Commercial Manager

at  Ministry of Justice

Salary
The national salary range is £39,868 - £43,535, London salary range is £45,824 - £50,039. 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

SEO

Post Type
Fixed Term
Duration of appointment
Up until 18 August 2026
Working Pattern
Full Time, Flexible Working
Role Type
Procurement and Contracts Management
Will the successful applicant have line manager responsibilities?
No
Job description
Job Title: Commercial Manager
Job Grade: SEO
Reporting to: Senior Commercial Manager
Job Location: National
Contract Type: Fixed Term – until 18th August 2026
Business Area: MOJ – Commercial & Contract Management Department
Type of role: Procurement
Working pattern: Flexible working, Full-time
Number of Posts: 1

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Candidates must have one of the following or a willingness to work towards gaining the appropriate qualification. CIPS or IACCM.

EXPERIENCE

As part of the interview, we will test your experience specifically in relation to procurement and contract management. This will include those areas as outlined in Essential and Desirable criteria above.
Please also refer to the People Standards for the profession (Associate Commercial Lead) – Attributes for Government Commercial Professionals – Section A: Judgement and Leadership - People Standards for the Profession

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.

Further information on the Success profile elements can be found on Success Profiles - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Internal Applications - SEO – applicable to commercial manager role only
New entrants are expected to join on the pay minimum. Higher starting salary and / or Recruitment & Retention Allowance (RRA) may be available for successful candidates with exceptional skills and experience.
SEO and HEO commercial roles only
We will consider applications from non-qualified candidates, who are willing to develop and work towards a recognised qualification in order to meet the full requirements of the role.
The specialist allowance may apply to qualified applicants with a commercial professional qualification, for example, MCIPS, World CC etc.
Further details can be provided during the recruitment process
The job holder must be able to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in English or (when specified in Wales) Welsh.
Allowance Details
SEO commercial roles only
We will consider applications from non-qualified candidates, who are willing to develop and work towards a recognised qualification in order to meet the full requirements of the role.
The specialist allowance may apply to qualified applicants with a commercial professional qualification, for example, MCIPS, World CC etc.
Further details can be provided during the recruitment process
Additional Information

• Contract administration of multiple contracts, including managing change control, performance management, stakeholder management, financial management, governance, risk management and issue resolution
• Leading end to end sourcing activity including pre-procurement activity, requirements definition, strategy development, market engagement and producing the invitation to tender pack (including specification, technical and financial evaluation and contract drafting)
• Leading contract implementation and management activity, working closely with stakeholders to deliver mobilisation, performance management, contract variation, negotiation and exit activity
• Helping to drive innovation at contract level, using business acumen and market insights to drive commercial opportunities to deliver continuous improvement, value for money, and savings
• Analysing market, spend, and performance data and presenting this to support commercial activity and reporting requirements
• Leading on conflict and issue resolution and standard communication with suppliers and stakeholders, seeking support from the Senior Commercial Manager where appropriate
• Supporting the Senior Commercial Manager and leading on activities which support the development of category management procedures, tools, and ways of working
• Analysing options, managing trade-offs flowing from decisions and mitigating key risks
• Applying a strong visual project management approach to discrete assignments and procurement activity
• Ensuring compliance with governance, legislative and policy requirements as appropriate.