A public sector organisation is seeking a Senior Commercial Manager to play a leading role in delivering high-value, complex procurement and commercial activity across the organisation. This position sits within Finance and Commercial Services and works closely with senior leaders to ensure procurement activity is legally compliant, commercially robust and delivers measurable value.You will take ownership of major procurement exercises, provide confident challenge to senior stakeholders, and ensure contracts are awarded and managed in a way that protects the organisation from legal, financial and reputational risk.This is an initial 6-month contract based in Birmingham with hybrid working available, the daily rate for the role is £500 per day via an Umbrella company (inside IR35).Key ResponsibilitiesLead and manage complex procurement and commercial exercises in line with UK procurement legislation and Cabinet Office guidanceWork with senior stakeholders to shape clear, outcome-focused requirements that reflect operational need and market capabilityProvide robust commercial challenge to ensure decisions are objective, evidence-based and defensibleLead supplier negotiations, contract awards and compliant contract variationsMaintain commercial oversight of strategic and high-value contracts post-awardDrive improvements in supplier performance, risk management and value deliveryDevelop and use commercial KPIs, dashboards and reporting to support governance and decision-makingCon