Commercial Manager in Luton, Bedfordshire

Job title - Commercial Manager
Location - 30 minutes from Luton
Duration - 12 months
Pay rate - Up to £67 per hour Umbrella

DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE INDUSTRY, YOU MUST HAVE AT LEAST SC SECURITY CLEARANCE TO APPLY FOR THIS ROLE AND RESIDE IN THE UK

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join one of our largest UK Defence companies!

Overview of department:
Working across a number of the companies products. To operate 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.

Responsibilities:
* 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 the company.
* Contract Delivery - Being a vital part of the delivery chain that ensures the business 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.

Skillset/experience required:
* A confident communicator, both written and verbal.
* 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 think this is the role for you, just get in touch!

Disclaimer:

This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission.