Commercial Manager

at  Crown Commercial Service

JOB SUMMARY

Are you Interested in playing a part in our innovation and growth strategy? This role will be central to delivering the projects that help us to develop and grow a category area already managing nearly £4bn of public spend.

TEAM SUMMARY

The Energy Projects Team leads retention and growth initiatives across key priority sectors such as transport, health, and infrastructure. We play a critical role in aligning our work with the organisation’s objectives by delivering effective strategies that address the energy needs of our customers. Leveraging our deep sector knowledge and commercial acumen, we provide tailored energy solutions that support our customers’ long-term sustainability and business goals.
We pride ourselves on building and nurturing strong relationships with our nominated customers, acting as trusted partners fully committed to understanding and meeting their evolving energy requirements. Through close collaboration and a thorough understanding of the commercial landscape, we work proactively to deliver solutions that offer real value, shaping the strategic direction for both our customers and the energy category.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Manage the retention and growth initiatives in priority sectors, including transport, health, and infrastructure, ensuring alignment with organisational objectives
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key nominated customers, serving as a trusted partner to meet their energy needs
• Utilise a deep understanding of priority sectors and customer requirements to identify new commercial opportunities and bring forward innovative solutions
• Manage the successful delivery of identified projects and procurements, ensuring they meet quality, budget, and timeline expectations
• Apply commercial expertise and in-depth category knowledge to shape the strategic direction with customers and within the energy category team
• Actively contribute to the ongoing development and growth of the energy category, taking a proactive role as a manager in the team
• Play a key role in the broader category team, fostering an inclusive environment, demonstrating the CCS values of listen, collaborate, trust and respect, and contributing to the overall team’s successful operation

TECHNICAL SKILLS

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

• Commercial Management

Benefits
Alongside your salary of £46,293, Crown Commercial Service contributes £13,411 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

NATIONALITY REQUIREMENTS

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

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THE ROLES

You will develop and manage strategic relationships with key customers in order to support the retention and growth strategy in key sectors such as transport, health and infrastructure.
You will manage projects and procurement’s that deliver effective commercial solutions for our customers.
You will apply your commercial expertise and deep category knowledge to influence strategic direction both with customers and within the energy category team.