Head of Commercial Services
Company
Location
Swindon, England, United Kingdom
Posted At
12/20/2024
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Description
Location
Swindon, GB
Department Name
DM Commercial Director W&W (338788) G5
About Network Rail
🌟 Join Our Team at Network Rail! 🌟
Are you ready to make a difference in people's lives? At Network Rail, we connect passengers and freight customers, ensuring safe and efficient transportation across the country. We're an organisation where people truly matter, and when you join us, you matter to us and millions of others. Click here to watch our inspiring video to learn more about us!
We're dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that reflects the passengers we serve. To achieve this, we're committed to becoming an open, diverse, and inclusive workplace, leveraging the skills and expertise of our talented workforce. Together, we strive to create a safe and accessible railway for everyone. Discover more about the importance of Diversity and Inclusion at Network Rail by clicking here .
Investing in our people is key to enhancing the safety, reliability, and efficiency of our railway system. If you're passionate about making a meaningful impact, then this opportunity is for you!
About our people and the recruitment process - We're an inclusive employer of choice and we welcome applications from everyone! We encourage our colleagues to work flexibly, as we know traditional working patterns don't always fit. If you want to consider working flexibly, just let us know and we'll do our best to help and invest in your career with us , whilst you have a healthy work life balance.
We're also a Disability Confident Leader employer and we'll try our best to adapt the process and offer a reasonable alternative to help support people with disabilities access, apply and interview for roles.
Brief Description
We at network rail are dedicated to becoming one of Britain’s best employers and believe this starts with placing the candidate at the heart of everything we do!
Our ambition to be responsive to passengers and freight users drives us every day and we’re empowered to do the right thing for those who use the rail network. We actively challenge unsafe practices and take responsibility for addressing risks, resolving issues, and protecting safety and wellbeing.
We’re passionate about great service and we ask ourselves, what can we do to put our passengers and freight users at the centre of everything we do? With this in mind, we pull together as one industry because we care about people and teamwork is key. For more information about Network Rail
The post is responsible for managing a diverse set of teams who provides commercial support across the business units and functions in the Wales and Western Region . You will be responsible for commercially manging the delivery Frameworks supporting multi-million-pound projects within Wales & Western Region.
You will be working closely with stakeholders, suppliers and project teams coordinating activities and providing stakeholders with commercial support and guidance as required whilst ensuring compliance with our internal governance policies.
Commercial Services is a group of four teams:
This is a regional role and therefore can be based from any of our regional offices, Swindon, Bristol, Cardiff or London
About The Role (External)
Develop, implement and maintain complex commercial funding strategies.
Develop, implement and maintain complex third party and industry commercial strategies.
Lead negotiation of complex, and high value contracts, achieving best value. Prepare and execute the corresponding contracts.
Lead commercial activity, which is compliant with Network Rail policies, procedures and governance and legal (including EU Directives) and regulatory requirements.
Identify cost reduction and efficiency opportunities, including contributing to continuous improvement initiatives and the establishment of tools to benchmark programme efficiencies.
Influence and liaise with other Industry and national programmes to manage consistency in the commercial approach to supply market.
Identify key commercial and contractual risks to business and manage contracts to mitigate risk.
Develop appropriate processes and systems to regularly measure and monitor supplier performance and exercise delegated authority to procure in accordance with established policies and governance.
Contribute to the development and implementation of best practice systems and processes for the effective, efficient and consistent management of procurement and supply chain activities.
Lead and direct the preparation and implementation of appropriate commercial assurance regimes and prepare robust tender documents structuring the pricing document to facilitate cost analysis feedback for high value/high risk contracts and manage the whole tender process.
Essential
How To Apply (External)
Salary: £85,395.00 to £96,070.00 Band 2C
Closing date: 10 January 2025 . - Late applications will not be accepted.
Click apply now to apply
This is a regional role and therefore can be based from any of our regional offices, Swindon, Bristol, Cardiff or London
Drugs and Alcohol Standard:
Our Drugs and Alcohol Standard is changing as of 16.01.2023. All prospective candidates who have not been offered a conditional role by 16.01.2023 will be required to undergo and pass a drugs and alcohol test. Your application will be rescinded if you record a positive test. All positive drugs and alcohol test results for prospective candidates will be securely held on Sentinel database and a 5 year suspension from applying for a safety critical role, a role which requires PTS certification or a Key Safety role on Network Rail Managed Infrastructure will be enforced.
You can visit Evenbreaks Career Hive for advice on accessibility support if you're unsure of the options available. Should you require any reasonable adjustments/modifications, please add a note to your application.
Network Rail Benefits - To find out about what benefits we offer, click here
All offers of employment are conditional upon satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks. Click here for more information
Swindon, GB
Department Name
DM Commercial Director W&W (338788) G5
About Network Rail
🌟 Join Our Team at Network Rail! 🌟
Are you ready to make a difference in people's lives? At Network Rail, we connect passengers and freight customers, ensuring safe and efficient transportation across the country. We're an organisation where people truly matter, and when you join us, you matter to us and millions of others. Click here to watch our inspiring video to learn more about us!
