Commercial Supply Chain Manager

Capita; Portsmouth; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company in defense transformation as a Commercial Supply Chain Manager, playing a pivotal role in the modernization of Royal Navy training programs. This contract management role will involve collaborating with senior teams, engaging suppliers, and ensuring compliance across complex service operations. You'll thrive in a dynamic environment focused on delivering better outcomes for the Royal Navy at a grand scale.

Benefits

23 days holiday (rising to 27)

Company matched pension

Life assurance

Voluntary benefits for lifestyle

Paid volunteering day

Qualifications

• Experienced in complex contract management and supplier engagement.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills required.
• Demonstrable experience in procurement activity.

Responsibilities

• Manage large-scale supplier relationships and contract obligations.
• Support onboarding of new suppliers and manage ongoing supplier performance.
• Contribute to change management and contract governance.

Skills

Commercial acumen

Stakeholder management

Problem-solving

Communication

Negotiation

Education

Experience in defense training contracts

Job description

Project Selborne is a Transformational Training programme with a strategic goal of modernising Royal Navy training to deliver “better trained people to the front line, faster”. Project Selborne brings together a number of legacy Royal Navy contracts and in-house service provision into a single coherent training delivery mechanism with an initial value of circa £1 billion for the delivery of Naval Service Training across Royal Navy UK establishments.

As Prime Contractor for Selborne, Capita leads a complex Supply Chain in delivering this exciting and challenging major programme until 2033.

Role Scope

The successful delivery of Project Selborne’s objectives relies upon the effective management of a diverse and ever-growing Supply Chain in addition to a varied and extensive Training Equipment Estate of Government Furnished Assets.

The Commercial Supply Chain Manager, assists the Selborne Senior Commercial Manager (Training Support) across five key areas:

1) the management of Business As Usual supplier activity for a selection of strategically important Supply Chain Partners, some with a contract value of circa £20m per annum, including obligations management, change management and contract conformance

2) the management of Business As Usual Supplier activity for a selection of Training Equipment support and maintenance Suppliers, some with a contract value of circa £1m per annum, including obligations management, change management and contract conformance

3) provision of Commercial input to operational workstreams (including IT and Equipment and Asset Management) when required and as directed by the Senior Commercial Manager including supply chain management of a multitude of smaller value Suppliers

4) lead Business As Usual procurement activity to support the Capita Equipment function including support to on-going change activity in the Royal Navy Submarine Training School (RNSTC) programme

The role is multi-disciplinary and involves interaction with a range of stakeholders both internal and external. The Commercial Supply Chain Manager will be required to engage and provide commercial support across Operational, Programme and Finance workstreams in the management of all matters Equipment and Asset Management related. This will cover the whole contractual lifecycle, from development and agreement of proposals and their consequent implementation through subcontracts amendments, as well as the establishment and management of new suppliers from the origination and definition of requirement to the procurement, on-boarding and on-going management of delivery

Job Description

What you'll be doing:

• Partnering and collaborating with senior management teams, and internal/ external Suppliers to provide pragmatic and viable solutions to commercial issues
• Building strong collaborative relationships with Customer and Supplier Commercial Teams
• Managing obligations, assumptions and dependencies across subcontracts
• Supporting the selection and onboarding of Suppliers including assisting Operational workstreams with the definition of requirement, evaluation of offers and the creation of subcontract documentation
• Supporting the Senior Commercial Manager in assessing and processing both top down (from the Customer) and bottom up (from Suppliers) change requirements including validating the requirements against the existing (sub)contract and critically assessing the proposed impact (including changes to prices)
• Support Operational Supplier owners in performance reviews both internally and with Supplier and the Customer
• Ensuring that all sub(contract) documentation are accurately conformed and kept up to date with agreed contract changes
• Operating as a trusted partner to the wider business, assisting with ad-hoc contract queries and advice
• Promoting a close working relationship between the business and the Commercial Team
• Identifying risks and opportunities, proposing appropriate solutions and mitigations
• Managing change control and tasking order requests to maximise the commercial opportunities
• Advising and assisting with relevant legislative changes (such as Data Protection)
• Ensuring all Capita Group commercial governance is followed
• Ensuring adherence to Capita commercial policies & procedures

What we're looking for:

The role will be at the heart of Selborne activity and requires an enthusiastic, inquisitive and determined person seeking a high profile, yet challenging role. Ideally, candidates should have experience operating in a defence and/or training contract environment, or experience working in a service delivery space where delivery is enabled through large scale Suppliers.

Due to the security requirements of the role itself, the Commercial Supply Chain Manager must be a sole British national, ideally already holding clearance at SC level (or working towards holding SC).

The role will be hybrid one, but with a frequent requirement (2-3 days per week) to be in either HMS Collingwood (Gosport) or HMS Excellent (Portsmouth) with infrequent travel to other locations in the UK.

Experienced commercial individual who has a demonstrable track record of operating in complex contract environments with excellent written and verbal communication skills

Commercial and Contracts experience (including drafting of subcontracts) with a demonstrable track record of pre- and post-contract commercial activity in a highly governed environment

Skilled in employing a high degree of commercial acumen to inform and guide senior leadership

Experienced in leading and delivering procurement activity in an equipment or complex services environment

An ability to operate as a team player with a collaborative working style

A strong influencer with the skills and experience to provide credible, pragmatic and commercial solutions to business problems, seeking win-win solutions wherever possible

A resilient and positive approach to dealing with conflict without damaging relationships

A determined and analytical approach to problem solving and able to use analytical data for decision making

Ability to manage a high demand workload and prioritise effectively in time-bound situations.

Ability to work flexibly over a wide geographical area (where required) and experience of working in a multi-site/mobile capacity combining working from home for potentially prolonged periods

About Selborne

Selborne is a wide scale, 12 year transformation of Royal Navy Training. The contract worth GBP 1 billion was awarded in December 2020 to a consortium led by Capita to deliver and modernise training for the RN. The consortia of partners known as Team Fisher includes Raytheon UK, Fujitsu and University of Lincoln together with 14 other UK-based suppliers.

Our ‘one team’ philosophy is about collaboration and openness, key to the success of this programme. We are looking for people with the talent and experience who can help shape better outcomes for our customers. We are using our expertise in digital transformation to review service design, modernise courses and deploy cutting edge technology to enhance courses including synthetic training (simulator) systems and data analytics. This programme is a shared endeavour working alongside the Royal Navy’s Training Management Group (TMG) as a single integrated team. Together, we will address challenges and collectively improve outcomes for sailors and marines at scale across the naval enterprise – something we are proud to be part of over the coming years.

23 days’ holiday (rising to 27) with the opportunity to buy extra leave

Company matched pension, life assurance, a cycle2work scheme, 15 weeks’ fully paid maternity, adoption and shared parental leave, paternity pay of two weeks…and plenty more

Voluntary benefits designed to suit your lifestyle – from discounts on retail and socialising, to health & wellbeing, travel and technology

The opportunity to take a paid day out of the office, volunteering for our charity partners or a cause of your choice

Access to our Employee Network Groups, which represent every strand of diversity and allow colleagues to connect and learn from each other on an open, inclusive platform

You’ll be joining a large network of experienced, innovative and dedicated individuals across multiple disciplines and sectors. There are countless opportunities to learn new skills and develop in your career, and we’ll provide the support you need to do just that. Our purpose is to create a better outcome for you.

What we hope you’ll do next:

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