Commercial Procurement Manager

-; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading media organization in Scotland is seeking a Commercial Procurement Manager to strategically manage procurement across various categories. This individual will partner with stakeholders, drive the sourcing approach, and ensure compliance with public procurement regulations. Key responsibilities include delivering procurement projects, maintaining supplier relationships, and analyzing market trends for cost-saving opportunities. This role requires excellent project management skills and the ability to influence multiple stakeholders effectively.

Qualifications

• Ability to manage multiple procurement projects of varying complexity.
• Strong stakeholder management skills in multi-spend category environments.
• Proven experience in public procurement process.
• Significant interpersonal skills for developing relationships at all levels.
• Experience in data analysis to provide actionable insights.

Responsibilities

• Partner with stakeholders to influence sourcing approach.
• Drive third-party commercial strategy while navigating risks.
• Prepare strategic presentations with data-driven insights.
• Deliver procurement projects on time and within scope.
• Maintain relationships with suppliers to ensure compliance.

Skills

Project management

Influencing stakeholders

Collaboration

Market analysis

Cost optimization

Supplier management

Education

Professional certification in procurement (CIPS, CPSM)

Tools

Procurement software

Job description

Commercial Procurement Manager (Production), Commercial & Content

Salary: £50,000 - £65,000 per annum, depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

Band: D

Contract Type: 1x Permanent Contract & 1x 22 month Fixed Term Contract

Location: Any major BBC hub (UK based)

We’re happy to discuss flexible working. Please indicate your choice under the flexible working question in the application. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at the offer stage.

Purpose of the role

The Commercial Procurement team is repositioning itself to become a strategic enabler for the BBC. The Commercial Procurement Manager will partner with stakeholders to influence the appropriate sourcing approach. You'll drive third party commercial strategy whilst navigating risk. Operating Independently, whilst leading junior staff across a pipeline of defined category projects.

You will ensure BBC standards are met and public procurement regulations are followed. Owning governance processes to ensure approval routes are navigated efficiently and effectively, resulting in the best outcome for the BBC.

This role sits within the divisional procurement team, partnering with CCOG (Chief Customer Operating Group) which is made up of marketing (media, branding and creative) + audiences and revenue management, together with all things BBC News.

Your key responsibilities and impact

• Identifying key stakeholders in your category of spend. Developing and maintaining the key stakeholder relationships, ensuring effective communication and collaboration.
• Preparing strategic presentations and reports for category stakeholders, providing data-driven insights and spend management recommendations to drive buy-in and support on annual pipeline plans.
• Delivering procurement projects against plans within category from initiation to completion, ensuring they are delivered on time, within scope, and budget.
• Identifying and mitigating project risks, escalating issues as necessary to senior management.
• Maintaining good relationships with key suppliers, ensuring compliance with organisational policies and ethical standards and public procurement regulations.
• Analysing market trends and data to identify cost-saving opportunities and provide actionable decisions.
• Developing and implementing strategic category and sourcing plans that align with business goals.
• Establishing the process to navigate approval and governance processes, ensuring timely clearances and stakeholder support for category plans and execution.
• Coordinating with internal category stakeholders to gather requirements and ensure alignment with business objectives.
• Monitoring and reporting on procurement performance metrics to ensure continuous improvement for specific categories.
• Collaborating with suppliers to drive performance innovations and optimal commercial outcomes.
• Conducting performance reviews and providing continual feedback to junior staff to foster their professional development.

Your skills and experience

• Ability to handle multiple procurement projects with different levels of complexity, managing a projects portfolio as required
• Ability to influence multiple business stakeholders in a multi spend category environment across tech, workplace, product, corporate services, marketing or production resources
• Ability to collaborate across divisions, and with key partners such as Finance, Sustainability, Legal, Information Security, Responsible AI, etc to articulate and mitigate risk.
• Good knowledge and understanding of local supply markets.
• Adept at managing spend to drive value and commercial benefit across various spend categories either by local supply or via larger contracts / supplier relationships
• Have an in-depth understanding of procurement process in a public regulated environment.
• Hold relevant project management skills that enable the successful end-to-end delivery of procurement projects.
• Demonstrate significant interpersonal skills and the ability to develop and maintain relationships at all levels of the organisation.
• Demonstrate experience and the ability to analyse data and apply to market context and trends to provide actionable commercial insights for the BBC.
• Have experience in procurement software and tools.
• Have a proven background of successfully delivering cost optimisation.
• Hold experience of supplier/contract management with the ability of managing key supply issues and developing relationships to foster innovation.
• Hold a professional certification in procurement (e.g. CIPS, CPSM) (Desirable)

Disclaimer

This job description is a written statement of the essential characteristics of the job, with its principal accountabilities, incorporating a note of the skills, knowledge and experience required for a satisfactory level of performance. This is not intended to be a complete, detailed account of all aspects of the duties involved.

Please note: If you were to be offered this role, the BBC will conduct Employment screening checks which include Reference checks; Eligibility to work checks; and if applicable to the role, Safeguarding and Adverse media/Social media checks. Any offer made is conditional on these checks being satisfactory.

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