Commercial Manager - Part Time

JR United Kingdom; Reading; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled professional to join their Commercial & Portfolio team. This role is pivotal in managing supplier relationships and ensuring compliance with commercial policies. You'll negotiate contracts, oversee tender activities, and work closely with stakeholders to optimize supplier performance. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in contract management and negotiation, with a keen understanding of contract law. If you're looking for a part-time role that allows you to influence key business outcomes in a dynamic environment, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Experience negotiating complex framework contracts is essential.
• Strong understanding of contract law is required.

Responsibilities

• Manage supplier relationships and ensure budgetary compliance.
• Negotiate pricing and manage existing agreements with suppliers.

Skills

Negotiation Skills

Contract Management

Supplier Relationship Management

Budget Compliance

Education

MCIPS or WCC

Relevant Professional Qualifications

Job description

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Fixed-Term - Part-time – 22.5 hours per week

MBNL is owned equally by EE and Three, two of the UK’s most recognisable and innovative mobile operators. They are our shareholders, but to us they are also our customers. Continuing to manage, maintain and enhance the best network in the UK, and delivering programmes and projects to time, cost and quality in a customer centric way is the core of what we do.

The Role:

This role forms part of the Commercial & Portfolio directorate and is key to supporting MBNL strategic vision to transform into an Infrastructure Management Company. This role will sit in the Commercial centre of excellence. Commercial own the commercial strategy supporting our corporate outcomes and provide support to the wider business including leading on all procurement, commercial, supplier and contract management activities, and coordination of overall supplier relationships.

In this role, you will be responsible for the management and supplier relationship for a specified portfolio of suppliers and will provide commercial support to MBNL’s business and project teams to:

1. Ensure budgetary compliance;
2. Negotiate pricing and identify savings opportunities;
3. Manage existing agreements with suppliers;
4. Negotiate new framework agreements with key suppliers;
5. Minimise commercial risks.

What you will do:

• Be responsible for all elements of the Commercial framework associated to the Supplier Base for which you manage. This includes increasing the maturity and evolution of the Supplier Strategy, Supplier Selection, Contracting, Onboarding, In-Life and Exit Management.
• Ensure all commercial activity is governed by Commercial Policy and processes.
• Lead tender activities using established commercial processes.
• Draft, negotiate and award supplier contracts with support from MBNL Legal.
• Report issues and opportunities in a timely manner and manage risk appropriately.
• Ensure contractual governance / approval mechanisms are applied.
• Work with relevant business areas to track performance of suppliers.
• Work with relevant stakeholders to engage with supplier contacts, ensuring agreed performance and pricing are maintained and new costs are agreed under contract as required.
• Influence key shareholder stakeholders. Attend Commercial Committee, where required, to present recommendations to both shareholders.
• Actively support the commercial audit process.

What we are looking for:

• Previous experience of negotiating complex framework contracts.
• Good understanding of contract law.

Nice to have:

• MCIPS, WCC or other relevant professional qualifications.
• Experience of working in or with a Joint Venture organisation or in a similar multi-stakeholder environment.