Strategic Commercial Manager

The Strategic Commercial Manager is a senior commercial role in Digital Health and Care Wales, a Special Health Authority dedicated to the delivery of Digital and Information Systems/solution and best practice across health and social care in Wales. This role is both strategic and operational in its nature and will require strong and resilient leadership and management skills to develop relationships with a wide range of stakeholders internally and externally as well as having a range of technical commercial, procurement and contracting skills gained ideally via operating at a senior level within the Procurement field and within the public sector. You will need to feel comfortable offering advice, guidance and expertise in delivering multi-million £ contracts at a national level and the risks associated with them together with contractual activity to meet the operational needs of the organisation.

The post holder will also be required to demonstrate experience of developing options appraisals and business cases. The post holder will need to be educated to Masters Level or equivalent and is required to be able to demonstrate these skills and experience in the written application and via a robust interview process. The organisation is ISO accredited, and it is essential that all employees operate and ensure that their teams operate to meet these standards and continually strive to improve and "learn".

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW) is part of the NHS Wales family and has an important role in changing the way health and care services are delivered through technology and data. The organisation supports frontline staff with modern systems and access to important information about their patients, while empowering the people of Wales to manage their own health through digital NHS Wales services.

Working for DHCW offers lots of employee benefits, including flexible working, a competitive salary, 28 days of annual leave plus Bank Holidays and opportunities for career development. We are committed to recognising and celebrating our staff as the most valuable part of our organisation.

Join our game changing, life-saving team and start making a real difference to health and care services in Wales.