Commercial IT Delivery Lead at Whitebridge Group, Remote, 6 Months, to £650 per day

Whitebridge is looking for a Commercial Lead with experience project managing end to end regulated procurement activities.

Candidate's experience/Role overview

• Manage end to end IT services procurement (RFI, RFP, RFQ, contract negotiation, onboarding, etc.)
• Managed, from a programme perspective, Procurement and Legal resources
• Oversee the preparation and submission of tenders, and conduct thorough contract analysis to ensure all terms and conditions are favourable and compliant.
• Develop strategies for insourcing and outsourcing, evaluating the benefits and risks of each approach
• Plan and execute exit strategies for contracts, ensuring a smooth transition and minimal disruption.
• Shape and create any required artefacts for commercial activity across the programme (eg Invitation to Tender document, Evaluation Matrix, Pricing templates)
• Run competitive regulated tender processes in line with business requirements within the programme.
• Manage the Commercial workstream plan, risks, issues and dependencies, integrating with programme governance and other workstreams
• Provide project status and progress reporting and complete required governance activities.
• Act as a liaison between the programme and Procurement to ensure any procurement processes/practices are followed by the programme.
• Experience with Utilities procurement - Electricity, Water, Gas, etc.

The successful applicant should be able to commit to starting ASAP. The role will be majority home based with office visits, frequency based upon candidate location. Direct applicants only please.