Commercial Process and Tools Manager

AWE plc; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

9-day working fortnight

270 hours annual leave

Market leading pension (9-13%)

Maternity Leave 39 Weeks

Professional development funding

Employee Assistance Programme

Life Assurance 4x salary

Discounts on everyday spends

Special Leave for volunteering

Job summary

AWE plc in Reading is seeking a Senior Commercial Process & Tools Manager to lead the design, implementation and continuous improvement of commercial processes, tools and their digital integration across the lifecycle. You will ensure alignment with policies, regulations and best practice while driving user adoption and efficiency.

The role offers hybrid working with three on-site days per week and two days in a shortened week, plus a market-leading pension, generous leave and development

Qualifications

• Experience in procurement/commercial function.
• Experience developing master data management solutions.
• Experience delivering process improvements and efficiency gains.
• Strong understanding of data architecture and governance.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Own an area of the Commercial process, tools and technology landscape.
• Synchronise end-to-end process and systems across the Commercial lifecycle.
• Drive Commercial user adoption and provide relevant training.
• Improve processes and systems per Government Commercial Function standards.
• Create and own Commercial tools and templates for use across Commercial.
• Govern master data across systems ensuring compliance with standards.
• Work with IS to enable digital delivery of commercial processes.
• Coordinate changes with Policy, Governance & Assurance teams.

Skills

Procurement

Commercial process

System integration

Data management

Job description

As the Senior Commercial Process & Tools Manager, you will be responsible for managing process, tools and systems across an area of the commercial lifecycle through the effective utilisation of leading practice. You will oversee the development, implementation, management and continuous improvement of commercial processes, tools and their digital integration into commercial systems to streamline operations, improve efficiency, and drive user adoption and experience, whilst ensuring compliance with organisational policies and relevant regulations.,

• Accountable for owning an area of the Commercial process, tools and technology landscape.
• Accountable for ensuring all process and systems activity across the area of the Commercial lifecycle is defined and synchronised to ensure interdependencies are clear, there are no gaps, and scope of the end-to-end process and systems landscape is joined up effectively.
• Accountable for driving Commercial user adoption and providing relevant training within the given area of scope.
• Accountable for ensuring continuous improvement within the process, tools and systems landscape ensuring all processes and systems remain fit for purpose and adopt latest best practice, referencing relevant Government Commercial Function standards and industry best practice where relevant.
• Accountable for creating and owning Commercial tools and templates and enabling effective use across Commercial within their process area.
• Accountable for the accuracy, consistency and governance of master data across systems, ensuring compliance with AWE standards and data management policies.
• Accountable for understanding the impact of systems and process changes on data structures, ensuring that data models remain robust, scalable and aligned to business requirements.
• Accountable for working with IS to drive the digital enablement of commercial processes and ensure fit for purpose commercial systems within their given area.
• Accountable for working closely with the Commercial Policy, Governance & Assurance teams to ensure all required changes in policy, regulation and legal requirements are updated within Commercial processes and associated systems.
  Must have proven professional experience.
• Experience of working in a Procurement / Commercial function.
• Experience in Procurement / Commercial process design and implementation.
• Experience developing systems requirements and / or implementing new systems or delivering systems improvement initiatives.
• Experience of master data management within large or complex organisations.
• Proven track record of implementing process improvements and driving operational efficiencies.
• Process mapping and process controls expertise.
• A natural analytical thinker with ability to align business priorities to commercial outcomes.
• Skilled in stakeholder management, with ability to create business alignment and influence decision making.
• Knowledge of data architecture principles and ability to design and enforce data management standards.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Work hard, be rewarded: We ask a lot and set the bar high because our work truly matters. In return we offer balance, with award winning benefits including
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Working pattern: AWE operates a 9-day working fortnight, with every other Friday as a non-working day. This role is eligible for hybrid working, meaning employees typically spend three days on site in a long week and two days on site in a short week. We support flexible working where possible, including part-time and varied working hours, so please let us know if you would like us to consider an alternative working arrangement when you apply.

Benefits

• 9-day working fortnight - meaning you get every other Friday off work, in addition to 270 hours of annual leave.
• Market leading contributory pension scheme (we will pay between 9% and 13% of your pensionable pay depending on your contributions).
• Family friendly policies: Maternity Leave - 39 Weeks Full Pay and Paternity Leave - 4 Weeks Full Pay.
• Opportunities for Professional Career Development including funding for annual membership of a relevant professional body.
• Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services.
• Life Assurance (4 x annual salary).
• Discounts - access to savings on a wide range of everyday spending.
• Special Leave Policy including paid time off for volunteering, public service (including reserve forces) and caring.