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Head of Commercial (Somerset or Suffolk)

Job Category:  Other
Contract Partner Company:  Somerset Passenger Solutions
Employing Company:  SPS

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As the Head of Commercial, you will be fully responsible for the commercial governance of Specialist Passenger Solutions, to include the leadership and management of contracts, suppliers, tenders and negotiations.  


The Head of Commercial will be the main point of commercial contact on contracts at the business and will be required to work closely and pro-actively with stakeholders at all levels and across all the teams within SPS and its supply chain to optimise commercial benefit to SPS.  


The position can be based at our business in either Somerset or Suffolk but will cover both areas. 


Key Duties & Responsibilities

 

  • Providing line management for the Commercial Manager  
  • Working closely with the Management Accountant to ensure good commercial and financial management of SPS 
  • Selection of suppliers through the organisation of quoting and tendering processes 
  • Full commercial management of contracts post-award including managing the ongoing relationship with suppliers, negotiations and contract review meetings 
  • Delivering to the NEC3 contract requirements of EDF in accordance with SPS governance to meet SPS business objectives and maintain strong relationship management 
  • Evaluating current systems and implementing changes to the business to generate best commercial value for SPS and the client 
  • Ensuring all Principal Accountabilities for the contract commercial team are implemented in accordance with client commercial procedures 
  • Assessing & engaging with the supply chain based on collaborative working principles to ensure best value for the client and SPS. 
  • Correct assessment of potential suppliers, information exchange via procurement electronic portal tools, along with invitation to tender preparation, evaluation & negotiation, ensuring that selected tenders are compliant with the scope & commercial requirements 
  • Working closely with the finance team to complete submissions on time for example management and submission of the Application for Payment 
  • Management of the relationship with SPS's IT stakeholders and with our IT support provider, including procurement of hardware and software.


Qualifications & Knowledge


Essential: 

 

  • Driving licence 
  • Highly numerate 
  • Stakeholder and relationship management at a senior level  
  • IT literate and experience with MS Office 365 


Desirable: 

 

  • Relevant Degree 
  • NEC3 contract management 
  • Management Diploma 
  • Knowledge of the transport sector or a similar field  
  • Experience with Sage 50


Skills & Experience 


Essential: 

 

  • 3 years' experience in a similar role 
  • Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office and health and safety IT systems 
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • The ability to organise and prioritise workload 
  • Understanding of the Social Value approach to Supply Chain management and procurement  
  • A flexible approach to working hours as we are a 24/7 business.  


Desirable: 

 

  • Ability to support and drive behavioural culture change programmes across a large, complex, multi-shift operation.

 

For this role you must have evidence of right to work in the UK. As a project, we do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

The SZC Jobs Service supports local people into exciting, long-term careers across our Project. #SZCJobs

As the Head of Commercial, you will be fully responsible for the commercial governance of Specialist Passenger Solutions, to include the leadership and management of contracts, suppliers, tenders and negotiations.  


The Head of Commercial will be the main point of commercial contact on contracts at the business and will be required to work closely and pro-actively with stakeholders at all levels and across all the teams within SPS and its supply chain to optimise commercial benefit to SPS.  


The position can be based at our business in either Somerset or Suffolk but will cover both areas. 


Key Duties & Responsibilities

 

  • Providing line management for the Commercial Manager  
  • Working closely with the Management Accountant to ensure good commercial and financial management of SPS 
  • Selection of suppliers through the organisation of quoting and tendering processes 
  • Full commercial management of contracts post-award including managing the ongoing relationship with suppliers, negotiations and contract review meetings 
  • Delivering to the NEC3 contract requirements of EDF in accordance with SPS governance to meet SPS business objectives and maintain strong relationship management 
  • Evaluating current systems and implementing changes to the business to generate best commercial value for SPS and the client 
  • Ensuring all Principal Accountabilities for the contract commercial team are implemented in accordance with client commercial procedures 
  • Assessing & engaging with the supply chain based on collaborative working principles to ensure best value for the client and SPS. 
  • Correct assessment of potential suppliers, information exchange via procurement electronic portal tools, along with invitation to tender preparation, evaluation & negotiation, ensuring that selected tenders are compliant with the scope & commercial requirements 
  • Working closely with the finance team to complete submissions on time for example management and submission of the Application for Payment 
  • Management of the relationship with SPS's IT stakeholders and with our IT support provider, including procurement of hardware and software.


Qualifications & Knowledge


Essential: 

 

  • Driving licence 
  • Highly numerate 
  • Stakeholder and relationship management at a senior level  
  • IT literate and experience with MS Office 365 


Desirable: 

 

  • Relevant Degree 
  • NEC3 contract management 
  • Management Diploma 
  • Knowledge of the transport sector or a similar field  
  • Experience with Sage 50


Skills & Experience 


Essential: 

 

  • 3 years' experience in a similar role 
  • Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office and health and safety IT systems 
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • The ability to organise and prioritise workload 
  • Understanding of the Social Value approach to Supply Chain management and procurement  
  • A flexible approach to working hours as we are a 24/7 business.  


Desirable: 

 

  • Ability to support and drive behavioural culture change programmes across a large, complex, multi-shift operation.

 

For this role you must have evidence of right to work in the UK. As a project, we do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Why Join Us?

For more than 60 years, nuclear power stations in the UK have been quietly keeping Britain fuelled with massive amounts of home-grown energy.

Our teams up and down the country are proudly continuing to serve the nation – but they also have an eye on the future.

EDF is leading the UK's nuclear renaissance with the construction of a new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point C and plans for a new power station at Sizewell C in Suffolk.

Nuclear power is the most reliable, low-carbon energy source currently available to the UK. EDF is playing a key role in the development of nuclear sites, while Hinkley Point C will provide low-carbon electricity to meet 7% of the UK demand. The project is already making a positive impact on the local and national economy as well as boosting skills and education.

We’re not just building new nuclear power stations. We’re developing careers, upskilling generations and creating thousands of employment and apprenticeship opportunities across a variety of skills areas.

It takes a special kind of person to work in the nuclear energy industry and although we have thousands of them there’s always a need for more.

Our industry has a mind-boggling range of opportunities and more jobs, and in more places, than you might think. But it’s also an industry which is changing.

We’re a responsible business and proud to be Britain’s biggest generator of zero carbon electricity. With size, age and experience, we believe we can do even more.

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