Commercial Manager - PFI

Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS); London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading professional services organization in London is seeking a Commercial Management lead. You will oversee procurement for three large hospitals with an annual portfolio exceeding £70m. The role demands strong skills in commercial management, relationship building, and effective communication. Hybrid working is available, alongside numerous lifestyle benefits including financial wellness assistance and potential for career development.

Benefits

Virtual GP services

Salary Finance scheme

High street discounts

Cycle-to-work scheme

Enhanced pension contributions

Mitie Stars rewards program

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in Commercial Management of contracts.
• Ability to translate complex issues for lay persons.
• Prepared to travel to other sites predominantly in the South East.

Responsibilities

• Act as the Commercial Management lead for three large hospitals.
• Prepare tender package information for submission.
• Manage approvals in line with corporate governance.

Skills

Commercial Management

Customer care

Written communication

Time management

MS Project

Change management

Education

Degree level qualification in relevant field

Tools

MS Excel

MS Word

Job description

Overview

Whilst working with Mitie, you will act as the Commercial Management lead for three large hospitals in an annual portfolio exceeding £70m with the potential for growth and expansion.

Day to day job objectives will include:

• Implement and enforce Commercial Policies that ensure entitlements are identified and realised to support achievement of budgetary targets
• Take control of the procurement process through tendering, developing Scope of Works and specifications, contract order creation and issuance of orders
• Identify and price changes to contract scope via the contract variation process (capital works and services)
• Work closely with the operational and administration teams to ensure understanding of the contract requirements, particularly those that affect financial recovery
• Manage the SLA performance deductions process, managing client audits and implementing actions to mitigate including training/operational awareness.
• Act as a subject matter expert, providing commercial support to all other functions on the account

Main Duties

• To prepare tender package information to produce information that can be submitted to the market to reduce pricing, compile commercial analysis of returns and to compile order /contract information to allow for contract execution.
• Variations - To review the scope of work with operations, to price and compile information into standard format to allow for submission to the Employer.
• To generate notices for submission to the Employer in line with the terms and conditions of the head contract
• To provide analysis of contractor performance and whether supply chain are undertaking their contractual
• Lead on Commercial Audits as and when required, from monthly SLA/KPI Audits to Internal Commercial audits, ensuring adequate mitigation is implemented to minimise Mitie's financial liability.
• To provide pricing support for project work on an as requested basis.
• To manage approvals in line with the requirements of Mitie corporate governance.
• Manage lower value contractual claims with the client and/or subcontractors, escalating higher value or complex claims to the Senior Commercial Manager

What we are looking for

The role will be based at a major contract office in London, with hybrid home working available. The candidate must have demonstrable experience working in a fast-paced professional environment and be prepared to travel to other sites predominantly in the South East when required. The key skill requires can be summarised but not limited to the following:

Essential

• Experience of Commercial Management of contracts, preferably within the FM Market.
• Customer care/relationship building skills
• Very strong written skills, allowing for proper submission to the Employer.
• Ability to take complex issues and translate them for lay persons.
• Able to effectively time manage, communicate tasks to be undertaken and work to strict deadlines.
• Be competent in MS Project, Word, and Excel
• Ability to manage change successfully

Desirable

• Educated to Degree level qualification in the relevant field
• Experience in PFI Contracts, particularly within the Healthcare Sector preferable but not essential.
• [Optional] Desire to work towards Chartered Surveyor status through the RICS or a similar professional qualification

Our market-leading offering provides you with benefits that suit your lifestyle.

We have a virtual GP on hand for you and members of your household. So you can get expert advice by video or phone without having to leave your home. We offer financial wellbeing assistance through our Salary Finance scheme. For example, you could access 50% of your earned pay before payday for a small fee. Salary Finance also offers competitive loans.

When you join us, we'll give you a link to our flexible lifestyle benefits platform, Choices. You might choose to purchase up to five extra days' holiday each year. You might buy critical illness insurance, seek dental treatment or buy technology products at an affordable cost. There are many choices!

We give you access to high street discounts from thousands of well-known retailers, gyms and more through our MiDeals platform. And we have a cycle-to-work scheme. Life cover of up to four times your salary is available. We also offer enhanced pension contributions, a save-as-you-earn scheme, and a Mitie Matching Share Plan (you could even be awarded free shares in Mitie).

We award our employees with Mitie Stars as recognition for their hard work. There are cash prizes up for grabs each month and at the end of the year there's a chance to scoop a top prize of £10,000!

Our success is a direct result of the experience and quality of our people. Progressing your career is therefore a top priority for us. We offer a diverse variety of training and development avenues via a wide selection of learning resources to suit you.

We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or long-term condition (for example dyslexia, anxiety, autism, a mobility condition or hearing loss) and need us to make any reasonable adjustments, changes or do anything differently during the recruitment process, please let us know by emailing Zoe Wade at [e-mail].

Since 1987, Mitie's 76,000 employees have been maintaining companies globally. We are the UK's leading facilities management and professional services company, and our clients range from household names in banking, critical government sites as well as hospitals and schools.

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