Commercial Generic Role Profiles
The Commercial Generic Role Profiles are a set of detailed job descriptions for each commercial role defined in the Commercial Career Framework.
The Commercial Generic Role Profiles provide the next level of detail for each of the commercial roles within the Government Commercial Function, as set out in the Commercial Career Framework.
There are 6 Job Pillars:
- Strategy and Policy Development
- Understanding Needs and Sourcing
- Procurement Process
- Contract and Supplier Management
- Cross Pillar
- Enabling
Each Job Pillar has a number of associated Role Components (sub pillars) and each one of these have a Commercial Generic Role Profile, broken down by professional level.
Please note there is one Commercial Generic Role Profile for Senior Commercial Specialist (SCS2/SCS3 equivalent)
Each Commercial Generic Role Profile includes a formal summary, key responsibilities and essential criteria.
The profiles will be used to promote consistency across government, by informing job specifications for recruitment and supporting the join up of recruitment campaigns across government. Support succession and workforce planning in departments and provide those looking to apply for a commercial role across government practical information about the role.
Below shows the 6 Job Pillars, please click on the relevant one to take you though to a more detailed outline about each.
PDF versions of the Commercial Generic Role Profiles can be found on Khub.
If you have any questions please contact the GCO Performance and Talent Team.
Strategy and Policy Development
Roles in this pillar look to contribute to aligning and implementing strategies, policies and plans against the organisation’s overall vision, objectives, strategy and financial plan.
Understanding Needs and Sourcing
Through market analysis and pre-market engagement, roles in this pillar look to define and communicate business needs, identifying and understanding business goals and articulating its strategic direction.
Procurement Process
Roles in this pillar looks to manage all stages of the procurement process, from gathering requirements, to handing over the contract to contract and supplier management.
Contract and Supplier Management
Roles in this pillar include contract management; from preparing for contract commencement, to defining transition plans as well as governance activities such as managing risk, change control and dispute management. They also span supplier relationship management at an operational level or at a strategic level across multiple contracts.
Cross Pillar
Roles in this pillar cover the management of the overall commercial lifecycle. Key aspects include strategy and policy development, understanding needs, sourcing options, contract and supplier management and the procurement process itself.Activities include the development and execution of category management strategies, leading supplier negotiations as required and delivering timely and effective support, guidance and expertise to the business.
Enabling
Roles in this pillar include the key commercial management practices which provide support to commercial teams within and across departments. These include commercial risk management, systems and information, capability and resourcing and continuous improvement. Please note that not all of these roles are necessarily commercial professional roles in each department.
Commercial Director/Chief Commercial Officer
This Commercial Generic Role Profile outlines the role for a Senior Commercial Specialist, SCS2/SCS3 equivalent within the Government Commercial Function.
Commercial Generic Role Profile Guidance Document
The Commercial Generic Role Profiles provide the next level of detail for each of the commercial roles within the Government Commercial Function, as set out in the Commercial Career Framework (PDF, 2.1MB) (slide 7)