Commercial Manager
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Join a small commercial team with big ambitions for the public library sector. We are seeking a Commercial Manager to help us realise our plans to secure a menu of commercial contracts that all of our 175+ member library services can choose to benefit from, according to the skills and assets of their service, their focus and strategy and of course the needs of their communities.
Our Commercial Team
Currently we hold a single commercial contract worth around £3m per year delivered through 12 libraries. Our aim is to reach a point where we have a menu of commercial contracts that all of our 175+ member library services can choose to benefit from according to the skills and assets of their service, their focus and strategy and of course the needs of their communities.
In the current funding climate for local authorities and local government services, these contracts are not just about the income and the services they can provide, but about demonstrating nationally the power of the library sector, and how national services can be delivered locally through library services and the communities they serve.
This is a long term aim of ours – we are seeking to build the commercial team with this role and while it is initially a 12 month contract, our hope is that with the role in place we can generate the income to sustain and build on it.
Main purpose of role:
- Support the delivery of commercial projects across the library sector
- Lead the bidding process for new commercial projects
- Manage the mobilisation and setup of contracts and services
- Manage the ongoing delivery of commercial contracts and services including management reporting and contract / service optimisation to increase benefit to the libraries and sector
- Ensure appropriate agreements are in place with our network of library partners to support current and future commercial collaboration
- Ensure we have organisational documentation and accreditation in place to bid for large government contracts
- Support the development of beneficial procurement frameworks for libraries
- Support the development of commercial skills and capacity across the library sector
- Contribute to the growing commercial awareness and understanding within the organisation, its partners and its members.
Key relationships
- Works with the network of library leaders who are engaged in the delivery of our commercial contracts.
- Works with the Commercial Director, Chief Executive and Commercial Sub Committee to ensure effective delivery of commercial contracts across the sector, and managing commercial and financial risks
- Works with our commercial and contractual partners to deliver on contracted outcomes
- Works with the Advocacy and Communications Manager to support ensure
- Reputational risks are managed effectively
Please see the attached job description for a full description of the role, including person specification.
Frequent travel within the UK will be required for the role.
How to apply:
• Please upload a copy of your CV
• Please submit a covering letter, which should include relevant experience and detail how you fit the person specification set out in the job description
• We do not accept covering letters generated by AI
We operate an anonymous recruitment process, which removes identifying information from applications in order to reduce bias in the recruitment process, for this reason, please remove any identifying information from any uploaded attachments, e.g. CV
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Our vision is an inclusive, modern, sustainable and high-quality public library service at the heart of every community in the UK.
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