Senior Commercial Consultant

The Senior Commercial Consultant role offers a great opportunity to apply your commercial expertise, strategic thinking, and leadership skills to drive meaningful change within the NHS. At Attain – the largest independent health advisory and delivery organisation in the UK – we empower passionate, values driven professionals to make a real difference in healthcare delivery and outcomes.

The NHS is entering a significant period of change as the landscape is reset in preparation for delivery of the 10-year plan and longer-term reform of the NHS. The change is underpinned by a need for the NHS to both think and act more commercially regarding the way it is structured, the way services are delivered, contracts managed, efficiencies are identified and importantly delivered. Fundamentally this will lead to a new Accountable Care operating model for the NHS.

The recent spending review, although positive for the NHS in relation to overall budget did set out an annualised 2% cost improvement target for the NHS.

The opportunity

In our Senior Commercial Consultant role, you’ll collaborate with NHS customers and healthcare organisations to design and deliver large scale complex projects. You’ll apply your commercial and leadership skills to deliver projects and programmes that achieve sustainable change and enhanced outcomes for patients, communities and teams.

We are looking for commercial professionals who have significant experience of working within the Public Sector and specifically the NHS. You’ll have a background in public sector procurement and or contracting. It would be advantageous if you have private sector commercial experience.

The environment is often challenging, fast paced and dynamic and organisations can be in a turnaround which creates a high pressurised working environment. Your ability to respond and be flexible will be key. Your experience of delivering significant tangible financial savings in year and over a longer period will be a key enabler to your success in this role.

This role will require you to lead others on a regular basis providing knowledge, insight and direction. You could be leading a whole Attain team or a partnership team made up of Attain staff and NHS staff.

Working for us

Attain is defined by our people. We are a collaborative, values-driven team committed to delivering lasting improvements in healthcare.

What your days may look like

You will have the opportunity to:

• lead and work with colleagues who are passionate about improving health and care and creating sustainable organisations
• work in challenging and fast paced environments where client expectations are high
• lead others to deliver project objectives, required outcomes and financial savings
• travel to different parts of the country, working with clients on site to deliver impactful change
• deliver internal work, which helps develop Attain’s solutions and drive business development

Types of projects you would deliver

Your skills and experience should ensure you are able to:

• lead large complex commercial projects providing commercial advisory support within both provider and commissioning organisations across the NHS
• projects can be fast paced, dynamic and there are often high expectations in terms of tangible financial savings
• you will lead projects with a wide range of senior / executive level stakeholders where gaining their buy in and agreement will be key
• take clients on a journey to introduce new commercial models and approaches to how contracts are let and managed to maximise both financial and non-financial benefits
• lead delivery of large scale procurement projects providing knowledge and expertise. Proficient in the management and mitigation of risk
• reviewing contracts to identify commercial opportunities, efficiencies and tactical financial savings
• interpreting spend data and identification of other logistical related commercial opportunities to benefit clients
• support the development of Wholly Own Subsidiaries (WOS) and Special Purpose Vehicles (SPV)
• comfortably work on cost improvement projects, working with clients to identify and deliver savings and efficiencies. Working at pace and delivering tangible, bankable results.
• internally you would play an active role within our commercial community working with colleagues to enhance our offer to clients

About you

We’re seeking candidates with:

• proven experience delivering large scale commercial interventions within the NHS
• track record of delivering tangible financial savings
• significant public sector commercial experience
• excellent knowledge of the public sector procurement landscape and associated regulations
• clear understanding of the challenges faced by the NHS, the pace of the environment we operate within and the dynamic nature of the work
• strong project management skills, including familiarity with relevant tools and methodologies
• a track record of working with senior stakeholders to influence decision-making and drive change, relationship management skills will be a key success factor in this role
• ability to lead teams, fostering collaboration and accountability
• commercial sector experience would be advantageous
• proficiency in data interpretation and analytics to inform decision-making
• Microsoft Office expertise, particularly Excel and PowerPoint

The benefits

• competitive salary
• performance/profit-based annual bonus of circa 10%
• 27 days of annual leave, plus bank holidays on top
• 6% employer contribution pension scheme
• company-paid subscription to a professional body
• hybrid working
• a suite of learning tools to support continuing professional development
• experience a rich variety of delivery projects across different care areas

Interested?

To apply, please send your CV and a cover letter describing how your experience relates to the requirements of the role, including previous experience of leading large scale commercial projects to [email protected].

We look forward to hearing from you.

Attain values difference. We are working to be our best diverse selves and are committed to providing an inclusive, safe, and amicable environment for all people, regardless of gender identity, sexual orientation, ability, age, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and religion (or lack thereof). We are an equal opportunity employer, and our recruitment process is based on capability and experience.