Head of Commercial

TipTopJob; Bristol; On-site; GBP 67,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks an experienced commercial leader to join their dynamic team. This role involves managing significant contracts and ensuring effective delivery of services while optimizing partnerships. You will lead various commercial categories, including digital services and theory test services, contributing to the organization's goals of safer roads and improved services. With a focus on creativity and stakeholder engagement, this position offers a chance to make a meaningful impact in a supportive and inclusive environment. If you are ready to take on this challenge, your expertise could drive the success of essential public services.

Benefits

Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme

Flexible working options

Generous annual leave

Bank Holidays and Privilege Day

Latest IT and tech devices

Inclusive culture

Tailored learning and development

Discount schemes

Employee assistance programs

Cycle to work scheme and gym memberships

Qualifications

• MCIPS membership or equivalent required.
• Significant experience in senior commercial roles leading teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the DVSA commercial team ensuring value-for-money delivery.
• Manage third-party delivery and optimize commercial partnerships.

Skills

Membership of the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (MCIPS)

Senior commercial role experience

Dynamic environment adaptability

Commercial cycle knowledge

Public sector procurement experience

Stakeholder engagement skills

Job description

Location: Bristol, Nottingham, Swansea

Salary: A GBP 67,313 - A GBP 74,406 per annum (In addition to the base salary, a Recruitment and Retention Allowance (RRA) of A GBP 4,000 per annum is available for holders of Membership of the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (MCIPS))

Are you a Member of the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (MCIPS) or an equivalent?

Do you have significant experience in a senior commercial role leading a commercial team?

Can you work creatively in a dynamic commercial environment?

Can you use your broad and deep commercial knowledge to deliver the best commercial outcomes?

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) helps keep Britain moving, safely and sustainably.

They do this by helping people through a lifetime of safe and sustainable journeys, ensuring vehicle safety, and protecting from unsafe drivers and vehicles.

Their Goals Include:

• Making roads safer
• Improving services for customers
• Making road transport greener and healthier
• Harnessing the potential of technology and data
• Growing and leveling up the economy

The Role

They seek an experienced commercial practitioner for a senior leadership role within the DVSA commercial team. This team manages third-party delivery, supporting over 4,000 staff with a contract portfolio valued at A GBP 1,007 million.

This position will enable DVSA to achieve its objectives by ensuring effective, value-for-money delivery of arrangements with third parties, and optimizing commercial partnerships and third-party supplier delivery.

The commercial team operates on a category management model supporting strategic objectives through the entire commercial cycle: pre-procurement/define, procurement, and contract management.

This Role Will Lead the Following Commercial Categories:

• Digital and Technology Services
• Theory Test Services

These categories involve procuring digital resources, IT infrastructure, software, hardware, digital managed services, and Theory Test services.

Skills and Qualifications

• Membership of the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (MCIPS) or equivalent.
• Significant experience in a senior commercial role leading a team.
• Ability to work creatively in a dynamic environment.
• Experience and knowledge of the commercial cycle.
• Broad and deep commercial knowledge to deliver optimal outcomes.
• Experience with public sector procurement.
• Exemplary stakeholder engagement and management skills.

Benefits

• Contribution of 28.97% towards the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.
• Flexible working options promoting work-life balance.
• Generous annual leave: starting at 25 days, increasing up to 30 days with service.
• 8 Bank Holidays plus an additional Privilege Day for the King's birthday.
• Latest IT and tech devices.
• Inclusive culture with staff communities supporting diversity.
• Tailored learning and development, including paid apprenticeships up to Master’s level.
• Discount schemes on high street brands.
• Employee assistance programs for health and wellbeing.
• Cycle to work scheme and gym memberships.

If you believe you are a suitable candidate and want to work for the DVSA, please apply.