Commercial Manager

Parker Meggitt

England

Hybrid

GBP 70,000 - 110,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme with up to 10% matching contribution

Life Assurance x3 basic salary

Employee Assistance Program for Health & Wellbeing

Subsidised food at on-site restaurant

Employee Referral Scheme

Discounts on goods and services

Career development planning

Free on-site car parking

Employee Referral Scheme

On-site restaurant and Starbucks

Employee discounts

Job summary

A leading aerospace company in the UK is seeking a Commercial Manager to supervise a contracts team across multiple sites. This role involves managing customer relationships, leading contract management functions, and ensuring compliance. Ideal candidates will have strong negotiation skills and a thorough understanding of contract management principles. The position offers a competitive total rewards package including pension contributions and career development opportunities.

Qualifications

Thorough knowledge of legal principles and ability to identify high-risk contractual terms.
Proficient in contract management concepts, tools, techniques, and risk management.
Ability to effectively communicate and present status clearly.
Understanding of regulatory frameworks affecting contracts.

Responsibilities

Manage customer commercial relationships linked to pricing negotiations.
Develop and mentor team members in contracts administration.
Investigate and resolve compliance problems related to contracts.
Implements change control and risk mitigation strategies.
Maintains liaison with government/regulatory agencies as needed.
Coordinates contract reviews and cross-functional knowledge sharing.

Skills

Contract management concepts

Negotiation skills

Legal principles understanding

Risk management

Communication skills

Communication

Budgeting / cost control

Tools

Contract management software

Job description

Based at Ansty Park (Coventry, United Kingdom) and Troy, Indiana, this role supports the thermal management capability within the Gas Turbine Fluid System Division across two manufacturing sites.

This role is based at Ansty Park, a state-of-the-art facility, and is ideal for someone seeking a rewarding, fast-paced, team-focused environment.

Role Summary

As Commercial Manager you will be responsible for the management and supervision of a contracts team consisting of Contract Specialist and Customer representatives across 2 manufacturing sites to develop, negotiate, and administer a variety of assigned contracts. You’ll lead the site contract management function by aligning and implementing effective goals, policies, and procedures, and by ensuring contractual and regulatory compliance.

In this role you will serve as a subject expert and internal consultant on overall contracting processes, regulatory requirements, negotiation techniques, and evaluation of risk. You’ll provide oversight for assigned programs, conducts contract risk management reviews and recommendations to efficiently and cost effectively mitigate potential risks, as well as managing the change control process with the Business Unit Manager / Business Team Leader.

Core Responsibilities

Manages customer commercial relationship linked to pricing negotiations and settlements
Establishes direction for functional team and direct reports and develops and mentors others, whilst champions professional certification and career development for the Group contracts administration/management community
May execute the duties associated with Export Compliance, including division-wide Export Compliance Program and may act as Division's Export Administrator
Investigates and resolves compliance problems and responds to questions from internal or customer sources and government regulatory agencies
Coordinates training and business meetings to facilitate the exchange of information on contract reviews
Develops and implements programs to increase cross-functional knowledge and awareness of contracting requirements and policies as needed
Maintains and coordinates contacts with domestic and foreign civilian and military representatives, as well as customers and government agency officials
Analyses problem/opportunity areas, structures data-gathering and evaluation of internal processes, and coordinates responses
Proficient in contract management concepts, tools, techniques, and risk management
Thorough knowledge of legal principles and the ability to identify high-risk contractual terms
Ability to create partnerships with the contract customers, end use customers, and suppliers
Detailed knowledge of the product lines and marketplace associated with the fielded products in assigned contracts
Demonstrated application of business concepts and accounting principles associated with project cost and budgetary planning/control
Good understanding of the relationships between basic product, program, and operational information related to contracting
Solid understanding of estimation methods, critical path analysis, and earned value techniques
Ability to effectively communicate and present status, actions, recommendations, and other technical information with clarity and precision
Able to influence business decisions and negotiate resource allocation

What We Offer

Parker Meggitt is proud to offer a competitive total rewards framework designed with our colleagues' health, wealth, and well-being in mind to help our employees balance a successful career. Our competitive package will include:

Pension scheme with up to 10% matching company contribution
Life Assurance x3 basic salary
Share buying scheme
Work from home 1 day a week
Employee Assistance Program for Health & Wellbeing
Funded membership of a professional body
Focused career development planning with opportunities to progress
Free on-site car parking
Employee Referral Scheme
An on-site restaurant and Starbucks offering subsidised food
Employee Perks – offering our employees discounts on a huge variety of goods and services

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