Commercial Manager

Our client has an opportunity for a Commercial Manager to join them on a contract basis for 12 months. You will be operating within an active, involved and motivated commercial team, in a sector committed to delivering Defence Capability to the UK Armed Forces and other World Governments, covering all aspects of the product lifecycle from concept to disposal.

Role: Commercial Manager
Location: Stevenage - 3 days minimum onsite per week
Hours: 37 per week
Clearance: SC to start
Hourly Rate: £60-£80 per hour via Umbrella, inside IR35

What you'll be doing:

Business Strategy - maximising identified business opportunities
Business Winning - Being a key player in the winning of new work. Responsible for the full Route to Contract, including being the driving force during the Bidding process, ensuring cross functional working to deliver costs in time, generation of proposals, and contract negotiations, whilst maintaining the viability of MBDA.
Contract Delivery - Being a vital part of the delivery chain that ensures MBDA meets its promises to our customers.
Negotiations - Gaining acceptance and agreement on issues and amendments to ensure contractual compliance
Building and maintaining relationships with new and existing customers, focusing on collaboration.
Being the point of contact for your project(s) for any contractual information and agreements including obtaining and providing legal advice.
Communicating with personnel at all levels.
Reporting to senior management on the progress of your contracts.
Representing the commercial team in progress/reviews and/or customer meetings
Analysing and problem solving complex issues every day, with the help of a multi-functional team where required.
Working under pressure to achieve deadlines.
Day-to-day administration and maintenance of the company systems.Requirements:

A confident communicator, both written and verbal.
Experience as a Commercial Manager working into UK MOD, or experience in the Defence sector.
Comfortable building working relationships.
Adaptable and Approachable.
Strong attention to detail.
Analytical in approach.
Determined to succeed.
You might have a legal background, have experience working in an in house contracts team, but you will be used to working with contracts and negotiating with customers.If you are interested in applying for this position and you meet the requirements, please apply!

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