Assistant Commercial Manager (Sourcing)

at  Ministry of Justice

Salary
The national salary range is £32,827 - £35,678, London salary range is £37,174 - £40,403 . Your salary will be dependent on your base location
Number of jobs available
1
Detail of reserve list
12 Months
Region
National
City/Town
National
Building/Site

HEO

Post Type
Permanent
Working Pattern
Full Time, Flexible Working
Role Type
Procurement and Contracts Management
Will the successful applicant have line manager responsibilities?
Yes
Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title: Assistant Commercial Manager (Sourcing)
Job Grade: HEO
Reporting to: Commercial Manager
Job Location: National
Contract Type: Permanent
Business Area: MOJ – Commercial & Contract Management Department
Type of role: Procurement, Commercial and Contract Management
Working pattern: Flexible working, Full-time

EXPERIENCE

Your application must demonstrate experience in the following areas:

Essential:

• Relevant procurement/sourcing or commercial and contract management experience.
• Ability to work collaboratively to drive decisions and deliver on timely outcomes.
• Ability to prioritise and manage multiple competing tasks, to meet business objectives in a fast paced and ever-changing environment
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• A team player who leads by example
• Ability to bring new ideas to drive continuous improvement

Desirable:

• Knowledge or experience of Dynamic Purchasing Systems
• Knowledge or experience of Grants
• Understanding of Probation Services in England and Wales.
• CIPS Qualification (or desire to work towards one)

EXPERIENCE

You will also be assessed on experience relevant to the job description.

Please use STAR approach to structure your examples.

• Situation – Describe the situation you found yourself in and what happened.
• Task – The Hiring Manager will want to understand what you tried to achieve from the situation that you found yourself in.
• Action – What actions did you take and how did you do it. Make sure to use “I”, not “we” to explain how your actions lead to a result.
• Result – Use facts and statistics to demonstrate the results that your actions produced. Explain whether it was a successful outcome, and if not, what you learned from the experience.

YOU MUST ENSURE THAT ANY EVIDENCE SUBMITTED AS PART OF YOUR APPLICATION, INCLUDING YOUR CV, STATEMENT OF SUITABILITY AND BEHAVIOUR EXAMPLES, ARE TRUTHFUL AND FACTUALLY ACCURATE. PLEASE NOTE THAT PLAGIARISM CAN INCLUDE PRESENTING THE IDEAS AND EXPERIENCES OF OTHERS, OR GENERATED BY ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, AS YOUR OWN.

Further information on the Success profile elements can be found on Success Profiles - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

RESPONSIBILITIES

Key responsibilities include:

• Supplier management within the Dynamic Framework and the Probation Grants Application Portal
• Support in-depth market analysis, engagement and development across a unique, diverse and vast marketplace.
• Work with core business stakeholders to understand and develop procurement requirements such as specifications, performance metrics and payment mechanisms.
• Supporting the development of procurement strategies develop business acumen and market insight to drive commercial opportunities to deliver continuous improvement, value for money and/or savings.
• Comprehensive drafting of commercial documents, including Invitation to Tenders (ITTs) and Call-Off Contracts
• Managing low-value competition exercises through the MoJ eSourcing portal
• Support the continuous improvements within commissioned rehabilitative services
• Ensuring compliance with legislative and policy requirements by providing sound commercial advice to stakeholders
• Possible line management responsibilities