Job Description
MERITUS are recruiting for a Commercial Manager to join our client in the defence industry on an initial 6 month contract from their site in Portsmouth.
COMMERCIAL MANAGER - MUST HAVE LIVE SC CLEARANCE - INSIDE IR35 - £48 PER HOUR - 6 MONTHS - MOD EXPERIENCE - PORTSMOUTH (60:40 SPLIT ONSITE TIME) - SECTOR: DEFENCE
Reporting directly to the UK Head of Department within the Commercial and Contracts function, you will be responsible for managing a range of Contractual and Commercial topics including:
* Providing Commercial support to complex bids which require innovation and creativity
* Ongoing management of contracts ranging in values and up to hundreds of millions
* Providing Commercial support to manage change on existing contracts
* Reviewing and Leading the negotiation of a variety of contractual agreements
* Working closely with and managing key stakeholders to deliver profitable solutions ensuring that Commercial risks are highlighted, mitigated and governance is followed
* Working with the procurement organisation to advise on key contractual obligations and risks, ensuring flow down of key terms
* Managing in accordance with company procedures and contractual requirements, to ensure efficient and accurate performance
* Developing relationship with customers to ensure smooth running of existing contracts
* Working flexibly to provide support to the wider business in order to provide commercial guidance and management
* Employing commercial best practice, efficiency and responsiveness within an ethical environment
Skill Set
Essential skills & experience:
* Demonstrated experience within the commercial field
* Experience in a customer facing role
* Experience in a competitive bid situation
* Proven negotiation and contract management skills
* Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to interact and influence across a range of stakeholders
* Knowledge of the defence industry
* Attention to detail
* Problem solving ability
* Understands the principles of project management, risk management and finance
* Security cleared or ability to pass clearance at SC level
Desirable skills & experience
* Cross-functional interaction with projects, finance, engineering and sales
* Experience working with the UK MOD on a range of proposals and contracts
* Knowledge of Single Source Regulations and contracting in accordance with the Defence Reform Act
* Experience in preparing and executing winning proposals
* A self-starter, capable of delivering a high quality complex workload with minimum supervision
* Experience in the subject of continuous improvement