Role: Commercial Strategy Lead

Location: Reading (Hybrid 2 days on site)

Salary: £700 - £850 Per Day Outside IR35

Overview

Do you want to be a part of a major Transformation Programme spearheading the wider UK Industrial Strategy boosting productivity by backing Manufacturing businesses to create good sustainable jobs and increase the living conditions earning power and well-being of people throughout the UK with investment in skills, machinery and modern infrastructure?

Join this innovative organisation to drive growth across the UK Manufacturing Sector modernising and improving capability and efficiency throughout the wider UK PLC.

We are looking for capable and credible Commercial Strategy Lead who can navigate the world of Private Commercial Enterprise across Global FTSE 250 businesses and SME's who focus on Manufacturing. You will need strategic knowledge of Procurement across Private + Public Sector and complex Government Contract regulations associated with Nuclear and MOD. Experience of working closely with with Cabinet Office and the Ministry of Defence will be a distinct advantage

SC Clearance will be needed to obtain this role and it would be of great benefit if you were already security cleared.

Key Requirement:

To be the commercial lead for business operations teams & sponsors for the future potential pipeline before a budget is formally approved, building business cases for different routes to market. Working with sponsors to:

• Undertake make/buy analysis to determine if a new infrastructure solution or instead to outsource need represents best value.
• Undertake route to market analysis confirming solution can be delivered under existing or new framework or if single contract required
• Producing Commercial Case to align commercial and investment decision making
• Work with commercial engagement team to ensure statement of requirements fully agreed and understood
• Handover to commercial strategy and procurement teams once commercial case completed

The Commercial Strategy lead will lead a team of 2 to coach and develop solutions aligned to needs of Head of Strategic Sourcing

• Commercial Acumen - experienced in translating business needs into a commercial strategy and deep understanding of core commercial risks
• Experience - Must have experience of complex commercial strategies in excess of £500m in either a construction project or major complex programme (e.g defence or rail project)
• Leadership & Influence - must have core skills to produce effective strategy documents, present to C-suite executive and influence decision making
• Data led - have ability to review and analysis business and commercial data to create insightful recommendations

If you want to work in an innovative and complex organisation on classified programmes with a great opportunity for real impact, and you have the resilience and tenacity to push projects forward in a highly regulated environment then reach out to me directly today tom.dykes@1st-executive.com or click Apply Now to find out more about this fascinating opportunity.