Commercial Procurement Manager (Media Creative & Print), News & CCOG at BBC

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

• The Commercial Procurement Manager will partner with stakeholders to influence the appropriate sourcing approach. You’ll drive third party commercial strategy whilst navigating risk. Operating Independently, whilst leading junior staff across a pipeline of defined category projects. 
• You will ensure BBC standards are met and public procurement regulations are followed. Owning governance processes to ensure approval routes are navigated efficiently and effectively, resulting in the best outcome for the BBC.
• This role sits within the divisional procurement team, partnering with CCOG (Chief Customer Operating Group) which is made up of marketing (media, branding and creative) + audiences and revenue management, together with all things BBC News.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES & IMPACT

• Identifying key stakeholders in your category of spend. Developing and maintaining the key stakeholder relationships, ensuring effective communication and collaboration.
• Preparing strategic presentations and reports for category stakeholders, providing data-driven insights and spend management recommendations to drive buy-in and support on annual pipeline plans.
• Delivering procurement projects against plans within category from initiation to completion, ensuring they are delivered on time, within scope, and budget.
• Identifying and mitigating project risks, escalating issues as necessary to senior management.
• Maintain good relationships with key suppliers, ensuring compliance with organisational policies, ethical standards and public procurement regulations.
• Analysing data to identify cost-saving opportunities and provide actionable decisions.
• Developing and implementing strategic category and sourcing plans that align with business goals.
• Establishing the process to navigate approval and governance processes, ensuring timely clearances and stakeholder support for category plans and execution.
• Coordinating with internal category stakeholders to gather requirements and ensure alignment with business objectives.
• Monitoring and reporting procurement performance metrics to ensure continuous improvement for specific categories.
• Collaborating with suppliers to drive performance innovations and optimal commercial outcomes.
• Conducting performance reviews and providing continual feedback to junior staff to foster their professional development.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Ability to drive commercial & operational benefit through the life of a Media agency relationship
• Ability to apply the appropriate commercial models to ATL & BTL create services.
• Understanding of the Creative & Production process - with an ability to drive commercial benefit. Knowledge of the adapting supply base and use of Martech
• Knowledge of and ability to negotiate SAAS contracts
• Understanding of the print supply base and the connection to BTL creative agency services. 
• Ability to drive commercial benefit and ways to mitigate inflationary pressures in the print Supply base. 
• Have an in-depth understanding of procurement process in a public regulated environment.
• Hold relevant project management skills that enable the successful end-to-end delivery of procurement projects.
• Ability to develop and maintain relationships at all levels of the organisation.
• Ability to analyse data and apply to market context and trends to provide actionable commercial insights for the BBC.
• Have experience in procurement software and tools.
• Have a proven background of successfully delivering cost optimisation.
• Experience of supplier/contract management with the ability of managing key supply issues and developing relationships to foster innovation.

Job Closing Date:  29/09/2025