Description
Join the London Borough of Sutton as a Commercial Lead for Digital & IT, working in a hybrid role with a salary of GBP 61,476 - 67,332 per year.
About the Borough The London Borough of Sutton and Kingston councils have a number of shared services, allowing you to work across both authorities and benefit from a wider pool of activities and experiences.
About the Service and Team The commercial team leads and delivers core DDAT requirements, develops procurement strategy plans, and manages the complete lifecycle of DDAT's contracts.
About the Role and Our Ideal Candidate As a Commercial Lead for DDAT, you will shape and deliver the procurement, contract, negotiation, and supplier management strategy for Kingston and Sutton Councils' shared DDAT service. You will act as a subject matter expert for the technology category, driving the DDAT service plan, managing market engagement, and collaborating with stakeholders to ensure exceptional value for money.
Key activities include:
- Leadership
- Commissioning
- Supplier relationship management
- Championing new digital ways of working
Our ideal candidate is a highly autonomous professional with a minimum of three years of practical experience specifically procuring Digital, Data, and Technology solutions. You must possess the proven ability to fully draft and review complex commercial contracts, backed by excellent numerical and literacy skills.
Our Offer to You As an organisation that values and nurtures talent, we're committed to helping you fulfil your potential and will offer you a supportive, friendly and collaborative environment to grow and develop your career and skills. Benefits include:
- A generous annual leave entitlement of 25-32 days, plus bank holidays
- Enhanced Maternity, Paternity, shared parental, adoption and dependents leave
- Three volunteering days per year
- Hybrid working
- Flexible and agile working arrangements
- Learning and development portal
- Discounts on local shops, restaurants, gyms and leisure centres
- Interest-free season ticket loans
- Local Government Pension Scheme
- Bicycle loan facilities and cycle to work scheme
- Electric vehicle leasing scheme
- Confidential health & wellbeing and counselling support