Adecco are recruiting on behalf of our client, a leading organisation within the public sector utilities space, for an experienced Interim Digital Commercial Manager.
Location: Durrington (Hybrid Working)Rate: 550 per day (Inside IR35)Contract Length: Initial 6-Month ContractSector: Public Sector / Utilities
This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in supporting critical digital and technology commercial activity while providing essential cover during the recruitment of a permanent postholder. The successful candidate will be responsible for leading complex commercial negotiations, contract management activities, supplier engagement, and supporting the implementation of a new commercial framework scheduled to go live in November 2026.
This position has two key areas of focus:
Commercial Delivery & Vacancy Cover
You will provide immediate commercial leadership across a portfolio of digital and technology contracts, ensuring business-critical activity continues without disruption.
Key responsibilities include:
- Leading high-value, high-risk and technically complex digital commercial activity.
- Managing new contracts, renewals, extensions, variations and supplier negotiations.
- Reviewing Statements of Work (SoWs), pricing structures, liabilities, service levels, milestones, credits and transition arrangements.
- Providing commercial advice and challenge to senior stakeholders to support informed decision-making.
- Managing framework engagements, supplier performance and expenditure across technology and digital services.
- Working collaboratively with Procurement, Legal, Information Governance, Data Protection, Finance and project teams to ensure smooth progression through governance and approvals.
Process Documentation & Framework Readiness
Alongside delivery responsibilities, you will help strengthen commercial processes and prepare the organisation for its forthcoming framework launch.
Responsibilities include:
- Developing clear and practical end-to-end commercial processes and guidance.
- Producing operating documentation covering demand intake, call-off procedures, evaluations, approvals, contract formation and mobilisation.
- Identifying process improvements that enhance compliance, consistency and auditability while maintaining delivery pace.
- Creating comprehensive handover materials including live projects, stakeholder relationships, risks and key decisions.
About You
We are seeking a commercially astute professional with significant experience operating within complex technology and digital environments.
Essential Experience
- Extensive commercial and contract management experience within Digital, Technology, IT or Managed Service environments.
- Strong understanding of technology contracts, software agreements, frameworks and supplier management.
- Proven contract negotiation and risk management expertise.
- Excellent financial and commercial analysis skills.
- Ability to influence and challenge senior stakeholders effectively.
- Experience creating practical governance, process and operational documentation.
- Self-sufficient and capable of managing a demanding portfolio of work with minimal supervision.
If you are an experienced Digital Commercial Manager with a strong background in technology contracts, supplier negotiations and commercial governance, we’d love to hear from you.
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