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Role: Commercial Lead

Contract Term: To 31st July 2025

Location: Remote working with occasional travel to London / Leeds

Grafton Recruitment are working with a public sector client to appoint a Commercial Lead, who will be key to the effective management of their supply base and the delivery of successful commercial outcomes and complex decisions.

The role requires demonstrable commercial experience operating with a diverse group of senior stakeholders, consultancy skills, and ability to gain credibility quickly. You will be skilled in understanding and digesting complex and detailed information, in order to offer advice and expertise. You must demonstrate the rounded communications and engagement skills that is likely to result in successfully influencing outcomes.

This role will be specifically focused on providing commercial support to digital products & platforms used in organisational transformation.

You will require experience in:

Commercial contract management
Planning, designing and delivering complex and tactical commercial projects.
Supplier facing activity and engagement and commercial management of complex contracts.
Supporting investment cases from a commercial perspective to ensure they deliver value for money.
Supplier cost analysis and supplier due diligence.
Creation of strategies and processes for supplier management.
Leading on Supplier assessments / supplier audits.
Leading supplier negotiations.
Strategic outlook and excellent leadership skills
Ideally experience gained in digital products or aligned area.

If you would like to find out more about this role, please contact Adrian Harrison (Principal Consultant - Procurement Recruitment).

Should you require any support or assistance, please contact your local Grafton office.

Grafton is part of Gi Group Holdings Recruitment Limited and we are proud founding members of Menopause in business, pledge members for Nuerodiversity in business, Disability committed members, Silver status pledge members for the Armed Forces Covenant, and Bronze trail blazers for Racial Equality matters.

Gi Group Holdings Recruitment Limited group of companies includes Gi Recruitment Limited, Draefern Limited, Gi Group Recruitment Ltd, INTOO (UK) Limited, Marks Sattin (UK) Limited, TACK TMI UK Limited, Grafton Professional Staffing Limited, Encore Personnel Services, Gi Group Ireland Limited and Kelly Services (UK) Ltd. Gi Group Ireland Limited are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this role.

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