Commercial Consultant - Solution Delivery

Job description

Commercial Consultant - Solution Delivery

Vacancy Reference Number

23196

Number of Vacancies

1

(B) OCU

Commercial Services

Location

Kilburn

Building

KILBURN POLICE STATION

Band

Band C

Part/Full Time

Full Time

Hours per Week

36 hours per week

Type of Contract

Permanent

Job Advert

Job Title: Commercial Consultant - Solution Delivery

Salary: The starting salary is £ 48,995, which includes allowances totalling £3,009.

The salary is broken down as £45,986 basic salary, which will increase annually until you reach the top of the scale £54,863. Plus, a location allowance of £2,009 and a non-pensionable allowance of £1,000.

This role does not attract Shift Disturbance Allowance. If you are currently in a shift-working role, SDA should cease upon appointment to this job.

Location: Kilburn

Help shape the future of policing technology in the UK's largest police service!

The Commercial Services Solution Delivery Digital and Innovation team supports a broad portfolio of technology and digital activity across the commercial lifecycle. The MPS spends around £400 million annually on suppliers delivering critical technology, data, digital and operational capabilities that help keep London safe.

We are looking for a Commercial Consultant with practical procurement and sourcing experience to join our Commercial Services Solution Delivery Team. If you are a procurement officer, buyer or junior procurement professional looking to take the next step in your commercial career, this is an opportunity to build on your experience whilst supporting technology, data and digital programmes that contribute to frontline policing and help keep London safe. Practical procurement experience is essential; previous digital or technology category experience is not. You will develop that expertise through the role, working alongside experienced commercial professionals.

Role Description

The work is varied and purposeful, with procurement delivery at its core. You will lead low to medium value competitive procurements and support more complex procurements using public sector frameworks, from early market engagement and tender preparation through evaluation to contract award. You will also contribute to technology category strategies, use data and market insight to assess sourcing options, and help translate business needs into clear procurement requirements.

Key Responsibilities

You will support a diverse range of technology and digital programmes, helping teams engage with the market, understand supplier capability, develop procurement strategies and source solutions via compliant and relevant public sector routes. These projects may include artificial intelligence, cloud and hosting, digital investigations platforms, enterprise software and managed services;

• Support the development of a technology pipeline and category strategies informed by business priorities, market intelligence and supplier insight, and partner with technology stakeholders to understand requirements
• Conduct a range of procurements in collaboration with stakeholders using compliant public sector routes to market from early market engagement to contract award
• Build productive relationships with stakeholders and suppliers.
• Work within a secure environment on sensitive projects as required.

Why join the Met?

• Work on nationally significant public sector technology programmes.
• Influence decisions that directly support frontline policing
• Gain exposure to senior stakeholders and major suppliers.
• Develop expertise across a diverse digital and technology portfolio.
• Learn from experienced professionals in a supportive development environment
• Build expertise across technology, digital transformation and commercial decision making

How to apply

To begin your career at the Met, please click the "apply button". The application process requires a comprehensive CV and an online application form. Please ensure that your documents are saved in either PDF or Word format, clearly labelled as CV.

Completed applications must be submitted by 23:55 on 11th December 2026.

Once received, your application will be reviewed against eligibility criteria, following this, your application will be reviewed by the hiring manager.

Following application review, successful candidates will be invited to interview.

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Essential For The Role

Essential criteria - what you will bring

• Practical experience of delivering procurement or buying activity, with clear examples of your personal contribution to tender preparation, evaluation and contract award, and readiness to take ownership of low to medium value competitive procurements.
• An understanding of public sector procurement legislation and routes to market, and the ability to apply compliant procurement processes, seeking guidance where needed.
• Effective communication and stakeholder working skills, including the ability to listen, clarify requirements, build productive relationships and influence sourcing decisions.
• The ability to take ownership of your workload, balance urgent and important tasks, meet deadlines, and maintain accurate procurement records and systems.

Essential criteria - what you will bring

• Practical experience of delivering procurement or buying activity, with clear examples of your personal contribution to tender preparation, evaluation and contract award, and readiness to take ownership of low to medium value competitive procurements.
• An understanding of public sector procurement legislation and routes to market, and the ability to apply compliant procurement processes, seeking guidance where needed.
• Effective communication and stakeholder working skills, including the ability to listen, clarify requirements, build productive relationships and influence sourcing decisions.
• The ability to take ownership of your workload, balance urgent and important tasks, meet deadlines, and maintain accurate procurement records and systems.

Personal Attributes

• Collaborative, commercially curious and keen to learn.
• Outcome-focused.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced and evolving environment.

Desirable:

• Experience of supporting complex, high value procurements. Previous digital or technology category experience is welcome but is not required.

Required Languages

English

Reports To

commercial manager

Additional Information

The following competencies will be tested against during sift:

• We take ownership at level 2

• We analyse critically at level 2

• We are innovative and open-minded at level 2

The following values will be tested against during sift:

• Integrity

• Accountability

Disability Confident Statement

The Met is committed to being an equitable (fair and impartial) and inclusive employer for disabled people, striving to have a diverse and representative workforce at all levels. We encourage applications from people from the widest possible range of backgrounds, cultures and experiences. We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities and long-term conditions, ethnic minority groups and women.

As a Disability Confident Leader, the Met has committed to making disability equality part of our everyday practice. We ensure that people with disabilities and those with long term conditions have the opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations.

The Met is committed to making reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process to ensure disabled applicants can perform at their best. If you need any reasonable adjustments or changes to the application and recruitment process, we ask that you include this information within your application form. All matters will be treated in strict confidence.

Please note, if you are applying for a police officer role or to become a police community support officer (PCSO) or designated detention officer (DDO), there is a minimum requirement that you must pass a job-related fitness test (JRFT) at point of entry. This does not apply to police staff roles. Find out more about .