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Commercial Executive /Specialist

Job Title: Commercial Executive /Specialist
Contract Type: Permanent
Location: Reading, Berkshire
Industry:
Salary: Negotiable
REF: CM/CA_1629927247
Contact Name: Cauvery Machaiah
Contact Email: Cauvery.Machaiah@projectpeople.com
Job Published: 12 months ago

Job Description

MBNL's mission is to create maximum value for their Shareholders, by delivering and managing their best network experiences at the lowest cost. The Commercial directorate owns the commercial strategy that supports our corporate outcomes including all procurement activity and commercial, supplier and contract management, and coordinate overall supplier relationships.

Commercial has been formed to create a centralised model for commercial delivery and is accountable for establishing and supporting that model within MBNL by setting the commercial policy(ies), standards and framework, ensuring that high standards of procurement, commercial, supplier and contract management are achieved, efficiently, throughout MBNL.

In your role, you will be responsible for the management and supplier relationship for a specified portfolio of suppliers. Within this role you will provide commercial support to MBNL's business and project teams to:

· Ensure budgetary compliance

· Negotiate pricing and identify savings opportunities

· Manage existing agreements with suppliers

· Negotiate new framework agreements with key suppliers

· Minimise commercial risks.

· Responsible for all elements of the Commercial framework associated to the Supplier Base for which you manage. This includes supporting the Head of Commercial to increase the maturity and evolution of the Supplier Strategy, Supplier Selection, Contracting, Onboarding, In-Life and Exit Management core elements of the framework

· Responsible for ensuring all commercial activity is governed by Commercial Policy and processes

· Develop a strong, effective relationship within the Commercial team and all areas of MBNL, raising the profile of the Commercial team and advocating the importance of sound commercial management to all areas of our business

· Provision of all commercial deliverables, as necessary e.g. negotiation plan, contract risk analysis, benefits analysis and contract creation and closure

· Lead tender activities using established commercial processes ensuring the strategic requirements of MBNL and its shareholders are met

· Draft and negotiate supplier contracts with support from MBNL Legal, in accordance with MBNL's Commercial process, governance and Corporate Delegation of Authority.

· Implement and manage change control process for key MBNL contracts

· Report issues and opportunities in a timely manner and manage risk appropriately

· Manage resolution of contractual disputes up to Director level

· Ensure contractual governance / approval mechanisms are applied and support governance meetings in line with the contract to ensure actions delivered upon.

· Work with relevant business areas to track performance of suppliers against the contract on key contractual KPIs, working with and ensuring that the suppliers are delivering on all fronts

· Work with relevant stakeholders to engage with supplier contacts, ensuring agreed performance and pricing are maintained and new costs are agreed under contract as required

· Work with MBNL's technical / project teams and Managed Service Providers to ensure that MBNL's suppliers / contracts are managed effectively yielding sustained savings

· Influence key shareholder stakeholders. Attend Commercial Committee, where required, to present recommendations to both shareholders. Be self-driven and able to work with minimal management supervision in a dynamic and challenging environment with tight timelines

· Responsible for ensuring that supplier contract and part number information is accurately reflected in MBNL's contract database and ERP system, for the suppliers you manage. Work with relevant colleagues to resolve associated issues.

· Actively support the commercial audit process.

· Challenge the status quo, keep abreast of the external market trends and use this to drive improvements, continuous improvements and learning.

Project People is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

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