Commercial Manager - Band B - Commercial - Counter Terrorism Policing HQ
Job Title: Commercial Manager - Band B - Commercial - Counter Terrorism Policing HQ
Salary: The starting salary is £59,839, which includes allowances totalling £2,928.
The salary is broken down as £56,911 basic salary, which will increase annually until you reach the top of the scale £69,342. Plus, a location allowance of £1,928 and a non-pensionable allowance of £1,000.
Location: West Brompton
Job Summary
Our Commercial Managers do not just tackle category management; they keep the country safe. Their efforts support the work of Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP) every day. As part of our team, you will have the chance to demonstrate and develop your skills and experience in a role with real purpose. Protect, learn, achieve, and progress while protecting the UK.
The Counter Terrorism Policing HQ (CTPHQ) Commercial team supports the whole commercial lifecycle, procuring everything from ammunition and complex IT solutions to operational technology and professional services.
We are currently looking for a Commercial Manager (Sourcing and Contract Management) to join us in the Operational pillar where you will be a trusted commercial advisor who understands business need and provides a customer-focused service. Aiming for commercial excellence, you will undertake category management, develop relationships with key strategic supplier/stakeholders, drive value for money and ensure risk management excellence across the category. Day to day, you will be analysing requirements, data and using market insight to support sourcing activities while mitigating risks.
Our Commercial Managers work across the procurement process, operating as part of a larger team but also independently. To join them, you will need sound category management experience and an excellent grasp of sourcing and procurement methodologies, public sector processes, procedures and governance including the new Procurement Act. We are also looking for the ability to deliver against a sourcing strategy and plan spend and savings for categories or groups of sub-categories. As a strategic thinker with good communication skills, you can lead negotiations with third parties. This role will involve line management responsibilities.
Benefits: Besides the rewarding nature of the job itself, a competitive salary, and a Civil Service pension, you will also benefit from excellent career and professional development.
Location: The role will allow for flexible working with a minimum of three days working from an office location which includes one day working from our headquarters in London in West Brompton, but you will be required to attend face to face meetings across the network if discussing sensitive matters.
Key Tasks
What does the average day look like? Your core duties will include (but are not limited to):
- Strategic delivery and management within a category:
- Understands relevant sourcing options and analysis, and delivers positive outcomes through the procurement process:
- Ensuring effective Commercial Contract and Supplier Management within the category:
- Evaluating the performance of suppliers against the specification, reporting regularly
- Management of the supply chain portfolio, including the development and implementation of supply chain and supplier relationship strategies
- Deputising as commercial lead if required, managing strategic contracts, ensuring effective stakeholder management, governance, performance management frameworks, escalation, risk management, issues resolution, financial management, change control and compliance
- Developing and maintaining positive commercial relationships with the supply chain to maintain and enhance performance, improve service delivery and create additional value and implementing contract management plans.
- Collate and verify commercial KPIs covering supplier performance, spend, contract compliance, VFM, risks and opportunities and gather it for reporting at governance level
- Continually analyse and ensure the control and delivery of all spend through compliant contracts and help drive innovation in contracts to demonstrate continuous improvement. Continually analyse contracts to develop and drive value adding initiatives
- As BAU track operational demand, patterns and introduce demand management mechanisms where applicable. Work with, and support, other commercial contract managers to ensure clarity, resilience and consistency across the team and wider commercial family
- Analysing supplier risk, understanding impact of contingency and business continuity, driving value for money whilst protecting CTP/MPS. Tracking and owning risks relating to specific contracts, taking steps to mitigate commercial risks
- Seeking out and integrating with key suppliers, developing relationships at all levels to promote commercial strategies across MP
- Building and maintaining key relationships across the CTP and with important external stakeholders:
- Enabling and developing CTP
- Mentoring and providing guidance to junior members of the team
- Working within a secure environment upon sensitive projects as required.
Competency Values Framework
Please evidence the competencies and value(s) from the Competencies and Values Framework (CVF) as per below.
- We are emotionally aware – Level 3
- We take ownership – Level 3
- We are collaborative – Level 3
- We analyse critically – Level 3
Met Values
- Accountability
- Integrity
Vetting
This post requires access to the most sensitive intelligence material on a daily basis. Applicants must hold or be prepared to undergo National Security Vetting (NSV) Security Check (enhanced) (SC(e)) level before taking up the post; with a willingness to undergo Developed Vetting (DV) once in post, if required.
Confidentiality Agreement
Applicants should also be aware of the need to sign a confidentiality agreement on taking up the post.
Our Employee Commitments
Counter Terrorism Policing aims to create an inclusive and welcoming atmosphere and culture and an environment where all our people feel a strong sense of belonging and are able to reach their full potential. Where any group or individual can be and feel respected, supported and valued to fully participate and contribute to our mission of “Working to keep people safe from Terrorism”.
Inclusion, diversity and equality is at the front and centre of our approach to make the composition of Counter Terrorism Policing more representative of the communities we serve. As Counter Terrorism is rooted in Local Policing, to tackle today’s complex policing challenges, applications from across all communities are therefore essential and encouraged. Counter Terrorism Policing as a network is committed to ensuring that disabled people and those with long-term health conditions have the opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations’.
Counter Terrorism Policing is committed to creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome and encourage applications from candidates who are seeking flexible working arrangements, including part time working or job share. In addition, this role has been reviewed following learning from work during the Covid pandemic and may be done in an agile manner. In the first instance, please contact the vacancy holder to discuss how such arrangements could be accommodated (where applicable).
How to apply
To begin your career at the Met, please click the "apply button “. The application process requires a comprehensive CV, a Personal Statement, and an online application form. In your Personal Statement, you should explain your interest in the position and illustrate how your skills and experiences make you a suitable candidate. Please note that you should not submit two copies of your CV, and ensure that your documents are saved in either PDF or Word format, clearly labelled as CV and/or Personal Statement.
Completed applications must be submitted by 23:55 on 7th January 2026.
Once received, your application will be reviewed against eligibility criteria, following this, your application will be reviewed by the hiring manager. The application review for this vacancy will commence 2 weeks after the closing date.
Following application review, successful candidates will be invited to interview. Interview dates will commence 4 weeks after hiring manager review.