Commercial Lead - Manchester

Guidant Global; Manchester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading organization is seeking experienced Commercial Leads to manage high-profile projects in Manchester. This role offers a unique opportunity to drive the commercial strategy across teams and projects, while fostering collaboration and innovation. Candidates should possess extensive experience in commercial environments and a professional qualification, demonstrating strong leadership and problem-solving skills, ideally within technology or digital fields.

Qualifications

• Extensive delivery and strategic experience in commercial and procurement environments.
• Experience in leading complex commercial contracts and implementing strategies.
• Ability to balance change and uncertainty with quality delivery.

Responsibilities

• Manage critical relationships and high-profile projects.
• Lead the commercial strategy for key projects.
• Collaborate with suppliers to enhance performance.

Skills

Negotiation

Influencing

Leadership

Customer focus

Problem-solving

Communication

Education

Membership of the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (MCIPS)

Job description

We're currently seeking a number of experienced and ambitious Commercial Lead professionals to work with our exceptional client in a secure environment, supporting challenging and highly rewarding projects.

These contract roles will require you to conduct security clearance prior to assignment. Opportunities are available in Manchester.

You'll have the potential to work effectively across a diverse range of internal projects and teams spanning multiple business units, where you will manage critical relationships and high profile/priority projects as well as leading the development and management of the commercial pipeline for the business. You will be encouraged to showcase your skills on unique projects.

You will be able to demonstrate how commitment, vision and expertise are the hallmarks of your outstanding service to customers and the organisation. You'll lead the commercial strategy and directions for key projects and will use your impact, influence and insight to drive business change throughout the commercial function, bringing strategic plans and commitments to life. You will partner with suppliers to innovate and enhance their performance, bringing colleagues on that journey with you; and you'll set the standard for collaborative working. Therefore, exceptional influencing, negotiation and people skills are a must.

You will also need to be an emotionally astute, visible and active senior contributor and leader, to support others in developing their skills and abilities to achieve goals together.

These Commercial Lead roles are conducted in an environment that is far from ordinary, therefore, we're not looking for ordinary.

Your qualification, experience, skills and behaviours:

As an exceptional commercial professional you will have in previous roles:

*Extensive delivery and strategic experience in commercial, procurement, category management and supply chain environments

*Written commercial plans strategies and plans

*Understood your role in delivering on both tactical and strategic levels

*Led and implemented complex commercial contracts and scenarios

*Outcome focused, driving quality and VFM

*Utilised high level business levers to support complex requirements

*Balanced change and uncertainty with delivery

*Risk analysis

*Key relationship handler (customers, sponsors and suppliers)

*And ideally, commercial experience in technology or digital environments

You will:

*Hold, or be willing to independently attain a professional commercial qualification such as Membership of the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply ("MCIPS") or equivalent, which enables you to land your expertise and drive impactful results through the service you deliver, for this remarkable client.

You can also demonstrate expertise in:

*Prioritisation

*Customer focus & engagement

*Problem-solving

*Continuous Improvement

*Leadership, supporting and upskilling teams/colleagues

*Communication

And you will role model the following behaviours:

*Proactive

*Self-starter

*Rapport building

*Driven

*Resilient

*Inclusive

*Collaborative

In return:

You'll be joining an ambitious, high level team of like-minded and highly skilled individuals, all focussed on delivering the best possible outcome.

This is literally a once in a lifetime opportunity to step away from the mundane and forge your own path in a totally new direction working on life and culture changing projects.

If you're ready for a challenge like no other, apply today.

As an organisation and as a team, Guidant Global are committed to fostering an equitable, diverse and inclusive workplace, where every employee and contractor feels valued and empowered throughout their time with us.

We actively seek to recruit talent from all backgrounds, and to draw on a rich blend of experiences, perspectives and creativity. We believe that when people are respected and included, they are motivated to bring their best and whole selves to work, leading to innovative solutions and exceptional outcomes for all parties.