Commercial Manager (Professional Services & Technology) - West Yorkshire Combined Authority Leeds
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Commercial Manager (Professional Services & Technology) - West Yorkshire Combined Authority To apply, please visit: West Yorkshire Combined Authority Salary £45,862, Grade L Hours 37 hours pw Type Closes Sunday 6th August 2024 Job Ref req23562 Commercial Manager (Professional Services & Technology) - R/P2j £45,862, Grade L Leeds (Hybrid working), , 37 hours pw, Applications for part-time/ job share always considered Do you want to work for an organisation that values you as an individual? An organisation that will support your professional development? What about an organisation that has Equality, Diversity and Inclusion at the heart of everything that it does? How about an organisation that does all these things and more? Then look no further than the West Yorkshire Combined Authority! We currently have a vacancy for a Commercial Manager to join our Commercial team. It is an exciting time to be joining the Mayoral Combined Authority. We have a wide variety of exciting projects that we are working on which will help shape the West Yorkshire region. In 2021 the £1.8bn devolution deal was secured for West Yorkshire. This meant the first Mayor of West Yorkshire was subsequently elected, with Tracy Brabin taking up post in May 2021. The devolution deal and election of the Mayor has enabled us to start to drive up living standards for local communities while tackling the climate emergency and helping to deliver our commitment to become a net zero carbon city region by 2038. To find out more about the work the Combined Authority is involved with take a look at our website: The Role: Reporting into the Commercial Category Lead (Professional Services), your key responsibilities are but not limited to: Lead the development and delivery of a range of strategic and complex commercial projects applying compliant, best practice techniques to manage and deliver each stage of the commercial cycle including procurement and strategic management. Provide expert advice on a wide range of commercial issues and leadership on a particular category area for the whole team. Provide coaching, training and advice across the commercial team and hold line management and matrix management responsibility where appropriate. Manage stakeholder engagement activities with allocated stakeholders including identifying and reviewing the pipeline of projects, understanding customer needs and pressures, sharing relevant information on developing best practice and change. Please review the Role Profile provided for more information about the responsibilities. About You: You will have the following key skills, attributes, education and experience: Hold a degree or have relevant demonstrable practical experience. Hold a Relevant professional qualification (e.g. MCIPS or IACCM) and membership of the relevant membership body. An excellent track record of successfully delivering procurements and providing management oversight. Experience of prioritising, planning and organising workloads to manage expectations and deadlines. Strong communication skills with the proven ability to influence, negotiate and challenge. Whilst not essential, experience of the Professional Services area would be an advantage. To Apply If this sounds like your next role, or for more information, please visit: Closing Date: 06 August 2024 Interviews: 22, 25 & 30 August. The above post is not a Leeds City Council vacancy and has been advertised on behalf of the relevant organisation. To apply please follow their application instructions. If the attached documents do not meet your accessibility requirements, please contact the recruiter directly. For more information about the accessibility of this website, please click this link . Leeds City Council
