Robert Half are working with a Leading Engineering Business based in Bedford to recruit for a talented Senior Commercial Officer. We are looking to recruit an experienced, confident and self-motivated Senior Commercial Officer to join a awesome commercial team.
This is an office based role, Full time paying circa £50,000 plus very good benefits and a generous pension This is an exciting permanent opportunity for the right person to be part of a successful and highly skilled engineering company.
Role Summary
Demonstrating at all times a high level of integrity and able to influence management information effectively, you will be involved in ensuring that proposals to customers are priced, developed and approved in an acceptable manner to submit the associated offers, as well as negotiating, agreeing and supporting contracts that provide a robust commercial framework to enable and deliver best of class capabilities to customers.
This is a varied and demanding role and it involves a number of duties and responsibilities:
1. Ownership of key bid processes
2. Direct customer engagement and contract negotiation
3. Support and advice to senior internal stakeholders
4. Input into commercial strategy and pricing
5. Governance and risk management awareness
6. Prepare high quality proposals for customer submission and conduct/support contract negotiations with customers
7. Support contract closure.
Experience required
8. Proven commercial, operational, or business experience, ideally in a technical setting
9. Strong customer engagement and commercial management skills
10. Solid understanding of business strategy and opportunity alignment
11. Strong analytical skills
12. Proficient in Microsoft Excel and other MS Office applications
What's on offer
13. Competitive salary up to £50K (DOE)
14. Private health insurance & generous pension scheme
15. Share incentive plan
16. 26 days' annual leave + bank holidays (increases with service)
17. Free parking
18. Employee assistance programme
19. Full-time, 38-hour week
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