Do you want to provide effective commercial management and advice so that business plans may be achieved, and commercial risks are minimised?

As Senior Commercial Manager you are required to provide effective commercial, contract and supplier management for clients within the designated sector, in accordance with Sopra Steria business controls.

The role is varied and will include all aspects of a commercial role as you navigate the challenges of internal and external partners.
You will work with a highly competent team and for business leaders who are passionate about best in class customer experience and being a great workplace.

Our business is, first and foremost, about people. Our services only matter if they work for people and, for us, if they serve a greater purpose too. Being a people-centric organisation is recognised by Great Place to Work's® (GPTW) UK Best Workplaces™ 2023 rankings. We're also proud to be ranked by GPTW UK in its Best Workplaces for Wellbeing; Best Workplaces for Women; and Best Workplaces in Tech listings.
What you will be doing:

• Provide effective commercial, contract and supplier management for client in accordance with Sopra Steria business controls.
• Develop relationships with client teams by attending client governance meetings, ensuring issues and disputes are resolved promptly.
• Operate commercial frameworks and assure the bid responses in order that business targets can be met.
• Manage procurement and negotiation of supply contracts directly linked to client contracts, working in conjunction with central purchasing.
• Assure that delivery performance and contract compliance are in accordance with commercial plans.
• Assure the accuracy and effectiveness of account specific financial control processes including financial monitoring, forecasting, billing and cost control against contractual and commercial plan requirements.
• Act as the point of escalation within a specified perimeter for resolving delays in payment of invoices by clients.
• Identify opportunities for profit improvement and potential commercial or contractual risks, implementing mitigating actions to improve profit and minimize exposure to loss, disputes, and claims.
• Support the promotion of commercial awareness within the Account.
• Provide advice on commercial and contractual matters to colleagues within a specified field.
• Provide regular reports to the Commercial Directors for the Sector and Customer Account Teams on the commercial health of the assigned area.
• Contribute to the development of best practice commercial management, business rules, processes and controls.

What you will bring:

• Develop relationships with client teams by attending client governance meetings, ensuring issues and disputes are resolved promptly.
• Operate commercial frameworks and assure the bid responses in order that business targets can be met.
• Manage procurement and negotiation of supply contracts directly linked to client contracts, working in conjunction with central purchasing.
• Assure that delivery performance and contract compliance are in accordance with commercial plans.
• Assure the accuracy and effectiveness of account specific financial control processes including financial monitoring, forecasting, billing and cost control against contractual and commercial plan requirements.
• Act as the point of escalation within a specified perimeter for resolving delays in payment of invoices by clients.
• Identify opportunities for profit improvement and potential commercial or contractual risks, implementing mitigating actions to improve profit and minimize exposure to loss, disputes, claims.

If you are interested in this role but not sure if your skills and experience are exactly what we're looking for, please do apply, we'd love to hear from you!

Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent


Location:
Hybrid Variable
Security Clearance Level: SC
Internal Recruiter: Alex


Salary:
Negotiable
Benefits: £6,600 car allowance, 25 days annual leave with the option to buy additional days, private medical (couple), life assurance, pension, and generous flexible benefits fund

Although this role is advertised as full-time, we support many ways of working and can offer a range of flexible working arrangements. So, if you're interested and need to work flexibly, we encourage you to apply and talk to us about what might be possible.

Loved reading about this job and want to know more about us?

Our business is, first and foremost, about people. And it always has been. The solutions we develop are driven by the connections they make and the problems they solve. Our services only matter if they work for people and if they serve a greater purpose. Known for our collaborative approach, we provide consulting and digital services, creating innovative solutions, at scale, to deliver sustainable growth and services that make life better.
Our work touches many lives in the UK. From helping the Government provide essential public and health services that offer more convenience and choice, to improving financial services to deliver fairer, customer-centric solutions.

Together we are building a better future by delivering real and lasting value.

We are just at the start of what we can achieve together. Come and join us!

We embrace difference as a source of creativity, innovation and competitive advantage and are striving to become a more diverse organisation. We welcome applications from people with a diverse variety of backgrounds and identities. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation or marital status. We have partnered with Vercida , the UK's largest diversity and inclusion focused careers site, where all our vacancies are available in an accessible format.
If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process, to enable you to perform to the best of your ability, please let us know when completing your application. We participate in the Disability Confident scheme and are committed to offering an interview to any candidate with a disability, who meets the minimum criteria for the role. If you believe this could apply to you, please let us know when completing your application.