Senior Commercial Officer

• This is a hybrid role, part time, three days a week, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday for a total of 23.75 hours a week.
• There is a need to work in the office regularly and attend monthly team meetings, County Hall, Taunton is the office location.
• The role offers the successful candidate to opportunity to work in a procurement team with commercial and contract management requirements across multiple market sectors.
• 30 days’ annual leave (pro rata).
• The position is offered on a permanent basis.

We’re working to improve the lives of people in Somerset – and you’ll be a key part of that. Your day-to-day work will involve:

• Support to contract managers across the Council through commercial and contract management advice.
• Engagement with suppliers including, contract management meetings, performance assessments, negotiation and dispute resolution.
• Prepare commercial and contract management reports, input to legal reports and audit reviews.
• Maintain the contract register and procurement systems for allocated contracts to ensure supplier records remain accurate.

We offer ongoing support, training and guidance to help you be the best you can be. But it will really help if you:

• Have experience in a similar role working in a commercial environment placing or managing contracts.
• Can build relationships with professional officers, senior managers, elected members and suppliers to enable the management of complex contract and commercial matters.
• Have a good understanding of key commercial terms, specifications and pricing schedules and be able to interpret and apply these to a supplier’s delivery of a contract.
• Have the Government Commercial College foundation level contract management qualification or similar procurement, legal, audit or contract management qualification.

We’re proud to be here for the people of Somerset. And that means everyone in Somerset. An important part of this is ensuring that we are as diverse and inclusive as the people and communities we serve.

We welcome applications from a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences to enrich our team. You can always contact the hiring manager for a chat if there’s anything you want to talk about before you apply.

We are proud to offer an environment that is supportive and rewarding, working as part of a team who are passionate about the work they do to improve the lives of people in Somerset.

We offer great training and development opportunities, with supportive management. As well as this, we have some fantastic employee benefits available:

• We promote a healthy work-life balance and offer flexible working arrangements wherever possible, including working from home.
• Generous annual leave allowance, with the opportunity to purchase additional leave.
• Staff discounts in gyms.
• Employee Assistance for the times you may need some support and a variety of employee wellbeing services.
• Auto enrolment onto our generous Pension Scheme and optional pension enhancement through our Additional Voluntary Contribution scheme.
• A Flexible Benefits Scheme via salary sacrifice to obtain a cycle for work and health screenings.
• My Staff Shop offering discounts in shops, online shopping, restaurants, cinema tickets, insurance benefits and more.

For an informal chat about the role, you can contact Gary Coleman, +44 7748394536 gary.coleman@somerset.gov.uk

The salary for this role is £23,187 to £25,981 per annum.

When completing your application/CV please provide your full employment history and ensure that any gaps in employment are explained. Please start with your current or most recent employment.

If you have everything you need, just hit the apply button. We can’t wait to hear from you.