Role: Assistant Commercial Manager
Contract Length: Until end of April 2026 – potential to extend beyond April
Location: Hybrid/London – 1-2 days per week in office (office attendance typically falls between Tuesday–Thursday)
IR35: Inside
Pay Rate to Intermediary: £361.17 per day
Spinwell is recruiting for an Assistant Commercial Manager for an excellent opportunity within the public sector.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE ASSISTANT COMMERCIAL MANAGER
- Deliver end to end procurement activity across Workforce Category agreements
- Support volume mini competitions and direct awards
- Manage procurement compliance across legacy PCR/UCR and the Procurement Act
- Work closely with commercial managers on retendering and pipeline activity
- Ensure accurate documentation and adherence to governance standards
- Use SAP purchasing processes (training provided)
SKILLS/EXPERIENCE OF THE ASSISTANT COMMERCIAL MANAGER
- Has strong commercial knowledge, understands commercial law, and can use key commercial tools appropriately.
- Has good understanding of the principles of end-to-end commercial lifecycle management and category management.
- Evidence of supporting on securing 'value for money' in a complex commercial environment.
- Strong commercial knowledge (including commercial models, forms of contract, and current public sector regulations) and confident in securing value for money through achieving good return on investment, whilst applying commercial principles within the boundaries of contract law.
- Knowledge and adherence to legal and regulatory requirements relating to procurement and contract management activity.
- Membership of relevant professional body (desirable).
- Category Management and Commercial Focus - securing value for money within a commercial environment (relevant to the complexity of the deployment) and can use key commercial tools appropriately.
- Risk and Assurance Management: Demonstrates the ability to manage risks within an area of responsibility.
- Commercial ethics - Can apply standards to eliminate corruption, fraud and unethical behaviour in supply chains, taking appropriate actions in the event of any alleged breach of standards. Ability to consider and implement responsible procurement practice.
- Team focus: Can work as part of a team to support their performance, manage setbacks and resolve issues internally.
- Build relationships: Has the ability to communicate with stakeholders at all levels using different communication styles to articulate the benefits that have been achieved and to establish governance and relationship arrangements.
- Has good experience within a procurement, commercial, or buying role.
- Has a good understanding of the principles of end-to-end commercial lifecycle management, category management, and sourcing and procurement methodologies.
If you are an Assistant Commercial Manager, apply now or send your CV to Spinwell!
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