Commercial Manager

The 7 posts available are situated in different subcategories, please see below:Facilities Management (Permanent)Supporting the management of existing, and the creation of new, innovative Facilities Management commercial agreements where you will seek out ways to make efficiencies and streamline processes in collaboration with others within your direct team and the wider FM & Estates categories. The role will give you the chance to work with key priority sectors including, but not limited to, health and defence, and manage a broad range of activities throughout the category management lifecycle, such as supplier relationship management, providing support to customers, robust risk/issue management, financial management and marketing.Construction Works and Associated Services (Fixed term until October 2025)The Construction Works and Associated Services (CWAS) framework supports construction projects and programmes of national UK significance whilst assisting public sector clients to deliver added value. It is a Gold Standard framework that is embedded with best practices from the Construction Playbook to provide the best construction solutions for our customers. We have an extremely supportive team which includes highly-experienced construction, procurement and category management professionals.Financial Services - Grants (Permanent)The role is within the Grants subcategory within the Payment Services Team, responsible for the development, delivery and procurement of payments services to public sector customers. You will support the Commercial Lead in the disbursement of grants and other funds, driving value for money to those most in need and for politically sensitive requirements through the Grants commercial agreements.Financial Services - Insurance (Permanent)The role is within the Insurance Services Team and is primarily responsible for the development, delivery and procurement of CCS Insurance Services to public sector customers whilst supporting knowledge sharing across financial services categories.The role holder will work with a range of senior stakeholders from across the public sector and industry to identify, shape and deliver innovation and value, through CCS products and services, and their personal commercial excellence. Technology (Permanent) IT solutions and services are critical to delivering quality and value for money public services, and the technology category helps customers understand technology trends, best procurement practice, and helps drive value from the technology market through our leading agreements and services.Please state whether you have a preference on subcategory within your personal statement.Commercial Directorate overviewCommercial is the largest directorate in CCS and is responsible for the design, development, implementation and management of our commercial agreements, which are used by our customers across the public sector. We have delivered value to the public sector and helped our customers spend more than 34 billion through the agreements we create and enjoy more than 3.5 billion in commercial benefits annually through our agreements.Category management sits at the heart of CCS. We use our in-depth knowledge and expertise of public sector suppliers, to create market and category strategies. These strategies are used within CCS to create market leading commercial agreements that help shape how common goods and services are bought across the public sector. Our skills are also used in carrying out commercial policy, development of new products and services and supplier relationship management.Team SummaryThis is an exciting opportunity to join one of our fifteen teams across our three categories, all of which manages over 34bn of Public Sector spending. We are a supportive team of highly-experienced procurement and category management professionals. Our Categories:Corporate Solutions - Helping the Public Sector with everything from management consultancy and legal advice, to temporary and permanent recruitment, apprenticeship training, learning and development, interpreting and translation services, contact centre solutions and moreEstates - Our wide range of commercial agreements can help the public sector to buy everything they need to build a better, greener and more sustainable future. Our industry experts manage all estates related needs cost effectively, efficiently and compliantly, while meeting government policies and targets: from social value to carbon net zero. Technology - We help public sector customers buy and make the best use of technology in their organisations. We work closely with customers and suppliers to make sure we keep up with market developments, customer needs and enable digital transformation.We support government projects and programmes of national UK significance - helping the public sector to build back better.Our Commercial Team is transforming to become even more flexible. Candidates should be aware that there will be opportunities to flex into other category areas as required, either to meet business needs and/or for staff development.