Commercial Manager

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 creativityOngoing management of contracts ranging in values and up to hundreds of millionsProviding Commercial support to manage change on existing contractsReviewing and Leading the negotiation of a variety of contractual agreementsWorking closely with and managing key stakeholders to deliver profitable solutions ensuring that Commercial risks are highlighted, mitigated and governance is followedWorking with the procurement organisation to advise on key contractual obligations and risks, ensuring flow down of key termsManaging in accordance with company procedures and contractual requirements, to ensure efficient and accurate performanceDeveloping relationship with customers to ensure smooth running of existing contractsWorking flexibly to provide support to the wider business in order to provide commercial guidance and managementEmploying commercial best practice, efficiency and responsiveness within an ethical environment

Skill Set

Essential skills & experience:

Demonstrated experience within the commercial fieldExperience in a customer facing roleExperience in a competitive bid situationProven negotiation and contract management skillsExcellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to interact and influence across a range of stakeholdersKnowledge of the defence industryAttention to detailProblem solving abilityUnderstands the principles of project management, risk management and financeSecurity cleared or ability to pass clearance at SC level

Desirable skills & experience

Cross-functional interaction with projects, finance, engineering and salesExperience working with the UK MOD on a range of proposals and contractsKnowledge of Single Source Regulations and contracting in accordance with the Defence Reform ActExperience in preparing and executing winning proposalsA self-starter, capable of delivering a high quality complex workload with minimum supervisionExperience in the subject of continuous improvement

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