Senior Commercial/Procurement Manager

Rullion Engineering Cumbria; Greater London; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Rullion Ltd is seeking a Senior Commercial/Procurement Manager to lead procurement strategy, end-to-end contract management, and risk and performance oversight on complex client engagements. You will chair internal and external meetings with senior stakeholders, drive supplier performance, and implement governance and compliance practices, while guiding teams and fostering continuous improvement.

The role is permanent with 40 hours per week, 2–3 days onsite, and requires SC clearance

Qualifications

• Procurement principles and contract management experience.
• Ability to select commercial approaches with risk mitigation.
• Experience with programme, portfolio and project management tools.
• Responsible for tender evaluation decisions with commercial judgement.
• Developed commercial strategies and contracting approaches.
• Implemented contract and supplier management strategies to maximise value.
• Led teams and provided strategic direction.

Responsibilities

• Develop procurement and commercial strategy.
• End-to-End contract management.
• Risk and performance management.
• Negotiation and continuous improvement.
• Governance and compliance with policies and legal frameworks.
• Business analysis and problem solving.
• Chair internal and external meetings with senior stakeholders.
• Supplier relationship management and category management.

Skills

Procurement expertise

Contract management

Tender evaluation

Risk assessment

Stakeholder leadership

Supplier performance management

Project management

Negotiation

Strategic thinking

Governance/compliance

People management

Tools

Contract management tools

Job description

Job Title: Senior Commercial/Procurement Manager

Job Type: Permanent

Start Date: ASAP - depending on security clearance

Salary: DOE

Location: Bristol/London

Hours of work: 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday - 2-3 days per week in office/onsite

Role Overview and Responsibilities:

• Procurement and Commercial Strategy.
• End-to-End Contract Management.
• Risk and Performance Management.
• Negotiation and Continuous Improvement.
• Governance and Compliance, both with internal policy and legal frameworks.
• Business Analysis and Problem Solving.

Role Objectives:

• Service Excellence: creating and deploying market leading capability, focused on optimising client satisfaction through knowledge, data and insight, and supported by best-in-class methodologies and world class people.
• Risk and Performance Management: identify, assess, and mitigate project risks to ensure client and business success, and implement robust governance activities.
• Business Transformation and Stakeholder Engagement: engage with stakeholders to support business transformation, change management, and efficiency initiatives.
• Leadership: formal and informal leadership through coaching, line management, mentoring and knowledge sharing activities.

Required Experience and Skills:

• Applied knowledge of procurement principles and practices with experience of procurement, contract management and/or contract placement (sourcing).
• Ability to identify the most suitable commercial approach to a given circumstance, including assessing the potential trade-offs and the level of risk mitigation required to achieve the best outcome.
• Understanding and applying programme, portfolio and project management tools.
• Taking ownership of decisions at tender evaluation stage and applying commercial expertise and judgement accordingly.
• Conducting development and commercial assurance of business cases, commercial strategies, and contracting approaches, to ensure that sound commercial practices are being applied.
• Development and implementation of effective contract and supplier management strategies, to extract maximum value from contracts, motivate performance and drive innovation.
• Proactively monitor supplier performance, applying strategies and tools to secure the maximum value from contracts, motivating performance and driving innovation and continuous improvement.
• Experience leading teams and providing strategic direction.
• The role has responsibility for dealing regularly with clients / customers on complex, controversial and contentious issues. The role will typically be able to chair internal and external meetings involving senior stakeholders.
• Supplier Relationship Management and Category Management.

UK National Security Vetting Status - All candidates must be able to obtain SC clearance

Company information:

This permanent/ contract vacancy is being advertised by Rullion Ltd

We celebrate and support diversity and are committed to ensuring equal opportunities for both employees and applicants.

We celebrate and support diversity and are committed to ensuring equal opportunities for both employees and applicants.