Head of Service - Commercial Infrastructure

GatenbySanderson; Lincoln; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading public sector organization as a Head of Service - Commercial Infrastructure. In this pivotal role, you will lead a talented commercial team at Lincolnshire County Council, driving procurement and contract management to achieve significant efficiencies and savings. With a dynamic hybrid work model, you will blend strategic oversight with hands-on leadership, ensuring contracts deliver measurable value while fostering commercial excellence within the council.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in managing high-value procurement and contract management.
• Strong skills in leading a commercial team and delivering results.
• Hands-on experience in commercial negotiation and risk management.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a small commercial team to deliver results.
• Take ownership of procurement and supplier negotiations.
• Ensure contractual agreements provide substantial commercial value.

Skills

Leadership

Commercial Management

Negotiation

Risk Mitigation

Procurement

Strategic Thinking

Education

MCIPS qualification

Job description

Head of Service - Commercial Infrastructure

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Lincolnshire County Council (LCC)

Head of Service - Commercial Infrastructure

Location: Lincoln (Hybrid / 1-2 days per week in the office)

This job post will be advertised for a minimum period of two weeks on LinkedIn. After this time please apply directly to https://www.gatenbysanderson.com/job/gse123537/ until the closing date of 10am Friday 27 June 2025.

Delivering Commercial Excellence for Lincolnshire

Are you a commercial leader who thrives on driving real results; not just setting strategy, but rolling up your sleeves and leading a team to deliver?

Lincolnshire County Council (LCC) is looking for a Head of Service - Commercial Infrastructure to lead a small, high-performing commercial team, taking ownership of high-value procurement, supplier negotiations, and contract management across LCC’s infrastructure spend.

This is not a back-office, policy-focused role. You must be a hands-on leader who can develop and manage a team, build commercial capability, and ensure that contracts deliver real value. You’ll need to balance big-picture strategic thinking with the ability to personally drive day-to-day commercial delivery.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage a small commercial team, ensuring they develop expertise and deliver results.
• Take ownership of commercial activity, leading procurement, supplier negotiations, and contract management.
• Deliver efficiencies and savings, ensuring LCC gets the best commercial outcomes.
• Strengthen supplier and contract management, driving performance improvements and risk mitigation.
• Be hands-on - coaching, developing, and holding your team accountable for high standards.
• Drive change, improving LCC’s commercial approach while embedding best practice.

Who Should Apply?

We are looking for an experienced people manager with:

• Proven experience leading and developing a small team in a commercial environment.
• A track record of leading high-value procurement and contract management.
• Strong experience negotiating commercial deals, mitigating risks, and driving efficiencies.
• Hands-on leadership skills; you must enjoy managing people directly, not just overseeing strategy.
• The ability to balance big-picture commercial thinking with day-to-day operational leadership.

A MCIPS qualification (or equivalent public procurement experience) is highly desirable. This role requires hands-on leadership experience—if you’re looking for a purely strategic position without direct team management, this may not be the right fit.

Why Join Us?

This is a role for someone who wants to make an impact and take ownership. You will have the freedom to shape LCC’s commercial strategy while being on the ground, actively leading your team. The role offers a hybrid working model, with flexibility to work remotely while ensuring a hands-on presence in Lincoln (1-2 days per week) to support your team and stakeholders.

If you’re ready to lead, manage, and deliver real commercial results, we want to hear from you. Apply today and take ownership of Lincolnshire’s commercial future.

Further details please click on Apply and contact Gary Evans (07809 195 593) or Alfred Leigh (07881824205) of GatenbySanderson.

Closing date is 10am Friday 27 June 2025

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Executive

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Strategy/Planning, Purchasing, and General Business

• Industries

  Government Administration and Government Relations Services

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