Commercial Lead - Solution Delivery

Job description

Commercial Lead - Solution Delivery

Vacancy Reference Number

23194

Number of Vacancies

1

(B) OCU

Commercial Services

Location

Kilburn

Building

KILBURN POLICE STATION

Band

Band U

Part/Full Time

Full Time

Hours per Week

36 hours per week

Type of Contract

Permanent

Job Advert

Job Title: Commercial Lead - Solution Delivery

Salary: The starting salary is £77,775, which includes allowances totalling £3,009.

The salary is broken down as £74,766 basic salary, which will increase annually until you reach the top of the scale £82,362 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

Shape the technology that helps protect over 9 million Londoners. As a Commercial Lead, you'll turn complex procurement challenges into solutions that strengthen policing and support the Met's pledge: More Trust, Less Crime & High Standards.

Within the Technology Solution Delivery Team, you'll lead commercial delivery for high-value, complex technology projects. You'll manage category managers and consultants, working with senior stakeholders across the MPS to solve commercial challenges at pace.

You would be an experienced commercial or procurement professional who can work independently across several technology procurements. You will need to be comfortable working at pace with project, technical and commercial stakeholders, translating developing requirements into workable procurement activity while maintaining an appropriate level of governance and compliance.

You'll bring experience of complex technology programmes, category strategy and supplier negotiations, delivering commercial and supplier solutions that enable the Commissioner's New Met for London.

You'll combine end-to-end commercial expertise and strong senior stakeholder relationships with values-based leadership-balancing delivery with coaching, mentoring and leading by example.

We offer a competitive salary, flexible working, benefits and excellent career and professional development opportunities.

How to apply

To begin your career at the Met, please click the "apply button ". The application process requires a comprehensive CV, a Personal Statement, and an online application form. In your Personal Statement, you should explain your interest in the position and illustrate how your skills and experiences make you a suitable candidate. Please note that you should not submit two copies of your CV, and ensure that your documents are saved in either PDF or Word format, clearly labelled as CV and/or Personal Statement.

Internal colleagues in current Commercial Lead roles and higher must have the appropriate level of Government Commercial Function accreditation; for internal candidates this is Commercial Lead level.

Candidates who do not have this accreditation and meet the sift requirements will be invited to the Government Commercial Function Assessment and Development Centre (ADC), in January 2027, where their skills and experience will be assessed against the Commercial People Standards for the Profession at Commercial Lead level.

Depending on the outcome of the ADC, successful candidates will then be invited to a panel interview, which is expected to take place face to face in Central London from week commencing February 2027.

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

Essential For The Role

Essential criteria

Deliver end-to-end procurement activity across multiple technology projects, from requirements and market engagement through to contract award and supplier mobilisation. Manage competitive sourcing activity, including procurement documentation, supplier engagement, clarifications, evaluation and moderation. Work with multiple stakeholders to ensure activity is compliant, proportionate and aligned to delivery requirements. Maintain commercial plans, risks, milestones and management reporting, escalating issues that could affect procurement or project delivery.

Strong delivery and project management skills, with the ability to prioritise a demanding workload, balance urgent operational requirements with longer-term priorities and meet deadlines. Confident influencing senior stakeholders and suppliers, with or without formal authority, using clear communication, persuasion and commercial credibility to secure outcomes.

Evidence of inclusive and inspirational leadership that builds commercial capability and a professional culture. Able to empower and develop colleagues through coaching, mentoring and sharing expertise.

Required Languages

English

Reports To

Head of Commercial - Solution Delivery

Candidate Information Pack

Additional Information

The following competencies will be tested against during sift:

• We are innovative and open-minded at level 3

• We are emotionally aware at level 3

The following values will be tested against during sift:

• Accountability

• Integrity

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 .