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Principal Commercial Officer

Employer
BAE Systems
Location
Frimley
Salary
Negotiable
Closing date
15 Jul 2022

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Sector
Sales
Hours
Full Time
Flexibility
None
Contract Type
Permanent

Job Details

Submarines

We serve and protect those who serve and protect us. Attracting and retaining the sharpest minds is essential for a globally competitive UK Submarines Business. Our aim is to recruit the very best talent. At BAE we want to be the leading employer in defence and security for valuing diversity and inclusion. We care about difference in all forms and want to create an inclusive environment where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential.

We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently under-represented within our industry, including women, people from ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals. We also want to be a preferred home for veterans and reservists.

At BAE Systems we are committed to supporting work life balance for all our employees and embrace a range of modern working practices, which aim to enhance flexibility for individuals whilst also enabling business performance. Flexibility provisions vary by role, but include; hybrid working arrangements, flexible working patterns and shift working.

Our Submarines Business

Our Submarines business has been safely delivering world class submarines to the UK Royal Navy for more than a century.

The Astute class will equip the Royal Navy with its largest and most capable generation of attack submarines. We are responsible for the design, build, test and commissioning of these state-of-the-art vessels. In total, seven boats will make up the fleet, each weighing a mighty 7,400 tonnes.

Dreadnought is the successor to the Vanguard class of nuclear deterrent submarines. We will deliver four submarines to the Royal Navy, with the first submarine entering service in the early 2030s. Dreadnought is widely considered to be one of the world's most complex engineering challenges.

We have sites in Barrow-in-Furness, Filton, Frimley, Ash Vale, Broad Oak and Weymouth, and we pride ourselves on employing the best professionals around. Join us and you'll be part of something important; something you can be proud of.

Principal Commercial Officer

As a Principal Commercial Officer, you will work with a wide range of stakeholders across the BAE subs network. These consist of multi-function teams, such as Project management, Engineering, Technical specialists, and Supply Chain. Externally, the team will work with customers such as the MOD.

Your main responsibilities as a Senior Commercial Officer will involve:

* Developing and managing the commercial relationship with the customer community

* Manage and resolve customer queries and issues in areas of responsibility, escalating significant problems as appropriate

* Preparation of bids in line with the Life Cycle Management (LCM) Request for Bid Approval (RBA) Process

* Review, draft, negotiate and finalise contracts and commercial agreements and support with complex contracts

* Lead the preparation and presentation to Senior Management of Life Cycle Management (LCM) reviews and RBA process, ensuring the necessary approvals are obtained within the governance of the operational framework

* Manage commercial contracts and the commercial elements of the LCM and RBA process within own possession

* Understand the financial and pricing requirements of commercial contracts

* Adopt clear understandings with suppliers of both technical and commercial issues to ensure that business arrangements minimise risk

* Propose and review complex terms and conditions to ensure that BAE SYSTEMS Business interests are protected

* Support Supply Chain in the preparation of sub-contract terms and conditions as required.

* Working with the internal legal team and external legal advisors as required to ensure all contracts have the necessary legal input/governance

* High degree of customer focus developing and maintaining customer relationships both internally and externally

* Commitment to meet deadlines and targets

Your skills and qualifications:

Degree level qualification within Law/Business Studies or an Engineering Qualification or relevant experience

What we are looking for in you:

Essential:

* Ability to communicate & present at all levels

* Broad professional knowledge of commercial principals and practices

* Strong business acumen to understand the balance of risk and reward

* A proven ability to negotiate prepare and issue business contracts

* Experience of working within a contracts / commercial environment

Desirable:

* Knowledge of MOD/Defence contracts management

Location:

Frimley

Salary:

Competitive

Benefits:

Our employees receive an excellent benefits package which includes a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. We also offer a range of additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and many local and national employee discounts. Some employees may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

Please be aware that many roles working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and/or your place of birth may limit those roles that you can perform for the organisation.

Find out more at #subsgodeeper on LinkedIn

Company

BAE Systems plc is a British multinational defence, security and aerospace company head-quartered in London in the United Kingdom and with operations worldwide.

Recognising that our people are our top priority we have set ourselves a number of corporate targets to improve the diversity and inclusiveness of our workforce, including uplifting our female representation in leadership roles by 15% by 2015. We recognise the challenge that this target presents, knowing that engineering is often seen as a “man’s world”. 

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