Commercial Manager

On behalf of the Cabinet Office, we are looking for a Commercial Manager - (Inside IR35) for a 3-month contract based REMOTELY

The Cabinet Office supports the Prime Minister and ensures the effective running of government. The Cabinet Office is also the corporate headquarters for the government, in partnership with HM Treasury, and takes the lead in certain critical policy areas. More information about the Cabinet Office can be found on its website at: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/cabinet-office

Role Overview

The Commercial Manager works collaboratively across the directorate to deliver end-to-end commercial lifecycle support across all procurement stages. You will act as a trusted commercial advisor to business areas such as recruitment, professional services (digital and non-digital) and consultancies —guiding sourcing strategy, leading low-to-medium value procurements, supporting commercial pipeline planning, and managing supplier performance and contract records to achieve value for money.

As a Commercial Manager - (Inside IR35) your main responsibilities will be:

Sourcing & Procurement Delivery

- Lead low- to medium-value procurements utilising established government frameworks (such as GCA) and compliant public sector routes to market.
- Advise internal stakeholders on commercial route-to-market strategies, helping teams act as intelligent customers.
- Assist senior commercial staff in drafting, reviewing, and progressing commercial business cases through internal governance and spend controls .

Contract & Supplier Management

- Provide operational support across the contract lifecycle, leading the day-to-day contract management of designated low-risk/routine (Bronze) contracts.
- Advise business leads on dispute resolution, contract variations, and supplier relationship management to maintain service quality and deliver efficiency gains.

Commercial Planning & Pipeline

- Collaborate with business units to build, maintain, and forecast a forward-looking commercial activity pipeline.
- Support senior leadership in driving commercial capability and promoting commercial policy awareness across client departments.

Systems, Reporting & Governance

- Maintain accurate, auditable, and timely contract records in the Atamis Contract Management System.
- Produce commercial performance reports, KPI dashboards, and responses to management information (MI) requests.

Essential:

- Generic procurement professional
- High level Professional services experience
- Stakeholder management experience
- Experience of GCA and public procurement regulations
- Experienced procurement professional
- Public Sector experience

- Desirable
- Jaegger experience
- MCIPS / CIPs

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.

Disability Confident

As a Disability Confident employer, the Cabinet Office encourage applications from disabled and neurodivergent candidates . Applications from candidates who identify as having a disability and meet the essential criteria for the role will be prioritised for review. Where application volumes are high, additional role-specific and desirable criteria may be applied as part of the shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

Armed Forces Covenant

As a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant, the Cabinet Office welcome applications from veterans, service leavers, reservists and military spouses or partners. Applications from eligible candidates who meet the essential criteria for the role will be prioritised for review. Where application volumes are high, additional role-specific and desirable criteria may be applied as part of the shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different".