Commercial Manager (Procurement/Contract Management)

Commercial Manager contractor required by our public sector client based in Edinburgh.

The candidate will be working within a large scale transformation programme involving multiple vendors and suppliers.

The successful candidate will be expected to:
*Lead responsibility for strategic contract performance management and supplier relationship management for the Programme. Proactively manage and develop supply base to continually improve customer service and value for money. Contribute to successful management of risk, quality, delivery, forecasting and budget control.
*Identifying commercial risks/issues and solutions and recommending decisions, in collaboration with SRO, Programme Director, SPCD and senior stakeholders, on the management of existing contracts by contributing to optimisation of whole life costs/total cost of ownership.
*Lead responsibility for design and delivery of Supplier Balanced Scorecards for benefits tracking, forecast and budget management and reporting.
*Engage with SPCD and support procurement strategies for any new Programme contracts, based on outputs from Management Information, market knowledge, engagement with key stakeholders.
*Identify and review all contracts associated with the Programme and develop commodity waveplan with SPCD.

Essential skills:
*Proven track record leading, developing and driving best practice procurement solutions.
*Clearly demonstrated track record in procurement and/or contract management.
*Proven experience in the management of complex projects.
*Results focus, especially in areas of delivery of value for money.
*Evidence of sound judgement, complex problem solving and decision-making in areas of accountability.

Desirable:
*Understanding of the challenges and complexities of procurement in the Scottish Public Sector.
*Change Management.
*Relevant academic qualifications.
*Membership of relevant professional bodies, eg CIPS.