The Commercial Directorate
Commercial is the largest directorate in CCS. We are responsible for the design, development, implementation and management of our commercial agreements, which are used by our customers across the public sector. Our customers rely on the deep category expertise of our specialist teams to design commercial agreements which allow them to access markets at pace while managing supply chain and regulatory risk. Our services also advise them on the best way to achieve value in complex markets. We have helped our customers:
- spend more than £34 billion through the agreements we create
- enjoy more than £3.5 billion in commercial benefits annually through our agreements
Category management sits at the heart of CCS
We use our deep knowledge and expertise of public sector suppliers, to create market and category strategies.
These strategies are used within CCS to create market leading commercial agreements that help shape how common goods and services are bought across the public sector.
Our skills are also used in carrying out commercial policy, development of new products and services and supplier relationship management.
Some of the career paths available in Commercial are:
- Category management
- Supplier management
- Commercial operations
- New product development
The above roles are available at multiple grades.
All commercial roles are part of the government commercial function. See Commercial career framework for more information.
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