Dio – Commercial Business Support Manager

Join the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) and have a future that matters: Be proud; Be challenged; Be unique.
Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) team:

The SRM team is a supportive and dynamic team focussing on market engagement, delivering value, supply chain resilience, and information-based decision making. We strive to make the DIO an easier and more attractive organisation to do business with; encouraging new entrants for a broader & more resilient supply chain; and with increased involvement from small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) through various engagements and initiatives. The team have a good record of putting on large industry events and virtual sessions which regularly attract several hundred attendees.

Description of Commercial Business Support Manager Role:

This is a unique and varied role working as part of a close-knit team to deliver across a range of outputs that inform and support the Commercial function. The SRM team are responsible for the “2 star” boards across SRM, so you will have frequent and direct exposure to DIO senior management enabling you to develop your wider stakeholder management and understanding of governance.

You will also work collaboratively with a range of customers across both DIO and industry partners giving you an insight into the supply chain processes from various angles. Your role will be to support the Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) activities ensuring we deliver accurate and timely information to our customers and engage effectively with suppliers.

Why Join Us:

This is a great opportunity for an enthusiastic, proactive, team player to progress their technical, analytical and presentation skills, alongside customer engagement and communication. The SRM team facilitates regular events which will enable you to develop events management skills and networking.

You may be expected to support with the following SRM activities:

• Supply Chain Mapping and Contingency Planning
• Supplier Forum
• Disputes Board
• Procurement pipeline
• Industry events such as, DPRTE, Meet the Buyer, UKIS and others as required
• Supplier Management Board
• Economic & Market overviews
• Supplier workshops and webinars

DIO’s mission is to Be proud; Be challenged; Be unique. To enable this DIO recognises that a diverse workforce is at the heart of different insights, ideas and innovation. A workforce diverse in background and life experience produces trusted public services and better decisions. We want our people to be curious and continuously strive for improvement, collaborative in an inclusive culture, ambitious and resilient and committed to Defence, empowered and able to challenge so you can play a key part in shaping the direction of our organisation.

To enable this DIO commits to offering its employees:

• Professional and Personal Development of skills
• Access to thousands of training courses through Civil Service Learning, some free or paid by DIO
• Opportunity to join 6 networks covering Disability, Faith and Belief, Gender Equality, LGBTQI+, Race, Social Mobility and 3 networks dealing with employee wellbeing and support: Speak Safe Volunteers, Mental Health First Aiders and Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Advisers
• The ability to obtain industry recognised qualifications supported by DIO

Join the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) and have a future that matters: Be proud; Be challenged; Be unique