If you’d like to be considered for this opportunity we encourage you to apply promptly to avoid disappointment as if applications are high the role will close before the closing date given.
Head of Commercial Performance, Insights, Process & Tools
Package: A competitive salary aligned with the seniority and impact of this role
Location: Reading, with free onsite parking.
Working pattern: AWE operates a 9-day working fortnight, with every other Friday as a non-working day. This role is eligible for hybrid working, meaning employees typically spend three days on site in a long week and two days on site in a short week. We support flexible working where possible, including part-time and varied working hours, so please let us know if you would like us to consider an alternative working arrangement when you apply.
Ready to play your part?
At AWE, it’s not just a job, it’s far more than that. Our shared purpose is to help keep the nation safe. Could this role be the opportunity for you to play your part?
The Head of Commercial Insights, Process and Tools is accountable for defining and delivering the strategic direction and execution of data analytics, reporting, systems, process and tools management across the Commercial Function.
The role leads the development of a data-driven and digitally enabled commercial organisation, providing senior leaders with actionable insights, performance transparency and effective decision-support mechanisms. Acting as the functional owner of commercial processes, systems and tools, the role ensures the commercial function operates efficiently, consistently and in compliance with AWE, government and industry requirements.
The postholder will lead multidisciplinary teams responsible for commercial performance and reporting, data and analytics, process excellence, commercial systems requirements and enabling tools. They will work collaboratively with Commercial Leadership, Information Services, Finance, Governance, P3M and external stakeholders to drive continuous improvement, maximise value for money and enable successful delivery of the AWE Business Plan. They will own the commercial processes and tools required to underpin effective commercial delivery, and work across Commercial and IS to drive the digital enablement of our commercial processes through fit for purpose commercial systems.
This role will report into the Commercial Enablement Director.
Key Accountabilities:
- Accountable for establishing, measuring and reporting commercial performance against strategic objectives, business milestones and key performance indicators, ensuring visibility of delivery outcomes, risks and opportunities across the Commercial Function
- Accountable for leveraging commercial data, analytics and market intelligence to provide actionable insights that inform strategic decision-making, business planning and performance improvement.
- Accountable for the development and execution of Commercial's data strategy, acting as custodian of commercially owned data and ensuring robust governance, quality, accuracy, integrity and compliance.
- Accountable for the management and reporting of commercial benefits and savings performance, ensuring the function demonstrates value for money and supports broader organisational objectives.
- Accountable for the ownership, governance and continuous improvement of end-to-end commercial processes across the procurement and contract management lifecycle, including Source-to-Contract (S2C), Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) and Procure-to-Pay (P2P).
- Accountable for the commercial systems strategy, roadmap and digital transformation agenda, working collaboratively with Information Services (IS) to ensure systems effectively support business processes and future organisational requirements.
- Accountable for maintaining commercial standards, templates, processes and tools, ensuring alignment with government requirements, organisational policies and industry best practice.
- Accountable for leading high-performing teams and developing capability across the Commercial Function.
- Accountable for maintaining effective relationships with senior stakeholders across AWE, Government, MOD, DNO, DNE and external partners.
Whilst not to be considered a tick list, we’d like you to have experience in some of the following:
- Compliance with relevant legislation and regulations
- Willing and able to obtain and maintain the security clearance required for the role
- Must have proven professional experience
- Senior leadership experience within a Commercial, Procurement, Supply Chain, PMO, Data & Analytics or similar function within a complex, highly regulated organisation
- Proven experience leading multidisciplinary teams across commercial/procurement data, reporting and business process functions
- Experience owning and improving end-to-end business processes, including standardisation and continuous improvement
- Experience engaging and influencing senior stakeholders, including executive leadership teams, governance bodies and external organisations
- Significant experience establishing and managing performance reporting environments across large, complex organisations
- Strong experience of data governance, master data management, data quality improvement and information management frameworks
- Proven track record of developing and delivering data, reporting and digital transformation strategies that drive measurable business outcomes
- Strategic leadership with the ability to develop and execute long-term functional strategies aligned to organisational objectives.
- Strong commercial awareness and understanding of commercial and procurement lifecycles.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret complex data and translate it into actionable insights
- Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to engage credibly at Executive and Board level.
- Excellent communication skills, capable of conveying complex information to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Ability to lead digital transformation initiatives and drive implementation and adoption of systems, tools and technologies
- Comfortable with a degree of ambiguity and changing priorities
- Strong leadership skills to develop high-performing teams and build organisational capability.
Work hard, be rewarded:
We ask a lot and set the bar high because our work truly matters. In return we offer balance, with award winning benefits including:
- 9-day working fortnight – meaning you get every other Friday off work, in addition to 270 hours of annual leave.
- Market leading contributory pension scheme (we will pay between 9% and 13% of your pensionable pay depending on your contributions).
- Family friendly policies: Maternity Leave - 39 Weeks Full Pay and Paternity Leave - 4 Weeks Full Pay.
- Opportunities for Professional Career Development including funding for annual membership of a relevant professional body.
- Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services.
- Life Assurance (4 x annual salary).
- Discounts – access to savings on a wide range of everyday spending.
- Special Leave Policy including paid time off for volunteering, public service (including reserve forces) and caring.
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Next steps:
Everyone who works at AWE brings unique skills and perspectives to the table. We recognise that great people don’t always ‘tick every box’. That’s why we focus on your potential, your fit with our values, your transferable skills as well as your experience. Even if you don’t meet every point above, but you feel that this role and AWE are a great fit for you, please go ahead and apply, we’d love to receive your application.
Important things you need to know:
- We encourage you to apply promptly to avoid disappointment if applications are high and the role therefore closes.
- You will need to obtain and maintain the necessary security clearance for the role. This will be funded by AWE. The nature of our work does mean you need to be a British Citizen who has been resident in the UK for the past 5 years in order to apply for SC clearance and 10 years for DV.
- We want you to feel comfortable and able to shine during our recruitment process. Please let us know on your application form if you need any adjustments/accommodations during the process.
- Our interviews typically take place over Teams and for most roles are a 1 stage process.
Our ambition is to create workplaces where we recognise and celebrate differences, encourage diverse contributions and our employees feel able to be themselves at work. We strive to create a genuine culture of openness and inclusion and encourage diverse applicants. Any inclusion information you provide will be stored in accordance with GDPR and kept separate from your application form and CV, and the information will not be shared with anyone involved in interviewing or making hiring decisions.
Please note that you must be a British Citizen to apply for a role with us.