An exciting Permanent opportunity for a Senior Commercial Manager to join a well known Telecommunciations company with hybrid working.

Our mission is to create maximum value for our 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.

Explain what the role will be doing on a daily basis. What the role will be responsible for, and what the role will be accountable for:

Responsible for all elements of the Commercial framework associated to the Supplier Base for which you and your team manage. This includes increasing 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 eg negotiation plan, contract risk analysis, benefits analysis and contract creation and closure

Track, measure and analyse commercial metrics using KPIs; including expenditures, financial goals and budgets.

Responsible for evaluating and onboarding new suppliers in accordance with MBNL's Commercial process

Assist with the creation of evaluation reports and governance packs providing critical input to selection of the optimum commercial proposals to meet MBNL and Shareholder objectives

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

Draft, negotiate and award 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

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 and your team 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

Be a role model for the MBNL way

Challenge, coach and support staff to demonstrate the MBNL Way, ensuring that feedback becomes a regular occurrence.

Develop our staff to shine.

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