Commercial Officer vacancy in Loudwater (064jc)

A part of a large Group, our Client is a UK based solutions provider and systems integrator operating in the Defence and Aerospace markets, delivering world leading products, solutions and services to their national and international customers.

They are currently seeking to recruit audacious and highly capable people to work on cutting edge technologies and inspire their up and coming team members to deliver best in class results.
At the Company you will:
• be part of an agile organisation, with the ability to make a real difference
• have the opportunity to be involved in multiple domains and projects, throughout the engineering lifecycle
• work in a dynamic environment, with the ability to make significant personal impact
• have exposure to all functional and business areas, with opportunities to broaden your knowledge
• be in an environment where talent is recognised and promoted, independent of experience
• have the opportunity to work on exciting new product developments
• work for the dominant provider of UK surface ship Anti-Submarine Warfare solutions, with many related export opportunities

They have an exciting opportunity for a Commercial Officer to join the Company’s Commercial team based in Loudwater or Greenford.
In this role you will be responsible for all commercial activities through all aspects of the bid and project lifecycle for a portfolio of accounts.
The role will involve providing Commercial input to all areas of the company thus ensuring that all commercial issues are effectively completed.

Key Responsibilities
• Through life management of the commercial aspects of designated projects from pre-bid, through proposal preparation, negotiation, contract management and contract close-out.
• Preparing quotations and the commercial input to tender documentation in response to customer enquiries.
• Evaluating commercial risks and liabilities within contracts and briefing the business on risks and exposure.
• Preparation and negotiation of standard commercial agreements.
• Become the “go to” point for all commercial or legal queries raised for designated area of responsibility.
• Act as the commercial interface with customers and effectively manage customer relationships.
• Being part of a cross functional team to manage all commercial aspects to deliver programmes in a cost-effective manner.

Skills and Qualifications Required
• A good level of higher education in a relevant discipline.

Security clearance
• Due to the nature of work undertaken applicants will be required to meet security clearance to SC level.

Benefits
In return the Company offers a competitive salary, bonus scheme based on company profit/cash targets, 25 days’ holiday with the option to buy additional 5 days, a flexible Company benefits scheme you can tailor to suit your needs, competitive Pension scheme with Life Assurance, flexible start/finish times, a confidential Employee Support Helpline, free car parking.