Commercial Practitioner – Dwp Careers Wrexham

Overview

Position Title: Commercial Practitioner

Company: Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)

Location: Wrexham, UK

Job Description:

If you like a challenge, you’ll feel at home with us at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). We’re a big organisation, with big challenges, big opportunities and we’re building a reputation for pushing the governments agenda in getting people back to work following the Covid-19 pandemic. If you are passionate, proactive, and can take ownership, and share our commitment to inclusion and innovation, we want to hear from you.

Responsibilities:

• Support the end-to-end procurement process for the relevant contract and provide consistent expertise throughout.

• Work with internal stakeholders to develop specifications, draft ITTs and take requirements through governance to eventual contract award.

• Manage external stakeholder engagement to ensure that markets and suppliers are able to understand the department’s needs and engage with procurements.

• Take responsibility for key aspects of the commercial management of suppliers within the Estates portfolio, ensuring suppliers meet their contractual requirements.

• Provide commercial support and guidance to Estates Supply Chain Management team and broader stakeholders, to support day-to-day and ongoing supplier performance management, where appropriate, take lead in managing commercial and legal aspects. Review ongoing suitability of KPI/SLA against business objectives.

Requirements:

• Support regular supply chain performance management governance process, attending supply chain contractual / performance review meetings as appropriate.

• Create positive supplier relationships, encouraging innovation, creation of “value add” solutions, and a strong customer service ethic.

• Work closely with Estates Supply Chain Management and Cost Management team to ensure proposed contract changes and claims are handled in accordance with the agreed mechanism or otherwise tested to ensure value for money i.e. benchmarking.

• Build a culture of continuous improvement and provide high quality support to DWP corporate and Commercial Directorate senior leadership.

• Be flexible on tasks and responsibilities as workloads within the team change.

Benefits:

• Annual Leave of 25 days, rising to 30 days, plus all Bank Holidays.
• Employer pension contribution of up to 27%.
• Flexible working arrangements including ability to work remotely and flexi-leave.
• Dedicated training & professional development specific to your role.
• Exclusive access to join sports and social clubs with benefits vouchers.