Commercial Manager

Portsmouth, Hampshire
Line Up Aviation

On behalf of our client, we are seeking to recruit a Commercial Manager on an initial 6 -month contract. As the Commercial Manager you will play a central role in the preparation, negotiation and management of all commercial commitments across all stages from acquisition of project to contract closure relating to UK Space Digital (SD) projects.

Role: Commercial Manager
Pay: 48 per hour Via Umbrella
Location: Portsmouth
Contract: Monday – Friday, 37 Hours per week, 6-month contract
IR35 Status: Inside
Security Clearance: Security Clearnce required on submission, UK eyes only project

Responsibilities

• 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

Essential & Desirable Skills:

• Demonstrated experience within the commercial field
• Experience in a customer facing role
• Experience in a competitive bid situation
• Proven negotiation and contract management skills
• 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
• Relevant qualification, ideally to degree level
• 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

If you are interested in applying for this position and you meet the requirements, please send your updated CV to: Natalie Dalkin at Line Up Aviation

Line Up Aviation has carved its own place in the recruitment of Aviation and Aerospace personnel all over the world for more than 30 years. We work with some of the industry’s best known companies who demand the highest standard of applicants.

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