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Description & Requirements
We are currently creating a pipeline for upcoming opportunities for X2 Commercial Leads (Inside IR35) for a 6 month hybrid contract based from London, Bristol, Newport or Birmingham
As a Commercial Lead, your main responsibilities will be:
- Lead Strategic and Governance Activities
Drive the development of the framework strategy and oversee governance processes, ensuring compliance with internal gateways and the Procurement Act 2023.
- Own Business Case Development
Draft and finalize the Outline and Final Business Cases , transforming strategy into board-approved documents that enable a clear route to market.
- Manage Stakeholders and Market Engagement
Act as the central liaison for internal/external stakeholders, co-lead workshops, and support preliminary market engagement to validate the commercial approach.
- Strategic Alignment & Solution Mapping
Analyze forward-looking pipeline notices to align with agreements with upcoming high-value requirements and map complex customer needs.
- Customer-Centric Improvement & Advocacy
Act as the feedback loop for key clients , refining schedules and digital processes while promoting the benefits of Open Transport Tech agreements and routes to market.
- Relationship & Supplier Engagement
Support strategic relationship management by facilitating supplier partnering, product awareness sessions, and ensuring supply chain capability aligns with commercial playbooks.
Essential:
- Commercial Procurement Expertise: Strong knowledge of the commercial side of procurement, supply chain management, and strategic sourcing processes.
- Governance & Project Control: Familiarity with RAID logs (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies), time scales, and governance frameworks to ensure project viability and compliance.
- Technology & Sector Experience: Proven experience working within transport technology or related sectors, ideally in large organizations.
- Framework & Compliance Knowledge: Understanding of framework development, improvements, and compliance with Procurement Act 2023 (PA23)
- Customer Engagement & Relationship Management: Ability to work collaboratively with customers, manage stakeholder relationships, and support supply chain development for future procurement cycles.
Desirable:
- MCIPS
- Prince 2
Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.
Disability Confident
As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, CLIENT 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 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".