minimising risk.
Person Specification
The successful candidate will:
* Develop collaborative relationships with suppliers, strategic partners, external stakeholders, and internal stakeholders, with a principal objective of achieving client satisfaction, optimal cost and performance.
* Develop a detailed understanding of contractual arrangements, commercial and contractual issues, and work closely with stakeholders to drive resolution.
* Provide commercial assurance to contract change, ensuring legal and commercial risks are managed effectively.
* Ensure that Workplace Services contracts are managed within contract spend thresholds.
* Build the capability and capacity of contract managers through improving existing processes and delivering training.
* Lead the forward pipeline of commercial activity within your service line, ensuring appropriate engagement and effective collaboration across the business.
* Provide commercial advice and mentorship to stakeholders, some of whom will be senior members to the GPA.
* Be accountable to the Head of Workplace Services Commercial for any commercial activity you undertake.
Additional Information: A minimum of 60% of your working time should be spent at your principal workplace. Although requirements to attend other locations for official business will also count towards this level of attendance.
Locations: The successful candidate(s) will be able to agree on a contractual workplace from those locations listed in this advert. When selecting your location listed in this job advert please be aware that this will be your contractual base location with a requirement to spend a minimum of 60% of your working time in this organisational workplace.
Your time spent on official duties at workplace locations other than your contractual office such as supplier, customer or partner locations required to perform your role is included in the 60% attendance. This requirement will, however, take into consideration any reasonable adjustments agreed upon appointment for people with a disability, flexibilities agreed for those with specific caring responsibilities, or other similar temporary flexibilities.
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