Commercial Procurement Officer Ref. 1337CS

At GCHQ we are looking for a number of commercial professionals to manage intriguing contracts, of varying levels of complexity, whilst negotiating new contracts for a variety of vital products and services. As this is a management position, you'll be responsible for the mentoring and development of a small team of talented and hard-working procurement officers.

Learning and development is fully supported at the organisation, so funded continuous professional development will be provided, including existing and future CIPS modules and seminars. For those who aren't fully CIPS qualified, full training for accreditation will be provided. Specific category experience is not important for these roles, however if you have a preference for a specialism (Technology, Building Services etc) then this will likely be accommodated.

Key Technical Skills:

Experience of successful delivery of tasks to agreed timescales
Buying and selling experience
Commercial experience

Desirable Technical Skills:

Have or have held DV or SC clearance.

Key Soft Skills:

Good interpersonal skills, able to work effectively with a wide range of stakeholders such as customers, contractors and senior managers
Good negotiation and communication skills with a willingness to work with customers to manage expectations and improve service provision.
Willing to work with and support others to identify and implement local changes and improvements
Good analysis and decision making skills

A Day/Week Life In This Role:

Managing contracts (deliverables, performance, contract amendments)
Letting new contracts, providing a quality service to customers (meeting customer needs on time and to budget), negotiating savings.  
Complying with Legal requirements & policy
Creation of management information to support decision making and meetings
Commercial risk management

Ideal Previous Experience:

DV Cleared Civil Servants/ public sector staff or ex staff with Commercial experience (cultural fit, understands working environment, will be quicker to vet and employ)
Ex-Military personnel with relevant experience
People with an industry background within a Commercial, project management or finance departments.  Banking /insurance staff.  School /college/ University leavers with an aptitude for Commercial work
Educated to A level /degree standard who can demonstrate an aptitude for this kind of work, with the possibility of developing a career in Commercial.