Commercial Lead

My Central Gov. client requires an interim for an initial 6 months, for the following duties;

Leading the delivery of commercial advice and commercial activity across the full commercial cycle from commercial strategy to contract exit, informed by commercial risks and delivering policy area objectives.

• Management of pipeline of procurements and register of contracts. This includes the use of the JAGGAER platform
• Public sector procurement within the Industrial decarbonisation team
• Development of appropriate business cases following the Green Book 5 case model
• Development of contractual, grant documentation and supporting development of a Memorandum of Understanding with an Arms-Length Body.
• Negotiation with suppliers or partner organisations
• Ensuring adherence to commercial processes, Public Sector regulations and procedures.
• Working collaboratively with colleagues in policy, delivery, finance, PMO, Legal and the wider Commercial team
• Providing advice and guidance for contract managers to deliver best value and quality outputs for contracts and projects.
• Strong persuasion skills are required for influencing and engaging senior stakeholders, including presentation skills.