Commercial Partner – Tech Centre

This OUTSIDE IR35 contract with our Defence/Nuclear client is for a Commercial Partner – Tech Centre for 18 months in Aldermaston, Reading - 2/3 days per week onsite and the rest can be worked from home.  

Key Accountabilities:  

• Ensure alignment and collaboration between SCM and the Tech Centres to identify the demand plan and drive value for money though effective commercial strategy and prioritisation planning. Ensure an effective handshake between the programme and the SCM function on the pipeline of activity to be delivered.  

• Act as a senior leader in commercial solutioning for the Tech Centre, including Make Team Buy recommendations, total cost of ownership considerations etc., with early involvement in all key commercial decisions, working closely with the Tech Centre Director and their senior leadership team.  

• Is a “trusted advisor” to the Tech Centre, advising on key commercial matters and acting as the interface between SCM and the Tech Centre to ensure priorities are clearly understood, constructively challenged, articulated and met by the SCM team.  

• Develops mature cross-functional working capabilities which deliver optimal commercial outcomes and strengthen relationships between SCM and the Tech Centre.  

• Key interface with each Programme Director (RW / WUT / NTR / Trident) to understand and manage demand signals into each Tech Centre and translate into SCM strategic demands including Make Team Buy decisions.  

Key Responsibilities:  

• Develop and implement commercial strategy and solutions for the Tech Centre.  

• Act as the SCM commercial lead in all investment planning decisions (including make Team Buy recommendations).  

• Building relationships with key stakeholders through early involvement and initiative-taking engagement.  

• Develops the Tech Centre pipeline of activity and co-ordinates with the wider SCM teams to schedule and prioritise.  

• In a coordinated manner, conduct early market engagement to understand capacity and capability and build appetite in the market for the organisation as client of choice.  

• Develop a Learning from Experience (LfE) strategy and maintain register of forecast/secured business improvements.  

• Act as the senior interface and accountable person for all relevant commercial supply chain matters including escalations for the business unit.  

• Proactively seeking synergies and alignment in the supply chain, including aggregation and efficiencies opportunities to maximise value for money.  

• Identification of risk and working closely with the business to mitigate risk to the extent possible.  

• Where relevant, ensure category strategies are implemented and embedded within the business.  

• Develop and build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.  

• Ensuring there is an effective communication strategy that informs key stakeholders of new policies, procedures and overarching supply chain strategy.

• Someone to develop and implement the commercial strategy for tech centre.  

• Act as commercial lead.  

• Pipeline planning.  

• Build strong relationship with key stakeholders internal and external.  

• Develop the whole programme and sourcing activity and co-ordinate back into supply chain team.  

• Work prioritization.  

• Co-ordinate market engagement and with other tech centres  

• Create learning from experience strategy.  

• How to manage and mitigate any risks.  

• Ability to act as a strategic partner.  

• Strong stakeholder management skills at all levels, internal and external – written and verbal.