Commercial Specialist

Complex Transactions (CTT) is a diverse team of commercial experts who - prior to joining us - have gained experience across a range of sectors, industries and procurement categories. Working in a pan-Government consulting role our objective is to support and enable Departments to deliver their most challenging and demanding objectives. All of our work is high profile, high value or integral to Government policy. In many cases it is all three. This recruitment campaign aims to increase the commercial specialist capacity in the team.

Our assignments take us to the heart of Government and we are at the forefront in addressing the commercial challenges that make this country operate. From renegotiating contracts for the Department for Work and Pensions to supporting transformational projects for Department for Energy Security and Net Zero. Our work ensures the delivery of services that impact the everyday lives of citizens across the UK. CTT is in the unique position of consistently shaping and influencing some of the biggest deals that exist in either the public or private sector.

Our role as internal consultants across Government enables us to influence the full spectrum of the commercial agenda. From procurement reform, Net Zero, social value, and digital transformation we have an opportunity to influence and apply these initiatives across central, local government and the private sector supply chains. We also assess challenges from multiple perspectives, including fiscal, financial, economic, risk, deliverability and many others besides.

The team structure is not typical of the civil service and is a reverse pyramid of senior commercial specialist expertise. The team currently has c.45 members. You dont need to have a background in public sector procurement to join us. We're more interested in your commercial acumen, leadership, flexibility and desire to make a difference.

In this client-facing consultancy role, you will be deployed directly to client departmental sites (requiring frequent travel up to 3 days per week) to embed alongside commercial, policy and programme teams. You will take personal ownership of senior client relationships and lead high stakes commercial interventions in person.

To be successful in this role youll have a track record of commercial success in leading programmes and driving them to completion. Additionally, youll have demonstrable experience of managing complexity when making commercial decisions.

Locations:

The successful candidate(s) will be able to agree a contractual workplace from those locations listed in this advert. When selecting your location listed in this job advert please be aware that this will be your contractual base location with a requirement to spend a minimum of 60% of your working time in this organisational workplace.

Your time spent on official duties at workplace locations other than your contractual office such as supplier, customer or partner locations required to perform your role is included in the 60% attendance.

This requirement will however take into consideration any reasonable adjustments agreed upon appointment for people with a disability, flexibilities agreed for those with specific caring responsibilities, or other similar temporary flexibilities.

Your role will involve:

• Senior Client Advisory: Being a trusted advisor to commercial, policy, operational and programme leaders to help in the delivery of complex commercial programmes. Providing expert advice and support to some of the most high profile and complex commercial programmes and initiatives in Government.
• Sourcing & Strategy Delivery: Partner face to face with client teams to support departments to structure their sourcing and commercial strategies to deliver value for money on departmental programmes and projects.
• Lead Commercial Deal Making & Negotiations: Shaping and leading commercial negotiations with both new and incumbent suppliers through to great outcomes; providing strategic advice and support to complex contracts during the procurement phase, contract exit and contract reviews.
• Client Dispute Resolution: Resolving high-value commercial disputes between government departments and strategic suppliers.
• Practice Development & Thought Leadership: Identifying how Government can address best practice commercial approaches to ensure transparency, effective pricing and robust exit arrangements, in more complex contracts.
• Build CTTs Consultancy Practice: Contribute actively to building CTTs consultancy methodology, sharing commercial best practices across Government, and mentoring team members within our senior advisory structure

You will also:

• Be amongst the most senior members of the Government Commercial Function and play a role in the broader commercial reform programme led by the Government Chief Commercial Officer.
• Play a key leadership and change management role in developing a strong commercial function for the Cabinet Office and across Government.