Overview
The Commercial Procurement team is repositioning itself to become a strategic enabler for the BBC, partnering with divisions across the group. The Chief Operating Group is responsible for critical functions across the BBC, and includes Technology & Media Operations, Product, Workplace, Safety, Security & Resilience (SSR) and Finance among others.
The Commercial Procurement Manager will partner with stakeholders to influence the appropriate sourcing approach by: driving third party commercial strategy whilst navigating risk; operating Independently, whilst leading junior staff across a pipeline of defined category projects; ensuring BBC standards are met and public procurement regulations are followed; owning governance processes to ensure approval routes are navigated efficiently and effectively, resulting in the best outcome for the BBC.
Package Description
* Job ID: 23427
* Salary: £50,000 – £65,000 per annum, depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal bench-marking and external market insights.
* Band: D
* Contract Type: Permanent
Main Responsibilities
* Identifying key stakeholders in your category of spend. Developing and maintaining the key stakeholder relationships, ensuring effective communication and collaboration.
* Preparing strategic presentations and reports for category stakeholders, providing data-driven insights and spend management recommendations to drive buy-in and support on annual pipeline plans.
* Delivering procurement projects against plans within category from initiation to completion, ensuring they are delivered on time, within scope, and budget.
* Identifying and mitigating project risks, escalating issues as necessary to senior management.
* Maintaining good relationships with key suppliers, ensuring compliance with organisational policies and ethical standards and public procurement regulations.
* Analysing market trends and data to identify cost-saving opportunities and provide actionable decisions.
* Developing and implementing strategic category and sourcing plans that align with business goals.
* Establishing the process to navigate approval and governance processes, ensuring timely clearances and stakeholder support for category plans and execution.
* Coordinating with internal category stakeholders to gather requirements and ensure alignment with business objectives.
* Monitoring and reporting on procurement performance metrics to ensure continuous improvement for specific categories.
* Collaborating with suppliers to drive performance innovations and optimal commercial outcomes.
* Conducting performance reviews and providing continual feedback to junior staff to foster their professional development.
Are you the right candidate?
* Ability to run high-profile, large and complex procurements in a regulated environment, driving great commercial outcomes
* Ability to influence procurement-driven cost optimisation projects through to successful completion
* Have an in-depth understanding of procurement process in a public regulated environment.
* Hold relevant project management skills that enable the successful end-to-end delivery of procurement projects.
* Demonstrate significant interpersonal skills and the ability to develop and maintain relationships at all levels of the organisation.
* Demonstrate experience and the ability to analyse data and apply to market context and trends to provide actionable commercial insights for the BBC.
* Have experience in procurement software and tools.
* Have a proven background of successfully delivering cost optimisation.
* Hold experience of supplier/contract management with the ability of managing key supply issues and developing relationships to foster innovation.
* Hold a professional certification in procurement (e.g. CIPS, CPSM) (Desirable).
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Purchasing
Industries
Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
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