Commercial Officer
Posted Today by Ceto Talent
£550 Per day
Inside
Remote
Nationwide
Summary: The Commercial Officer - Contract Management role involves providing senior commercial oversight for critical national infrastructure operations within a major government organization. This remote position focuses on managing key supplier contracts and leading procurement processes for software, hardware, and services. The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience in contract management and procurement, along with strong stakeholder engagement skills. Active government clearance is required for this position.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage procurement requirements and contract management of key suppliers providing software, hardware, and services.
- Lead re-competing, early termination negotiations, extensions, or competitive selection exercises.
- Manage stakeholder and supplier relationships effectively.
- Advise on procurement routes, commercial risk, and opportunity.
- Identify savings opportunities and lead negotiations with suppliers.
- Conduct frequent joint reviews of supplier activity and benefits with programme colleagues.
Key Skills:
- Proven experience in contract management within complex operational environments.
- Extensive background running end-to-end procurement processes.
- Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship management skills.
- Strategic thinking and commercial risk/opportunity identification abilities.
- Experience negotiating services and costs with suppliers.
- Ability to provide pragmatic, compliant commercial delivery outcomes and constructive challenge.
- MCIPS qualification (Desirable).
Salary (Rate): £550/day
City: undetermined
Country: undetermined
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Commercial Officer - Contract Management
£550 per day (Inside IR35) | 3 Month Contract | Remote
ACTIVE GOVERNMENT CLEARANCE REQUIRED
Ceto Talent is recruiting a Commercial Officer - Contract Management for a major government organisation to provide senior commercial cover for critical national infrastructure operations. This remote role offers the opportunity to manage key supplier contracts and lead procurement processes for software, hardware and services.
What We're Looking For
The ideal Commercial Officer - Contract Management will bring:
- Proven experience in contract management within complex operational environments
- Extensive background running end-to-end procurement processes
- Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship management skills
- Strategic thinking and commercial risk/opportunity identification abilities
- Active government clearance required (will be discussed at application stage)
- Experience negotiating services and costs with suppliers
- Ability to provide pragmatic, compliant commercial delivery outcomes and constructive challenge
- MCIPS qualification (Desirable)
Key Responsibilities
As Commercial Officer - Contract Management, you will focus on procurement requirements and contract management of key suppliers providing software, hardware and services. You'll lead re-competing, early termination negotiations, extensions, or competitive selection exercises whilst managing stakeholder and supplier relationships. Working closely with internal delivery and operations-focused stakeholders and policing partners, you'll advise on procurement routes, commercial risk and opportunity, identify savings opportunities and lead negotiations with suppliers. The role involves frequent joint review of supplier activity and benefits with programme colleagues via traditional performance management tools and processes.
What's On Offer
Day rate: £550 per day (Inside IR35)
Contract: 3 months
Location: Remote working
How to Apply
If you're an experienced Commercial Officer - Contract Management with proven contract management and end-to-end procurement experience, please apply now through CV Library.
Ceto Talent is committed to diversity and inclusion. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of background.