Role: Commercial Business Partner x 2 REF 99495
Contract Length: 12 months
Location: Thurso – full time on site
IR35: Inside
Pay Rate to Intermediary: £54.50 - £75.05 per hour
Security Clearance: BPSS
Spinwell is recruiting for a Commercial Business Partner for an excellent opportunity within the public sector.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE COMMERCIAL BUSINESS PARTNER
- Lead business partnering to align commercial initiatives with site goals
- Act as liaison between client leadership, category managers, and other Commercial Business Partners
- Provide expert commercial advice using market trends and procurement best practices
- Drive adoption of category strategies and ensure alignment with site performance
- Influence strategic planning with commercial insights and risk analysis
- Shape commercial strategies to reflect site realities and enhance execution
- Oversee sourcing and contract management strategies for cost efficiency and compliance
- Ensure commercial feasibility of site strategies and identify risks and opportunities
- Embed category strategies into daily operations and performance frameworks
- Address misalignment between operations and commercial strategies
- Support change initiatives and stakeholder engagement
- Prioritise commercial initiatives to optimise resource allocation
- Promote best-in-class commercial processes and behaviours
- Build commercial capability through mentoring and training
- Foster a collaborative, high-performance culture
- Manage commercial risks including supplier performance and market fluctuations
- Perform the responsibilities of Authorisations relevant to post, including appointment to an Emergency Arrangements post
SKILLS/EXPERIENCE OF THE COMMERCIAL BUSINESS PARTNER
- National Qualifications Framework (NQF) level 6 / SCQF level 9/10. e.g. Degree in a relevant discipline or equivalent
- Appropriate professional qualification
- Training or Certificate in coaching, leadership development, or similar fields
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Experience of working with, managing and influencing senior stakeholders
- Experience of providing advice to senior stakeholders in complex operating environments
- Experience of driving cross-functional collaboration across commercial, sites, operations, finance and legal functions to deliver integrated commercial outcomes
- Proven ability to support the development and execution of commercial strategies to deliver cost savings, value creation and supplier innovation in complex supply chains
- Strong commercial acumen, with an understanding of cost modelling, total cost of ownership and supplier risk analysis
- Knowledge of supplier relationship management (SRM) practices and experience in managing high value, strategic supplier relationships to improve performance and drive continuous improvement
- Experience of leading and managing a team
- Experience of working and implementing change in a regulated environment with a clear understanding of assurance and governance expectations
- Ability to lead through ambiguity and change, maintaining focus on business priorities and stakeholder engagement during periods of transformation
- Strong knowledge and application of procurement principles and public contracting regulations
- Strong negotiation skills
- Good understanding of NEC and defined cost audits
- Experience in risk management and mitigation including commercial, legal and operational risks across large programmes or projects
- Experience of working on major infrastructure projects and an understanding of the specific challenges of cost control, risk transfer and contractor accountability in delivery
If you are a Commercial Business Partner, apply now or send your CV to Spinwell!
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Disability Confident
As a member of the disability confident scheme, the client guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.