Senior Commercial Manager - PERMANENT - HYBRID in Paisley

We are currently working in a hybrid way, with colleagues expected to work from their chosen office location for 40% of their working month. In autumn 2026 the Lytham office will be moving to Preston (PR4 1TE). We are both a government department and an Executive Agency of the Chancellor of the Exchequer. A small company with a big reach, we offer a range of benefits including flexible working, a 9-day fortnight scheme, a performance-related variable pay bonus, a generous pension scheme and great opportunities for development. We care for colleagues, respect one another, invest in our people and manage talent effectively. We are currently working in a hybrid way with colleagues expected to work at their chosen office location for 40% of their working month. As part of NS&I's Commercial Team, you will help provide clear visibility of contract, supplier and supply chain risks, issues and trends across our commercial portfolio, using available information to support proportionate MI, reporting and commercial decision-making. Using your understanding of procurement, contracts and suppliers, you will help create and operate a practical approach that provides visibility of the risks in our supply chain. Risks may include financial stability and any other factors that could impact our direct suppliers and the supply chains of our most critical contracts. You will also support visibility of the overall performance, risk and compliance of our significant contract portfolio, currently worth over £1.05bn across 130+ contracts. This role will support the Commercial Team, contract managers and senior contract owners by providing the data, reporting and insight they need to fulfil their roles. More importantly, you will help turn contract, supplier and performance information into clear MI and proportionate analysis, identifying relevant trends, issues and risks and explaining their practical commercial implications. This is an opportunity to shape how NS&I identifies, monitors and responds to commercial, supplier and contract risks across a high-value and strategically important portfolio. This is a commercial/procurement risk and insight role that uses MI and reporting as supporting tools. It is not a specialist data analytics role. We are currently working in a hybrid way, with colleagues expected to work from their chosen office location for 40% of their working month. In autumn 2026 the Lytham office will be moving to Preston (PR4 1TE). We are both a government department and an Executive Agency of the Chancellor of the Exchequer. A small company with a big reach, we offer a range of benefits including flexible working, a 9-day fortnight scheme, a performance-related variable pay bonus, a generous pension scheme and great opportunities for development. We care for colleagues, respect one another, invest in our people and manage talent effectively. We are currently working in a hybrid way with colleagues expected to work at their chosen office location for 40% of their working month. As part of NS&I's Commercial Team, you will help provide clear visibility of contract, supplier and supply chain risks, issues and trends across our commercial portfolio, using available information to support proportionate MI, reporting and commercial decision-making. Using your understanding of procurement, contracts and suppliers, you will help create and operate a practical approach that provides visibility of the risks in our supply chain. Risks may include financial stability and any other factors that could impact our direct suppliers and the supply chains of our most critical contracts. You will also support visibility of the overall performance, risk and compliance of our significant contract portfolio, currently worth over £1.05bn across 130+ contracts. This role will support the Commercial Team, contract managers and senior contract owners by providing the data, reporting and insight they need to fulfil their roles. More importantly, you will help turn contract, supplier and performance information into clear MI and proportionate analysis, identifying relevant trends, issues and risks and explaining their practical commercial implications. This is an opportunity to shape how NS&I identifies, monitors and responds to commercial, supplier and contract risks across a high-value and strategically important portfolio. This is a commercial/procurement risk and insight role that uses MI and reporting as supporting tools. It is not a specialist data analytics role. Experience in a commercial, procurement, contract management, or supplier management role involving contracts or suppliers, with sufficient commercial knowledge to assess supplier, contract and supply chain risks and recommend proportionate actions. Experience of working with contract, supplier, performance, risk or market information to produce MI, reports, dashboards, registers or insight products. Experience of identifying trends, risks or issues from data and explaining the practical implications to stakeholders. Experience of using Excel, Power BI or similar tools to present or improve management information. A commercial related qualification experience eg CIPS, or equivalent professional experience. Ability to understand, interpret and communicate contract, supplier, performance and supply chain information. Ability to communicate with, guide and coach stakeholders at a range of levels to understand complex commercial information and risks in a balanced manner, and to support them to make decisions with confidence. Ability to produce clear and accurate MI, reports and basic analysis using available tools, identifying relevant trends, issues and risks and explaining their practical commercial implications. Ability to work collaboratively with commercial, contract management, risk, finance, and business analytic colleagues to improve reporting and risk visibility. Knowledge of commercial, contract management or supplier management principles, ideally in the public sector. Knowledge of how procurement rules, contract terms and contract management principles can inform practical responses to supplier, contract, performance or supply chain risks. Knowledge of common supplier and supply chain risk indicators, such as financial resilience, subcontracting, dependency, performance issues, market capacity or ownership changes. Working knowledge of common reporting approaches and tools, such as Excel, Power BI or similar, sufficient to produce or support clear management information. Alongside your salary of £53,400, National Savings and Investments contributes £15,469 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. An environment with flexible hybrid working options ~A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity ~ A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 28.97% ~ Generous annual leave - starting at 25 days, increasing to 30 days ~ Performance-related variable pay bonus ~ Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave Artificial intelligence Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Experience in a commercial, procurement, contract management, or supplier management role involving contracts or suppliers, with sufficient commercial knowledge to assess supplier, contract and supply chain risks and recommend proportionate actions.- Experience of working with contract, supplier, performance, risk or market information to produce MI, reports, dashboards, registers or insight products. Experience of identifying trends, risks or issues from data and explaining the practical implications to stakeholders. If shortlisted, you will be invited to attend a 1 hour panel interview via video call. As part of this interview you will be asked to you will be asked to prepare a short presentation related to the identification of insights and supply chain risks associated with a company or companies and how best to address these. If applying for a role on a fixed-term contract, you must hold a valid visa that covers the full duration of the contract, or at a minimum, the majority of the term. This role is subject to Baseline Personnel Security Standard and financial credit checks. Any move to NS&I from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. If you are applying for a role at the same NS&I band as you are currently and the advertised salary of the role is higher, if you are successful, any salary increase will be at the discretion of NS&I and will be reviewed as part of the next annual pay review, in accordance with the NS&I employee handbook. For Existing Civil Servants: If you are transferring from another government department at the same grade, your current salary will generally be matched within reasonable parameters and subject to NS&I pay ranges. If you are transferring on promotion, you will be offered the starting salary at the bottom of the pay scale. If you are transferring on promotion and your existing salary is within the advertised range, you will be offered a maximum of a 10% uplift on your existing salary (up to the advertised maximum). Successful candidates must undergo a basic (or equivalent) criminal record check. People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks. Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy. Diversity and Inclusion The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the recruitment principles and you wish to make a complaint, you should contact in the first instance.