Senior Commercial Manager

Senior Commercial Manager

£85,000 per annum

Bedford

Permanent

Hybrid Working

Ready to make a real difference? Join us at the Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) as our Senior Commercial Manager. This is your chance to play a meaningful role in helping people across the UK build stronger financial futures and to do it as part of a supportive, energetic team.

Why this role matters?

As Senior Commercial Manager you will play a key role in achieving strong commercial outcomes for MaPS Customer Directorate. The role provides senior expertise across the commercial lifecycle, ensuring contracts, grants, suppliers, procurement and commissioning activity support strategic priorities, manage risk and deliver value for money. You will be supporting colleagues with commissioning best-in-class solutions that directly support the UK public, seeking innovative ways to maximize benefit to millions of people in need of Debt Advice, Money or Pensions Guidance.

You will lead, advise on or assure sourcing, procurement, contract management, supplier relationship management and governance activity across a portfolio of contracts, projects or services. Working closely with stakeholders in our Customer directorate to shape requirements, select appropriate routes to market, negotiate effective outcomes and ensure compliance with relevant legislation, policy and internal governance.

Reporting directly into the Head of Commercial (Customer) this role involves the line management of a Commercial Manager, working closely with other commercial colleagues to deliver excellence in leadership, performance, development and coaching. You will be expected to operate with autonomy, use sound judgement and provide clear commercial advice, escalating risks and issues where required and delegating as appropriate. You will be an active and contributing member of the wider commercial team, sharing experience and knowledge to develop our functional delivery.

Key Responsibilities:

Commercial Leadership and Advice

• Provide clear, practical commercial advice to stakeholders, project teams and senior leaders.
• Develop strategies that support organisational priorities and deliver measurable value.
• Identify, assess and manage risks, issues and opportunities, escalating material matters appropriately.

Sourcing and Procurement

• Lead, advise on or assure sourcing and procurement activity in line with relevant regulations, policies and governance requirements.
• Work with stakeholders to define requirements, evaluate route-to-market options and develop proportionate procurement documentation.
• Lead tendering, evaluation, negotiation and award activity for both contracts and grants to secure compliant, value-for-money outcomes.
• Ensure records, approvals and governance submissions are accurate, timely and complete.

Contract and Supplier Management

• Manage or oversee contracts and grants throughout their lifecycle, including mobilisation, delivery, performance, change, transition and exit.
• Monitor supplier performance against contractual obligations, service levels, key performance indicators and agreed outcomes.
• Lead negotiations, contract variations, dispute resolution and continuous improvement activity.
• Build effective working relationships with suppliers and internal stakeholders, maintaining appropriate governance and third-party assurance.

People and Team Contribution

• Provide guidance, coaching or line management to commercial colleagues where required.
• Improve tools, templates, processes and ways of working so the commercial function operates consistently and effectively.
• Promote professional standards, collaboration and knowledge sharing across the team.

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

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Application Process

The law requires that selection for appointment to the Civil Service is on merit on the basis of fair and open competition as outlined in the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles. If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles, and you wish to make a complaint, in the first instance, you should contact the Money and Pensions Service via email: recruitment@maps.org.uk. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the Department, you can contact the Civil Service Commission: Visit the Civil Service Commission website.

Step 1: Submit Your Application

Open: 28/08/2026 , Deadline: 13/09/2026

To apply, please submit the following document:

• Your most up-to-date CV

Step 2: Telephone Interview

Between 28/08/2026 – 16/09/2026

If your application is shortlisted, you will be invited to a telephone interview with one of our recruiters. This is an opportunity to:

• Discuss your experience in more detail
• Learn more about the role and our organisation
• Ask any questions you may have

Step 3: Final Stage Interview

Hosted on 25/09/2026 – 28/09/2026

Successful candidates from the telephone interview will be invited to attend a remote interview over Microsoft Teams. This stage will include:

• A series of competency-based interview questions
• A task or Presentation

We follow fair, open, and merit‑based recruitment in line with the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles.

Job Reference: MaPS01249

Close Date: 13/09/2026

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