Commercial Manager

Job Description

The salary for this role is £53,376 (inclusive of a Procurement Market Premium Payment (MPP), MCIPS Qualifications required) . Onsite working is expected for 3 days each week , however, we actively support requests for flexible working.

This role is to be based at the following site; Culham, Oxfordshire .

This role requires employees to complete an online Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) , including The Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks for criminal convictions and possibly a search of open source data.

As part of your application, please submit your  CV , supported with a  Covering Letter  detailing your relative knowledge and experience for the role.

The Role

Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to make a difference? Join our team and contribute to the future of fusion energy. As  Commercial Manager , you will play a pivotal role in providing support and expertise to Strategic Commercial Managers and Senior Leaders across the organisation for commercial procurement activity. You will operates across the organisation, providing advice and guidance on the completion of large commercial procurements for the growing Research & Development (R&D) portfolio with the UKAEA. You will also provide mentoring, training, and development for the wider commercial team, helping them deliver a customer-centric and trusted service experience. In addition, you will ensure the UKAEA is compliant with UK directives for procurement in the public sector, and support the organisation in achieving its milestones, contributing to meeting the targets and milestones set by the responsible ministerial government department.

Key Accountabilities :

• Coordinate commercial procurement support to enable delivery of major projects, delivering required support within the time parameters to meet project milestones and targets, collaborating with others to define the project scope taking into account Public Contracts Regulations.
• Responsible for pre-qualifying contractors and subsequent interviewing tenderers, assessing tenders and negotiation of contracts as required.
• Manage, monitor, and control contractual progress of projects in terms of adherence to contract terms taking into account time, cost and quality.
• Identify opportunities for improvements and propose solutions in order to contribute continuous improvement within UKAEA.  Make final recommendations for the development of new solutions using analytical and constructive thinking.
• Assist the creation, application and implementation of commercial strategies for the site-specific initiatives where appropriate.
• Understand, influence, drive and negotiate with internal and external customers, suppliers and colleagues.
• Provide operational and tactical leadership in large or complex commercial projects.
• Manage a small team by setting clear goals, providing feedback, and supporting team development to ensure effective performance

Qualifications

Essential :

Additional Information

Please note, there are  two  vacancies available as part of this advert.

A full list of our benefits can be found here  https : / / careers.ukaea.uk / life-at-ukaea / employee-benefits / .

We welcome talented people from all backgrounds who want to help us achieve our mission. We encourage applications from under-represented groups, particularly from women in STEM, people from Black   British   Caribbean and African, Pakistani and Bangladeshi British, and other ethnic minority backgrounds, people with disabilities, and neurotypical individuals. Our Executive team, supported by our 'Head of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion' (EDI) and Wellbeing and our EDI Networks actively promote Inclusion and takes steps to increase diversity within our organisation. We reinforce best practices in recruitment and selection and evaluate approaches to remove barriers to success.

Please note that vacancies are generally advertised for 4 weeks but may close earlier if we receive a large number of applications.

For applicants applying from outside the United Kingdom or those who have spent time outside the UK in the last five years, please visit the following link for information on criminal records checks :   https : / / www.gov.uk / government / publications / criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants  If your country of residence or previous residence is not listed on the website or if the UK Government does not have information on obtaining a criminal records check from that state, we regret to inform you that we cannot process your application.