We're dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that reflects the passengers we serve. To achieve this, we're committed to becoming an open, diverse, and inclusive workplace, leveraging the skills and expertise of our talented workforce. Together, we strive to create a safe and accessible railway for everyone. Discover more about the importance of Diversity and Inclusion at Network Rail by clicking here .
Investing in our people is key to enhancing the safety, reliability, and efficiency of our railway system. If you're passionate about making a meaningful impact, then this opportunity is for you!
About our people and the recruitment process - We're an inclusive employer of choice and we welcome applications from everyone! We encourage our colleagues to work flexibly, as we know traditional working patterns don't always fit. If you want to consider working flexibly, just let us know and we'll do our best to help and invest in your career with us , whilst you have a healthy work life balance.
We're also a Disability Confident Leader employer and we'll try our best to adapt the process and offer a reasonable alternative to help support people with disabilities access, apply and interview for roles.
Brief Description
We at network rail are dedicated to becoming one of Britain’s best employers and believe this starts with placing the candidate at the heart of everything we do!
Our ambition to be responsive to passengers and freight users drives us every day and we’re empowered to do the right thing for those who use the rail network. We actively challenge unsafe practices and take responsibility for addressing risks, resolving issues, and protecting safety and wellbeing.
We’re passionate about great service and we ask ourselves, what can we do to put our passengers and freight users at the centre of everything we do? With this in mind, we pull together as one industry because we care about people and teamwork is key. For more information about Network Rail
The post is responsible for managing a diverse set of teams who provides commercial support across the business units and functions in the Wales and Western Region . You will be responsible for commercially manging the delivery Frameworks supporting multi-million-pound projects within Wales & Western Region.
You will be working closely with stakeholders, suppliers and project teams coordinating activities and providing stakeholders with commercial support and guidance as required whilst ensuring compliance with our internal governance policies.
Commercial Services is a group of four teams:
- Supporting the regional investment and asset protection organisations managing commercial activities with investment partners and third parties
- Providing estimating services into the capital delivery organisation for asset renewals and enhancement schemes.
- Providing commercial services supporting asset inspections & examinations and isolations
- Managing the road vehicle fleet across the region
This is a regional role and therefore can be based from any of our regional offices, Swindon, Bristol, Cardiff or London
About The Role (External)
Develop, implement and maintain complex commercial funding strategies.
Develop, implement and maintain complex third party and industry commercial strategies.
Lead negotiation of complex, and high value contracts, achieving best value. Prepare and execute the corresponding contracts.
Lead commercial activity, which is compliant with Network Rail policies, procedures and governance and legal (including EU Directives) and regulatory requirements.
Identify cost reduction and efficiency opportunities, including contributing to continuous improvement initiatives and the establishment of tools to benchmark programme efficiencies.
Influence and liaise with other Industry and national programmes to manage consistency in the commercial approach to supply market.
Identify key commercial and contractual risks to business and manage contracts to mitigate risk.
Develop appropriate processes and systems to regularly measure and monitor supplier performance and exercise delegated authority to procure in accordance with established policies and governance.
Contribute to the development and implementation of best practice systems and processes for the effective, efficient and consistent management of procurement and supply chain activities.
Lead and direct the preparation and implementation of appropriate commercial assurance regimes and prepare robust tender documents structuring the pricing document to facilitate cost analysis feedback for high value/high risk contracts and manage the whole tender process.
Essential
- Proven commercial leadership at a functional level
- Successful experience in negotiating commercial arrangements
- Substantial experience in setting up, implementing and running 3 rd Party financing and commercial arrangements
- Qualified to degree level in relevant subject area
- Chartered membership of relevant professional institution
- Thorough knowledge of construction and third-party contracts and contract requirements
- Proven experience of balancing stakeholder expectations against the needs and capabilities of the business and suppliers
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Practitioner experience of risk management and contracts assurance
- Wide and successful management background either in rail or construction industry with extensive experience at a senior level of procurement and contracting
- Experience of operating contracts and procurement processes and procedures within Network Rail
How To Apply (External)
Salary: £85,395.00 to £96,070.00 Band 2C
Closing date: 10 January 2025 . - Late applications will not be accepted.
Click apply now to apply
This is a regional role and therefore can be based from any of our regional offices, Swindon, Bristol, Cardiff or London
Drugs and Alcohol Standard:
Our Drugs and Alcohol Standard is changing as of 16.01.2023. All prospective candidates who have not been offered a conditional role by 16.01.2023 will be required to undergo and pass a drugs and alcohol test. Your application will be rescinded if you record a positive test. All positive drugs and alcohol test results for prospective candidates will be securely held on Sentinel database and a 5 year suspension from applying for a safety critical role, a role which requires PTS certification or a Key Safety role on Network Rail Managed Infrastructure will be enforced.
You can visit Evenbreaks Career Hive for advice on accessibility support if you're unsure of the options available. Should you require any reasonable adjustments/modifications, please add a note to your application.
Network Rail Benefits - To find out about what benefits we offer, click here
All offers of employment are conditional upon satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks. Click here for more information
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