Commercial Manager

Advantage Resourcing UK Ltd; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Advantage Resourcing UK Ltd. is recruiting a Commercial Manager for a Portsmouth-based role with 60% on-site work and an initial 6-month contract.

The role focuses on providing commercial support for bids, managing contracts valued up to hundreds of millions, and ensuring governance and risk controls are followed. The candidate will engage with procurement and key stakeholders to deliver profitable, compliant solutions, lead negotiations, and drive change management on existing contracts in a

Qualifications

• MOD commercial or government contract experience.
• Experience in a competitive bid situation.
• Experience on supplier side, not customer side.
• Contract management and negotiation experience
• Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to interact and influence across a range of stakeholders
• Demonstrated experience within the commercial field.

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

Skills

MOD contract

Bid experience

Supplier side

Contract management

Stakeholder management

Commercial experience

Job description

Commercial Manager

Portsmouth - 60% on site

6 Month

We are working with a Globally known manufacturing company within the Aerospace & Defence / Manufacturing industry. We are seeking a strong Commerical Manager on an initial 6 month contract in Portsmouth.

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 skills & experience:

• MOD commercial or government contract experience
• Experience in a competitive bid situation
• Experience on supplier side, not customer side.
• Contract management and negotiation experience
• Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to interact and influence across a range of stakeholders
• Demonstrated experience within the commercial field

Due to the nature of the work, to be able to apply, you must be eligible to pass clearance at SC level