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On behalf of Government Commercial Agency, we are looking for a Commercial Practitioner (HEO) - Inside IR35 for a 6 month contract working on a Hybrid basis (2 days per week in Liverpool, Newport Norwich or Birmingham office and remaining WFH)

Government Commercial Agency (GCA) is the largest public procurement organisation in the UK.

As a trading fund and executive agency of the Cabinet Office, we implement procurement policy on behalf of the government.

We use the collective buying power of our customers and our commercial expertise to help public sector organisations achieve value for money and provide great outcomes for taxpayers.

The main duties and responsibilities of the Commercial Practitioner would be to:

• Support the team to develop and implement plans to retain and grow spend, drive value and deliver commercial benefits (savings) with current and new customers and improve service quality;
• Execute engagement plans for communications with current and new customers to establish and enact retention and growth of spend through Commercial Agreements;
• Understand the customer business needs and intent, and determine how and where the GCA product portfolio may support their business - in collaboration with internal GCA teams.
• Create clear and compelling cases for customers to adopt GCA Commercial Agreements and the associated value delivered to them;
• Present at stakeholder forums/events and provide sound and creative commercial advice on GCA routes to market;
• Effective management of Commercial Agreements over their lifecycle to meet growth targets - from launch through to expiry and/or replacement; leading or supporting the delivery of procurements for replacement agreements;
• Effective supplier management, including the development of supplier plans for growth, conducting supplier reviews of sales and compliance to the Terms and Conditions, risk management and timely provision of management information
• Support the development of creative and innovative market leading commercial strategies and future commercial solutions; superior service, and value for money based on customer and market insights - through collaborative relationships across GCA;
• Analyze data to identify initiatives that could deliver value and support the effective management of Commercial Agreements and suppliers;
• Work with suppliers, customers and colleagues to identify, implement and report on commercial benefits (savings);
• Prepare documents (e.g. specifications, award criteria, pricing models) for colleagues to go to market for new/renewed Commercial Agreements;

Essential:

• Demonstrable experience operating within public sector procurement governance and approval processes.
• Previous public sector procurement experience
• Previous professional services experience
• Knowledge and application of Procurement Act 2023 (PA23) and/or public procurement legislation.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Knowledge of e-Sourcing platforms and procurement portals.
• Data analysis skills

Desirable:

• Previous legal experience

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.

At GCA, we actively support, promote, and celebrate our differences for the benefit of our employees, suppliers, and customers. GCA is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. GCA believes that diversity and inclusion is critical to our success, and we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

Disability Confident 

As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, GCA guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different".