Senior Commercial Officer – Construction Permanent NEW

Cedar are supporting a Public Sector client, based in Central London, who are looking for a Senior Commercial Officer for their Construction category. This is 12-Month Fixed Term Contract opportunity (high potential to extend) and offers a salary ranged from c£45,000 up to £54,000 per annum plus a range of benefits which include a Public Sector Pension Scheme. This role will also operate on a hybrid basis with the expectation to be on-site set to 1 day per week and the remainder of the working week can be done from home.

Reporting into the Commercial Manager, the successful candidate will be responsible for running full end to end procurements on requirements for Construction Goods and/or Services with values ranging up to c£5m. The successful candidate will need strong Stakeholder Management skills in order to effectively manage relationships and expectations to continually deliver compliance, in line with PA23, and value for money. Please note this role does not have any line management responsibility.

Candidates applying MUST HAVE:

• experience working in a similar role in the UK Public Sector marketplace – i.e. a role in Procurement, Commercial, Category or Contract Management
• experience running end to end Procurements for requirements covering Construction Goods and/or Services
• ideally working towards or have completed Level 4 CIPS
• completion of PA23 training is required