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Building a strong Commercial Function in Government, and with it the right commercial capability, is at the heart of a far-reaching programme of Civil Service reform.

We are building a cadre of commercial talent in all Government departments; people who can manage our commercial portfolios, who can lead our most complex and novel programmes and projects, people who have the gravitas and depth of experience to work alongside our policy and operational leaders to develop innovative commercial arrangements, whether through joint ventures, outsourcing or best-in-class contracts.

The Government Commercial Organisation is an employer which is truly committed to creating a welcoming, inclusive workplace where all our people are able to bring their whole selves to work and are able to perform to their potential. We understand the importance of diversity and inclusion and strive for a workplace that reflects the communities which we serve. We especially welcome applications from underrepresented groups including Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates, candidates with a disability and candidates with gender-diverse identities. Appointments will be made on merit on the basis of fair and open competition.

We have already made significant progress through the establishment of the Government Commercial Organisation (GCO), our single employer of senior commercial talent across government. This role will sit within the GCO, but based in our Department for Education commercial team delivering departmental objectives.

You will be leading a team of commercial professionals within the Get Help Buying for Schools Procurement Operations team. You will work closely with school buyers across a wide range of categories, to understand their needs and to lead complex procurement activities. You will lead on assessing requirements, determining best routes to market & the most appropriate commercial solutions. This is a fantastic opportunity to really make a difference for schools and to deliver work with real purpose and great value for money.

If successful, you will be responsible for:

• Managing, leading and developing the procurement operations team.

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  Identifying and developing innovative commercial solutions.

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  Overseeing compliant procurement processes via existing frameworks or by running compliant procurement events.

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  Understanding the needs of the schools to ensure delivery of first class service that offers great value for money and provides effective delivery against school priorities.

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  Defining, managing and monitoring benefits realisation including commercial savings, customer satisfaction and sustainability outcomes.

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  Overseeing a programme of continuous improvement, working with the team and stakeholders to identify areas for operational improvements.

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  Networking cross functionally to identify and develop innovative commercial solutions.

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• Risk Mindset: Experience identifying commercial risk and producing effective risk mitigation processes.
• Commercial Focus: Proven experience overseeing a range of procurements that deliver great value for money and great customer outcomes.
• Builds Relationships: Experience building and managing relationships with users, suppliers and internal stakeholders to deliver the best commercial outcome.
• Coaching Manager: Experience of team leadership including implementing improvement opportunities and developing the team.
• Procurement Process: Experience overseeing a range of different procurements, from using frameworks to running bespoke events.

As a valued employee of the Government Commercial Organisation (GCO), you will have access to all the benefits the centre has to offer; including flexible working, generous benefits, Career Coaches, Mentors, L&D, a Commercial College, active talent management and, most importantly, access to commercial projects that will far exceed the scale and complexity on offer elsewhere in the UK.

For existing Civil Servants: For full details of the impact on any move across the civil service on your existing terms and conditions, please read the candidate pack. Please note that any move across the Civil Service may have implications on your ability to continue to claim childcare vouchers.

Job contact :

Name :
Khalil Ayub
Email :
[email protected]

Recruitment team :

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