Job Description
Please find below details about the role:
Job Title: Commercial Manager
Contract Duration: 06 months with possibility of extension
Location: Portsmouth/Stevenage
Working Pattern: Hybrid (minimum 60% onsite required)
Responsibilities:
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.
Required 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.
* 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 defence projects 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.