Commercial Manager

Job summary About the OrganisationThe UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is an executive government agency, sponsored by the Department of Health and Social Care.
We prepare for and respond to infectious diseases and environmental hazards, to keep all our communities safe, save lives and protect livelihoods.
We provide scientific and operational leadership working with local, national and international partners to protect the public's health and build the nation's health security capability.At UKHSA, we place great value on our total reward offer.
In addition to basic pay we offer a fantastic pension and a comprehensive range of benefits designed to support your professional and personal development, provide a good work-life balance and promote your health and wellbeing.Our Rewards and Benefits include important and impactful work on real time health protection issues, something that makes a difference to the nation and the world as a wholebeing at the forefront of scientific developments and ground-breaking researchfirst-class learning and development opportunities: UKHSA is committed to being a learning organisation, where learning and development enables all staff to meet personal, professional and business needsflexible working: we are a family-friendly employer Main duties of the job The TeamThese roles sit within the Commercial, Vaccines and Countermeasures Delivery (CVCD) Directorate.
Truly dynamic, our teams operate at significant pace in a commercially complex environment.
UKHSA's Commercial teams continue to play a central role in priority activity, supporting the response to health threats such as Mpox (Monkeypox) and Strep A as they occur, and ensuring a resilient infrastructure to secure the UK in the strongest position to protect the public from future threats to health.
We are looking for Commercial Managers to join our Sourcing & Delivery and Commercial Programmes teams, part of the Commercial, Vaccines and Countermeasures Delivery (CVCD) Directorate.These roles will play an important part in supporting activity across our wide-ranging areas of spend and large cross cutting programmes on sourcing and contract management related activity.
These are very much commercial delivery roles shaping and delivering commercial solutions.
About us We pride ourselves as being an employer of choice, where Everyone Matters promoting equality of opportunity to actively encourage applications from everyone, including groups currently underrepresented in our workforce.
UKHSA ethos is to be an inclusive organisation for all our staff and stakeholders.
To create, nurture and sustain an inclusive culture, where differences drive innovative solutions to meet the needs of our workforce and wider communities.
We do this through celebrating and protecting differences by removing barriers and promoting equity and equality of opportunity for all.
Please visit our careers site for more information Job description Job responsibilities As a Commercial Manager, you are likely to manage a small team and lead on a range of commercial activities.
This is a dynamic and challenging environment, and you will need to be confident in managing complexity, applying judgement, and making decisions whilst collaborating effectively with other members of the team and across the organisation.Your role may support any of the following Commercial areas: Commercial Allocation & Triage: Overseeing the Sourcing & Delivery pipeline, evaluating new-front-door requests in order to prioritise, assess and allocate work to Sourcing & Delivery teamsCommercial Sourcing: From pre-procurement to contract management, sourcing works across the end-to-end commercial lifecycle to deliver efficient, effective procurements or programmes.
Provides crucial input across the commercial lifecycle, supplementing their commercial delivery responsibility through market analysis and engagement efforts, inputting into Sourcing Strategies and implementing procurement initiatives across Sourcing & Delivery to achieve cost efficiencies.Commercial Marketplace & Catalogue Management: As Commercial owners of UKHSAs Marketplace platform, the Marketplace & Catalogue Management team enables UKHSA Directorates to be self-sufficient in buying goods and services through continually updating and managing crucial self-serve channels and supporting guidance or relevant information.Major Commercial Programmes: Aligned to strategic programmes, Commercial Partners own and guide a portfolio of transformative change, in collaboration with project and procurement teams to shape, informing and assuring the delivery of programme business cases.Contract Management: Designated resource responsible for delivering efficient, effective contract management services aligned to policy and best practice.
Your role may include but may not be limited to: Leading a small teamDelivering commercial solutions, being accountable for ensuring delivery to time and budget, in line with best practiceDeveloping sourcing, contract management and category strategiesProviding commercial advice to senior stakeholders as a business partnering functionManaging competition exercises using the e-tendering portal (Atamis), including mini competitions, open competitions and if necessary direct awards or single tendersLeading on elements of contract and supplier management, using e-solutions to record contracts and manage contract changesDriving continuous improvement across categories and supplier contractsComprehensive drafting of commercial documents, including tenders, contracts and contract change notes.
Working closely with finance and legal partners where necessaryAnalysis of markets, suppliers and conducting due diligence, working with subject matter experts where necessaryLeading on drafting business case documentation with commercial content, ensuring compliance with necessary approvals, working closely with stakeholdersDevelopment and reporting of Key Performance Indicators on progress status, issues and risksPublishing notices and opportunities in line with expected timescales, including redacted contractsLeading on the full compliance of data and data entry to ensure reporting is robust and accurateEnsuring all commercial activity is compliant with legislative obligation, UKHSA Standing Financial Instructions and Government best practice In UKHSA Commercial we operate a hybrid working policy and have colleagues based all across the UK (offices located in Birmingham, London, Liverpool and Leeds), meaning you will have exposure to a range of experiences and a variety of work as you develop your commercial career.Essential Criteria: Knowledge of public sector procurement legislation and commercial principlesExperience working in procurement or contract management, delivering complex commercial solutionsExperience of procuring goods and servicesExperience of working in a fast paced and ever-changing environment with conflicting priorities, delivering to deadlines and maintaining a high level of accuracyStrong stakeholder management skills and experience of working with senior stakeholders Selection Process DetailsStage 1- Application & SiftYou will be required to complete an application form.
You will be assessed on essential criteria, and this will be in the form of: an Application form (Employer/ Activity history section on the application)a 750 word Statement of Suitability.
This should outline how you consider your skills, experience, and knowledge, provide evidence of your suitability for the role, with reference to the essential criteria.The Application Form and Statement of Suitability will be marked separately, and you must pass both to move forward to interview.In the event of a large number of applications we will longlist into 3 piles of: Meets all essential criteria Meets some essential criteria Meets no essential criteria In the event of a large number of applications we will shortlist on: Knowledge of public sector procurement legislation and commercial principles.Desirable criteria may be used in the event of a large number of applications / large amount of successful candidates (see attached job description).Unfortunately, late applications will not be considered If you are successful at this stage, you will progress to interview & assessmentPlease do not exceed 750 words.
We will not consider any words over and above this number.Feedback will not be provided at this stage.Stage 2- InterviewYou will be invited to a single remote interviewBehaviours and technical experience will be tested at interview.The Behaviours tested during the interview stage will be: Seeing the Big PictureCommunicating & InfluencingMaking effective decisionsDeveloping Self and Others Interviews dates to be confirmed.Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available.
You may want to save a copy for your records.Selection ProcessPlease note you will not be able to upload your CV.
You must complete the application form in as much detail as possible.
Please do not email us your CV.Eligibility Criteria External:Open to all external applicants (anyone) from outside the Civil Service (including by definition internal applicants).
LocationThis role is being offered as hybrid working.
We offer great flexible working opportunities at UKHSA and operate using a hybrid working model where business needs allow.
This provides us with greater flexibility about how and where we work, to get the best from our workforce.
As a hybrid worker, you will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of your contractual working hours (approximately 3 days a week pro rata, averaged over a month) working at one of UKHSA's core HQs (Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool, and London).Security Clearance Level RequirementSuccessful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check.Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed.
The level of security needed is Basic Personnel Security Standard.
Person Specification Application Form Essential Application Form Statement of Suitability Essential Statement of Suitability Behaviours Essential Managing a Quality Service (Lead Behaviour) Seeing the Big Picture Making Effective Decisions Developing Self and Others