Senior Commercial Manager

7 months ago


Upper Hutt, New Zealand New Zealand Government Full time

New Zealand Police is working with the community to make New Zealanders be safe and feel safe. With over 13,000 staff, we provide policing services 24 hours a day, every day. We operate by land, sea and air, manage over 860,000 emergency calls a year and are always actively preventing crime and crashes.

We’re working towards specific goals and targets that highlight our intent to work collaboratively with iwi and communities, other government sectors and business partners to deliver ‘Our Business’ and achieve long-term change.

Senior Commercial Manager
- Auckland Central & Police National Head Quarters, Wellington
- Grade 21
- Permanent
- Police Employee

Mō te tūnga | About the role
The purpose of Te Tari Pureke
- Firearms Safety Authority (a business unit of Police) is to enable New Zealand to be a world leader in arms safety through an effective regulatory and administrative approach to the Arms Act and Arms Regulations. Established to lead, operate, and develop investment in modernisation of the firearms system, which will result in a more efficient and effective risk-based licensing system, introduction of comprehensive performance indicators, and shall improve public confidence in the firearms licensing system. The modernisation of the Arms Regulatory System will take every opportunity to prevent harm through transparent, high quality, consistent, legislatively correct, and effective regulatory activities, administration, education, and promotion of compliance with the provisions of the Arms Act and Arms Regulations.

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the New Zealand Police National Procurement and Contracting team for a Senior Commercial Manager. We are looking for someone with experience in Procurement and Contracts Management. This is a dynamic, varied role with a high level of responsibility, autonomy, and accountability. This position reports to the Manager Procurement and Contracting, looking after all procurement aspects for Te Tari Pūreke - Firearms Safety Authority.

This role will lead the development of commercial partnerships strategy to ensure strategic opportunities and relationships are actively developed and managed to enable the overarching Regulatory strategy.

**Key Accountabilities**:

- Ensure the effective commercial management of contracted objectives.
- Translate the business requirements into the appropriate contract terms and appropriate contract type.
- Leads the effective resolution of commercial issues with suppliers.
- Proactively manages the contract framework life cycle to adequately manage for contract terminations, renegotiations, extensions or renewals both ICT and Property contracts.
- In collaboration with the National Property team monitor all existing leases and key milestones.
- Ensures the cost-effective management of all contracts, whilst optimising value for money outcomes against strategic and tactical objectives.
- Ensures the provision of timely analysis and reporting on the performance of all suppliers.

What you’ll bring
Being part of the Police whānau is about being our best to ensure our communities are safe and feel safe. Our Core Competencies provide a shared understanding of the behaviours, leadership and technical competence required for success at each level of Police. Whilst we are looking for skills, knowledge and experience relevant to the role, we also place high importance on your state of mind, the alignment of your values with ours, your ability to contribute to and build high performing teams, and the way that you lead yourself or others. You will provide a portfolio-wide lens across the unit and provide expert commercial advice to the Director Business Services, while leading the development of new contracts and renegotiating existing contracts.
- Have experience in managing significant contracts that are high risk and integral / critical to the performance of the organisation.
- Have experience leading the scoping, market sounding, procurement and negotiation of complex commercial agreements.
- Possess strong communication, relationship building and management skills with the ability to engage effectively communicate with our people, partners and community
- Have extensive experience in property lease management including managing lease renewals, rent reviews, operating expense audits and related matters
- Have excellent financial and commercial acumen
- Have sound report writing and written communication skills.

**Qualifications / Requirements**:

- A relevant tertiary qualification or related field or equivalent experience preferred.
- Applicants need to be New Zealand Permanent Residents or New Zealand Citizen.

**Pre-Employment Checks**:

- A standard vetting check is required.
- Drug & Alcohol test required

Working Flexibly
Your wellbeing inside and outside of work is important to us. We’re open to discussing flexible working options that work for both you and the business.

We will ask you questions based



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