Commercial/Procurement Manager

COMMERCIAL/PROCUREMENT MANAGER

This is a job opportunity within Government for a 6 month contract position. It is also an excellent networking opportunity to move into different projects around the site and develop your career/experience.

You will be working within a commercial team to deliver programme objectives; supporting colleagues to achieve targets in relevant timescales; Developing successful working relationships with external suppliers.

Contributing to procurement and contract strategies, compiling and issuing tenders, administering contract amendments, providing commercial advice and guidance to the wider business, ensuring all procurement activities are within budget, ensuring all activity undertaken is in line with government regulations and best practice. A more specific description of the duties are below.

DUTIES

You main task will be to provide professional commercial advice to C-17 let and maintain new Enabling Contracts for HS125Assist C17, CS&AE-SCO in delivering Contract Rationalisation and value for money across the CS platforms.

2. C-17 Globemaster III - local support contracts maintain continuity of all support/supplies and maintenance requirements that fall outside the USAF GISP Arrangement via suitable Contracts relevant to the requirement. Focal point for all queries relating to the C-17 Globemaster III

3. Maintaining knowledge of current Departmental Policies in relation to the function of the Branch.

4. Negotiating, where required, contract prices and claims within personal commercial licence.

5. Management of Commercial staff, including the necessary guidance, training and career development of staff via the PAR system, relevant courses and at desk training.

6. Monitoring of Commercial staff performance by selective audit of work within their commercial licence.

7. Provide cover and deputise as necessary for CS-SCO including attendance at C17&CS Heads of Business, Air support SCO, and other meetings as directed by the SCO.

8. Provide Commercial support the C17&CS Project team on detached duty at Contractor and Military locations both in the USA and within the UK.

REQUIREMENTS

For this position you will need a background in either Government of Defence to understand the specific natures of the work, you will also need previous Commercial and/or procurement experience.

If you feel this is a good opportunity for you please feel free to apply or call for more information.

Capita Resourcing welcome applications from all suitably qualified people regardless of gender, race, disability, age or sexual orientation.

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