Submarine Commercial Lead & Contracts Expert

Rolls-Royce; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Rolls-Royce Submarines in Derby is seeking a Commercial Officer to join the Commercial Team on a full-time hybrid basis (3 days on site). You will act as the primary interface across a diverse project portfolio, supporting commercial activities for high-profile customers in a nuclear context.

The role requires strong commercial acumen, contract law knowledge, and excellent influencing and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Experience in either a commercial role, contract law or a procurement-based role.
• Experience in either Engineering, Nuclear, Infrastructure, Aerospace, defence or regulated manufacturing environments would be ideal however others will be considered.
• Experience in business proposals, bidding, drafting, negotiating and managing commercial agreements.
• Knowledge of contract pricing and how to manage contract risk.
• Self-motivated, enthusiastic, energetic with excellent communication, negotiating and influencing skills.
• Positive attitude and meticulous attention to detail, with the ability to take on new challenges.

Responsibilities

• Be pivotal in maintaining and further developing relationships between Rolls-Royce and its existing and new customers.
• Effectively and efficiently manage our most valuable customer accounts, identifying commercial risks and opportunities to manage and limit the risk to the business.
• Manage emergent business issues including new product introduction, emerging requirements, contractual change and the resolution of disputes and claims.
• Provide expert commercial advice and guidance to the programme, technical and finance teams at all levels across the Submarines business.
• Coordinate and author business proposals for new contracting arrangements and emerging requirements, executing existing contractual principles, leading, negotiating, and delivering the tender evaluation process.
• Draft complex contracts from first principles and other legally binding agreements involving negotiating with senior customer stakeholders.
• Write and tailor communications for briefings into senior stakeholders within the business and Rolls-Royce Group.
• Deputise for management, when necessary, in dealings with stakeholders at all levels.

Skills

Commercial experience

Contract law

Procurement experience

Industry experience (engineering/nucle

Education

Degree or equivalent

Job description

Rolls-Royce Submarines in Derby is seeking a Commercial Officer to join the Commercial Team on a full-time hybrid basis (3 days on site). You will act as the primary interface across a diverse project portfolio, supporting commercial activities for high-profile customers in a nuclear context.

The role requires strong commercial acumen, contract law knowledge, and excellent influencing and communication skills.