Commercial Manager

A fantastic opportunity to join MHRA as a Commercial Manager.

Client Details

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency enhance and improve the health of millions of people every day through the effective regulation of medicines and medical devices, underpinned by science and research.

The agency is made up of c.1300 staff working across two main centres and peripatetically across the UK and abroad.

The agency consists of Corporate, Partnerships, Transformation, Governance, Communications & Engagement, Scientific Research & Innovation, Healthcare Quality & Access, Safety & Surveillance and Technology groups.

The Commercial Function reports to the Chief Finance Officer and is charged with improving commercial outcomes, driving value for money, embedding a stronger commercial focus, reducing risk, and improving commercial capability across the MHRA.

The Commercial team is responsible for the purchase of goods, services and works in the categories of: Digital and Technology, Facilities Management (FM), Science, and Corporate; with a combined portfolio of circa 400 contracts and an addressable spend approximately £70m per annum.

Description

The position for Commercial Manager reporting to the Head of Commercial Corporate delivers across a set of ambitious and exciting commercial challenges within all categories of spend; Digital and Technology, Facilities Management, Science and Corporate. The key activities are to engage with the business achieve their goals through management of MHRA's commercial relationships and the commercial pipeline, driving value for money and value creation whilst managing commercial risk effectively.

The Commercial Manager will lead on the end-to-end Procurement lifecycle activities across multiple categories including managing and administering tenders in line with the Agency procurement policy whilst also supporting good contract management across the Agency and providing high quality advice.

The reponsibilties will include:

• Deliver procurement and commercial activity across all categories to include engaging with stakeholders at all levels and working in partnership with Agency divisions to develop and execute strategies for sourcing requirements in line with the Agency procurement policy and category strategy.

• Actively managing your procurement pipeline by ensuring awareness of incoming projects and impending contracts expiring over the short / medium and long term and engaging with contract owners to develop and implement strategies.

• Deliver robust and compliant contracts that demonstrate value for money, maximize the return on investment, manage risk appropriately and deliver improved performance, seeking alternative commercial and service delivery models as appropriate

• Provide support and advice for the stakeholder community and promote procurement excellence, and good contract management whilst actively challenging inappropriate processes or bad practice to aid compliance,

• Support and maintain accurate record keeping and administration of commercial activities across all commercial categories including supporting and driving our transparency obligations not withstanding supporting and driving reporting of commercial activities.

Profile

• Demonstrable procurement experience in the public sector
• Experience of effectively communicating in plain English complex guidance, ideas, or processes to include technical jargon.
• Using strong numerical, grammar and analytical skills to understand and interpret complicated information.
• Working as part of a team and being solutions orientated.
• Successful negotiation and issue resolution and advising and supporting stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of the end-to-end Public Sector Procurement lifecycle and core principles in particular the respective responsibilities of procurement and wider stakeholder groups, understanding the market procurement and tender administration with a good grasp of contract management principles.
• Understanding and experience of Public Contracts Regulations 2025 and the Procurement Act 2023
• Good understanding of complex policies and guidance and being able to interpret, explain and apply them to senior stakeholders to support decision making.

Job Offer

• Basic Salary £44,825 rising to £47,948 with service
• Hybrid working policy. 2 days per week on site (including every Wednesday) at the MHRA Office near Potters Bar, Hertfordshire.
• Excellent civil service pension scheme
• 25 days annual leave plus band holidays rising by 1 day for each completed year of service up to a maximum of 30
• Flexible working
• interest-free season ticket loan or bike loan
• CoreCare - employee assistance services and access to the Civil Service Benevolent Fund
• eligibility to join the Civil Service Motoring Association (CSMA)