Cedar are supporting a Fortune 500 company who are on the look for a Commercial Manager covering General Supplies. This is a permanent position which will be based predominantly based from Home and will require occasional travel on-site in Bristol (expected to be 1 day per month) with a salary of up to £45,000 on offer.

This role will report into the Senior Commercial Manager and will be responsible for:

• ensuring commercial activity is performed to the highest standards and maintained to be able to provide advice to internal/external stakeholders, conforms to EU Procurement Regulations and internal Policies/Procedures and is monitored to ensure continuous improvement with the overall aim of obtaining best value for money.
• proactively participate in development and implementation of Category Strategies to ensure these fully satisfy requirements which may also include drafting and issuing ITTs/ITNs, contracts etc. and manage the associated procurement process up to and beyond contract award
• effectively manage contracts by building strong working relationships with both contractor, customer and colleagues where necessary
• negotiating contract terms, conditions and prices for Procurement activity with a view to delivering value for money/savings

Candidates applying MUST HAVE experience which covers:

• Ideally MCIPS and/or IACCM qualified (or working towards)
• Experience in a recent role covering either Procurement, Category Management, Contract Management or Commercial Management in the UK Public Sector or services into the Public Sector
• Hands on (recent) experience running OJEU/PCR compliant Procurements (defence sector experience would be advantageous but is not required)
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work as part of a team and engage with Stakeholders