A Large Law Enforcement are currently looking for a Head of Commercial within their Corporate and Professional Services team. The role is initially for 6 months with opportunities to be extended, the daily rate is £600 to £750 per day via an Umbrella company.

Vetting level is CTC and they must hold valid vetting to be submitted to the order.

The successful individual will lead a small team who manage several key strategic relationships and undertake sourcing for a range of goods and services within the Corporate space, such as media, HR and Financial.

In this role you will provide essential commercial support to the business, managing the activity across the commercial lifecycle. You will contribute to delivering Commercial Excellence, providing a customer focused service, understanding the business need and stakeholder drivers, with the aim of becoming a trusted commercial advisor. You will also develop relationships with the key and strategic suppliers, driving value for money and risk management excellence across the category.

You will play an essential part in managing and/or overseeing the overall commercial life cycle, meaning that the work you do is varied, challenging and exciting. Activities could vary from developing the category strategy, to leading complex procurements, to being accountable for some of the most complex and high profile contracts, all whilst ensuring activity complies with the legislative framework.

Experience and Qualifications

• Experience of leading a category with a similar size and spend

• Achievements centred on cost savings and value for money efficiencies can be demonstrated
• Experience of delivering and implementing strategic commissioning plans; focused on cost reduction and total cost of ownership models
• Experience of negotiating large scale contracts
• Experience of strategic procurement and delivery at senior level
• Experience of dealing with complex demand challenges in a complex operational environment
• Experience working and effectively influencing senior stakeholders with or without authority
• Experience of managing in a diverse workforce including non-direct reports
• Experience of delivering major/complex procurements
• Experience of managing a team; demonstrating an ability to empower team members, track their performance, and develop their potential
• Requirement for candidate to pass ADC at Commercial Lead (CL) level.