Commercial Specialist

TN United Kingdom; Rosyth; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join an innovative firm as a Commercial Specialist, where you'll play a vital role in managing contracts for the Submarine Dismantling Programme. This position offers a unique opportunity to ensure integrity and transparency in all dealings while maximizing contract advantages. You'll collaborate with teams, assist in negotiations, and manage amendments, all while working in a supportive environment that values flexibility and employee well-being. If you're a proactive team player looking to make a significant impact, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

Contributory Pension Scheme

Employee Share Scheme

Employee Shopping Savings Portal

Payment of Professional Fees

10-days Special Paid Leave for Reservists

Holiday Trading

‘Be Kind Day’ for Volunteering

Qualifications

• Experience in a commercial background with knowledge of contract conditions.
• Ability to manage bids and projects effectively.

Responsibilities

• Ensure all contracts maximize advantage and claims are timely.
• Assist in negotiations and manage contract amendments.

Skills

Commercial Management

Contract Conditions Knowledge

Bid Management

Team Collaboration

Initiative

Job description

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At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Commercial Specialist at our Rosyth site.

The role
As a Commercial Specialist, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. The Submarine Dismantling Programme (SDP) will have several contracts underway, these contracts and any resultant subcontracts fall under the control of the Commercial Manager.

Day to day, you’ll ensure that all contracts entered are to the best advantage of Babcock and ensure that all claims for payment are made at the appropriate time in line with the contract.

• Ensure integrity, honesty and transparency is integral in all dealings with the Customer
• Ensure that all claims for payment are made in line with contract conditions
• Assist negotiations and participate in contract agreements with Customers and subcontractors
• Liaise with Senior Buyer SDP to assist with Invitations to Tender for potential subcontractors
• Manage contract amendments to Customer and Supplier contracts

This role is full time, 37 hours per week over Monday -Thursday and will be based at our Rosyth base. The role does come with hybrid working available depending on business needs.

Agile working may be available to employees in some instances, applying the principles of fairness and consistency whilst ensuring that the overriding business needs can be appropriately met. We are happy to consider flexible working.

Essential experience of the Commercial Specialist:

• Experience in a Commercial background
• Knowledge of contract conditions, especially Ministry of Defence
• Previously managed bids, projects and terms and conditions
• Looking for a good team player, who is approachable and takes initiative

Qualifications for the Commercial Specialist:
We value difference and don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and background then we would like to hear from you.

The successful candidate must be able to achieve SC security clearance for this role.

• Contributory Pension scheme, with life assurance
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows most employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity