Commercial Business Partner Liverpool / Darlington - hybrid role Full Time, Permanent We are currently seeking a Commercial Business Partner to lead on strategic commercial activity in their business partnering area. As a key member of the Finance and Corporate commercial team, you will work collaboratively with colleagues to ensure customer and stakeholder needs are met and lead team members in delivering commercial activity in line with public accountability expectations. You will support the Senior Commercial Business Partner in the design and development of the DBS Commercial Strategy, in support of the delivery of the DBS 2028 Strategy and support the Senior Commercial Business Partner and your direct reports in implementing a Strategic Commercial Business Partnering Model. Your key responsibilities will include: Key Responsibilities: As a Commercial Business Partner, you will develop relationships to support the organisation in reducing unnecessary spend and deliver value for money through commercial activities. You will liaise at appropriate levels across the organisation to offer early-stage specific advice to assist in managing commercial activity. Your key responsibilities will include: * Proactively building effective and influential relationships with senior stakeholders providing advice on commercial and procurement matters, policy, planning and strategy * Developing and implementing procurement strategies, defining and negotiating contract terms, and engaging the market for future services * Identifying and mitigating contractual risk to reduce the risk of service failure and reputational damage * Planning and delivering the mobilisation of new contracts * Working alongside the leaders of different parts of the organisation to ensure delivery of effective contract management Ensuring that your team: * Works with internal stakeholders to effectively develop and maintain a Commercial pipeline * Identifies, understands, records and manages savings and contract risks at all stages of the procurement cycle * Planning, leading and overseeing the procurement of services * Ensuring compliance to and awareness of developments in procurement law, government accounting and best commercial and procurement practice * Taking ownership of silver and gold level procurements ensuring compliance and driving value for money About you: * Ability to extract complex MI and other information from a variety of sources and present in a clear and consistent manner * Skilled at balancing conflicting demands of multiple projects and tasks whilst delivering strategic objectives * Handled complex commercial projects involving novel and non-standard commercial&contractual mechanisms * Experience in leading on procurements and contracts of high value and complexity with the potential for reputational risk * Well-versed in developing and managing effective relationships with stakeholders at all levels * Experience in developing and leading teams to improve (not necessarily as a direct line manager) Qualifications/Technical Ability * CIPS (Chartered Institute of Procurement&Supply) membership, qualified to Level 6 Diploma * You will have completed (or be willing to complete)“foundation” level in the Contract Management Capability Programme and will be working through Transforming Public Procurement training to ensure we are compliant with The Procurement Act 2023. * An understanding of the Gov. uk Sourcing Playbook, the Contract Management Professional Standardsand associated policies and the obligation on Commercial Successful candidates must meet BPSS security requirements before they can be appointed. Why Join us: This is an exciting opportunity to join DBS as it builds and strengthens its Commercial team. We’re currently revisiting our CorporateStrategy and embarking on a technological transformation program, both of which require strong commercial leadership and support. The newly restructured Commercial team will play a key role in advancing these strategic priorities and driving key changes. You will have the opportunity to apply yourskills and experience to shape the strategic direction of both the Commercial team and the wider organisation as DBS embarks upon its new strategy. As an Executive Non-Departmental Public Body (NDPB), DBS operates with more independence than many government organisations, so you’ll enjoy more autonomy and flexibility than typical government department Commercial teams and you’ll have the ability to drive commercial strategy across the organisation. At DBS we have made a real success of flexible working and are not mandating the 60% ‘in office’ requirement that other government departments are bound by. We welcome applications from across the UK, with a willingness to travel as needed. Alongside your salary, we contribute (28.97%) towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. In addition, we offer a number of excellent benefits for its employees. These can include: * Generous annual leave entitlement * Excellent maternity, paternity and adoption schemes (after a qualifying period) * Employee Assistance Programme * Flexible working opportunities * Eyecare voucher scheme * Occupational Health Service including referralsfor counselling and physiotherapy * 24/7 Counselling and Wellbeing Service * Car parking/bike to work scheme * Discounted gym memberships * Dental insurance policy benefit * 5 days per year for learning and development About The Department: DBS was established under the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 on 1 December 2012, operating from two sites, Liverpool and Darlington. We operate on behalf of government delivering Disclosure functions in England, Wales, Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man, and Barring functions for England, Wales and Northern Ireland. We operate in the complex world of safeguarding alongside our multi agency partners. 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