Digital Commercial Manager (Interim)

About the company

Adecco are recruiting on behalf of our client, a leading organisation within the public sector utilities space, for an experienced Interim Digital Commercial Manager.

Your tasks

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.

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.

Requirements

We are seeking a commercially astute professional with significant experience operating within complex technology and digital environments.

• 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.

How to apply

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. Apply today to learn more.

Other

*Location: Durrington (Hybrid Working) Rate: £550 per day (Inside IR35) Contract Length: Initial 6-Month Contract Sector:** Public Sector / Utilities

Adecco acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. The Adecco Group UK & Ireland is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

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