Senior Commercial Officer

Ultra Electronics Group; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

25 days holiday + buy/sell 5 days

Life assurance

Pension scheme – employer contribution

Job summary

Ultra PCS in Cheltenham is seeking a Senior Commercial Officer to join the Commercial team. You will actively support profitable business and provide commercial advice, governance and contractual support across levels of the organization.

You will manage customer contracts, negotiate terms, identify commercial risk and support bid teams to win new business, while ensuring compliance with export control regulations and internal policies.

Qualifications

• Degree educated in a Business or related subject is essential.
• Post-graduation Commercial certifications (such as WCC) would be an advantage.
• A minimum of 3 years prior Commercial experience in an aerospace, defence or a related technology industry.

Responsibilities

• Effective day-to-day management of customer contracts, including customer relationship management on contractual matters.
• Prepare, review and negotiate agreements and contracts including, but not limited to Framework Agreements, Development Contracts, MoUs, NDAs/PIAs, Agency Agreements, Software Licences, PDS Contracts & Teaming Agreements
• Provide commercial and contractual inputs to bid teams and support the winning of new business
• Assist in the identification of commercial risk and development and implementation of effective mitigation strategies
• Provide sound advice to Customer Services, Customer Support, Project, Operations and Procurement teams on contractual matters
• Support Operations and Project teams in the identification of contract change/scope creep
• Develop and support the negotiation of flow down terms and conditions to Suppliers
• Database management including uploading documents, creating new records for contracts and services, calculating payments and price adjustments
• Liaison with the Trade Compliance team to ensure compliance with regulation export control regulations
• Ensure and maintain effective commercial governance in accordance with policies, procedures and processes
• Support government contracting price investigations and audits.

Skills

Contract management

Commercial acumen

Negotiation

Education

Business degree

Job description

We are Ultra Precision Control Systems Ultra PCS is a leading developer of mission and safety critical equipment in the defence and aerospace industry. Our team of experts are at the heart of our success, which is why we are dedicated to fostering a safe working environment and a positive culture where every staff member feels valued and respected. We solve our customers' problems, providing engineering solutions to safety and mission critical challenges in the air and on the ground. Our solutions can be found in the latest military aircraft and vehicles, in civil aircraft, and in unmanned vehicles. We help to ensure our customers get to where they need to be safely, achieve their objectives and keep on going back.

Flexible Working

Wherever possible, we will consider a variety of working options to suit your lifestyle, whether that be hybrid home/office working, flexible working and part or full time employment. It's the 'innovating' and 'empowering' values that we ASPIRE to be. We welcome the challenge to work in new ways and have trust in you when getting the job done because we recognise, our business is our people.

Job Description

Eaton MSD Cheltenham are looking for a Senior Commercial Officer to join the Commercial team. As a member of the Commercial team, you will actively support the winning and delivery of profitable business and provide commercial advice, support and governance to the business at all levels. You will ensure the company contracts with customers and suppliers on terms that protect the Commercial interests of the business.

Key Responsibilities

Effective day-to-day management of customer contracts, including customer relationship management on contractual matters Prepare, review and negotiate agreements and contracts including, but not limited to Framework Agreements, Development Contracts, MoUs, NDAs/PIAs, Agency Agreements, Software Licences, PDS Contracts & Teaming Agreements Provide commercial and contractual inputs to bid teams and support the winning of new business Assist in the identification of commercial risk and development and implementation of effective mitigation strategies Provide sound advice to Customer Services, Customer Support, Project, Operations and Procurement teams on contractual matters Support Operations and Project teams in the identification of contract change/scope creep Develop and support the negotiation of flow down terms and conditions to Suppliers Database management including uploading documents, creating new records for contracts and services, calculating payments and price adjustments Liaison with the Trade Compliance team to ensure compliance with regulation export control regulations Ensure and maintain effective commercial governance in accordance with policies, procedures and processes Support government contracting price investigations and audits.

Qualifications/Experience

Degree educated in a Business or related subject is essential. Post-graduation Commercial certifications (such as WCC) would be an advantage. A minimum of 3 years prior Commercial experience in an aerospace, defence or a related technology industry, demonstrating all, or substantially all, of the above responsibilities.

Benefits

Every employee is critical to our success and as such we offer a range of flexible employee benefits along with career development opportunities. Flexible working within core working hours 25 days holiday (185hrs) with the option to buy/sell 5 days (37hrs) plus bank holidays 4 times annual salary in life assurance Flexible benefits package Funded health benefits Pension Scheme – up to 8% employer contributions Supportive and friendly working environment with regular team events

Nationality Requirements

Candidates must be able to work in the UK without restrictions in accordance with UK National Law and be prepared to successfully undertake an appropriate level of UK National Security Vetting according to UK Government National Security Vetting criteria.

Diverse & Inclusive Employer

Ultra PCS is an equal opportunities employer that values diversity, inclusion, equity and equality.

Underpinned by our values, behaviours, and policies, we want you to feel empowered to be your best and authentic self. We promote a workplace that welcomes people from all backgrounds and cultures; believing that this will increase our diversity of thinking, and ultimately ensure we continue delivering on our commitments to our customers.

We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status and welcome applications from all candidates.

Ultra specialises in providing application-engineered bespoke solutions. We focus on our customers’ mission critical and intelligent systems in the defence, security, critical detection, & control markets. Our capabilities and technologies can be found on many of the world’s long-term military programmes. We employ over 4,500 employees across the globe and are listed on the London Stock Exchange.