Commercial Programme Executive

Softcat plc; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Share incentive plan

Life Assurance

Holiday

Trips

Vouchers

Partner/family Benefits

Maternity, Paternity and Adoption

Job summary

Softcat plc aims to empower your career through our Commercial Programme Management team, driving governance, value delivery, and outcome-focused reporting across partner programmes. You will partner with Alliances, Vendor Engagement, and Sales to ensure successful delivery, risk control, and financial oversight.

The role supports in developing and maximising vendor programme utilisation with a long-term governance perspective.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to translate programme details into actionable steps.
• Strong analytical approach to monitor programme outcomes.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with stakeholders.
• Experience in risk assessment and governance within tech/sales environments.
• Demonstrated drive for process improvements and efficiency gains.

Responsibilities

• Understand program specifics to prioritise importance and target customers.
• Produce regular performance reports for senior leadership and managers.
• Assist sales by clarifying required processes for programmes.
• Identify and mitigate risks across the programme lifecycle.
• Provide updates on programme status, risks and issues to stakeholders.
• Report on budget alignment and financial objectives to assess profitability.

Skills

Logical thinker

Analytical skills

Communication & stakeholder mgmt

Strategic thinker

Continuous improvement

Job description

Are you looking to develop your skillsandrealise your full potential?

Do you want to take your career to the next level?

The Commercial Programme Management team at Softcat are the powerhouse behind the successful delivery of vendor programmes. They evaluate and ensure that each programme not only aligns with strategic objectives but also brings tangible value to customers and impacts Softcat positively.

With a keen focus on governance, the team effectively manages interconnected projects, guaranteeing that programme execution meets the highest quality standards. They are adept at resource allocation, risk mitigation, and financial management, all while providing detailed reports to stakeholders.

Success. The Softcat Way.

At Softcat we want to support you at every stage of your career. Whether that means stepping up into a more senior role, taking on more responsibilities in your current role or broadening your skills and experiences in a different department, we encourage all our employees to develop and grow with us.

The Commercial Programme Executive will support in developing and maximising efficiency of vendors programme utilisation with a longer term view of governance. Becoming a subject matter expert in your aligned partners programmes and supporting the Commercial Programmes Managers & Deputy Team Leaders in continually evaluating suitability and importance of programmes based on commerciality. Key responsibilities include working collaboratively with the Alliances team, Vendor Engagement team and Sales to ensure successful programme delivery, risk management and reporting.

As Commercial Programme Executive, you'll be responsible for:

• Understand the specifics of programs in order to support with prioritising importance of programmes and identifying suitability to target customers
• Performance reporting for individual programmes to Commercial Programme Lead, Commercial Enablement Lead and Alliances Lead & Managers on a regular occurrence.
• Assist sales in understanding and following required process of programs
• Risk Management: Identifying and mitigating risks throughout the Programme lifecycle.
• Programme Reporting: Providing regular reports on programme status, risks, and issues to senior management and any other key internal and external stakeholders
• Financial Management: Report on the programme budget and provide insights on the alignment of financial objectives so that profitability can being assessed

We'd love you to be:

• A logical thinker to approach programme qualification and management within a technology or sales environment.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to report on programme performance and identify areas for improvement.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with a track record of successful collaboration.
• A strategic thinker with a knack for risk assessment, resource allocation, and commerciality awareness.
• A commitment to continuous improvement, with a keen eye for identifying gaps and crafting innovative solutions.

We also acknowledge that the confidence gap and imposter syndrome are a real thing and can get in the way of us meeting fantastic talent, so please don't hesitate to apply – we would love to hear from you!

Work in a way that works for you

We recognise that everyone is different and that the way in which people want to work and deliver at their best is different for everyone too. In this role, we can offer the following flexible working patterns:

• Hybrid working - 3 days in the office & 2 days working from home
• Working flexible hours - flexing the times you start and finish during the day
• Flexibility around school pick up and drop offs

View the flexible working policy on People Central for more details.

If you have a disability or neurodiversity, we can provide support or adjustments that you may need throughout our recruitment process or any mitigating circumstance you wish for us to consider. Anyinformation you share on your application will be treated in confidence.

Here at Softcat, we don't prohibit the use of AI (artificial intelligence) in our application process, as we understand how far it can go to creating a truly equitable candidate experience. That being said, as a culture-driven organisation, we believe that the genuine essence of each person is what truly matters, so we highly encourage you to be as authenticallyyouas possible when submitting your application to showcase your true and whole self.

Birmingham, Bristol, Glasgow, Leeds, London, Manchester, Marlow, Newcastle, South Coast

We offer a competitive salary and benefits package and will provide you with opportunities to grow, flourish, and achieve great things. Our benefits include:

Benefits

• Pension
• Share incentive plan
• Life Assurance
• Holiday
• Trips
• Vouchers
• Partner/family Benefits
• Maternity, Paternity and Adoption support