Commercial Manager - FM

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 Commercial Manager - FM will lead on the end-to-end Procurement activities specifically and principally manage tenders in line with the MHRA procurement policy. These tenders may be run via public sector frameworks or under the Procurement Act 2023. There will be tenders that fall below the PA23 thresholds; the principles of PA23 for below threshold procurements will apply.

The role supports good contract management across the MHRA Estates and Facilities teams and provides high quality Public Sector Procurement advice to Agency staff of all grades.

Experience of NEC contracts will be an advantage.

The position for Commercial Manager - FM, reports to the Head of Commercial for the Category and delivers across a set of ambitious and exciting commercial challenges. The key activities are to:

• engage with the business stakeholders to achieve Agency goals and understand future supply requirements
• manage the commercial pipeline and draft sourcing strategies and plans.
• run end to end procurements
• achieve value for money for the taxpayer
• manage commercial risk effectively
• follow and implement Public Procurement Regulations
• draft contracts

FM procurements cover requirements such as Soft FM contracts, Hard FM contracts, one-off works projects and engineering equipment. There is a mix of over threshold tenders, and low-value-high-through-put tenders.

Profile

• Experience of procurement in either in the public sector or FM sector.
• Evidence of developing, implementing, and administering purchasing strategies and drafting contracts that require analysis, comparison, and assessment.
• 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.
• Experience of Public Sector Contracts and preferably NEC contract templates.

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 (South Mimms, EN6 3QJ).
• 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)