Senior Commercial Officer

Job Description

Job title: Senior Commercial Officer

Location: Glasgow – Scotstoun. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: Up to £50,000 depending on skills and experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Producing and submitting commercial deliverables in line with the contract requirements
• Supporting the generation and commercial management documentation requirements for bids/change proposals and governance in accordance with company procedures (e.g. Phase Reviews and Request for Bid Approvals)
• Interfacing with the customer; providing updates and working collaboratively to resolve issues
• Providing commercial guidance and instructions to the project team and other internal stakeholders regarding the CSC Implementation bid/contract and other related work
• Working collaboratively with other functional and programme stakeholders (e.g. Export Control, Legal, Engineering, Procurement, etc.) to solve issues
• Developing knowledge, relationships and interfaces with central Group functions (eg Commercial, Group IP, Treasury, Tax, Compliance and Regulation etc.)

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Good knowledge of Commercial principles, techniques, and practices
• Have a strong customer focus
• Experience working with contracts, ideally in a commercial role
• Experience of governance processes
• Strong verbal and written communication skills

Desirable:

• Awareness of Law

Benefits:

You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Commercial team:

The River Class Destroyer (previously known as the Canadian Surface Combatant (CSC)) Programme is Canada’s largest Defence Procurement and the build programme is due to commence in April 2025. As a Senior Commercial Officer, you will be a vital member of the RCD Team, collaborating closely with the Commercial Executives to deliver high-quality commercial services that fulfil the operational requirements of the RCD Programme. During the first 12 months, you will work on the Implementation Contract Mobilisation and then move on to Contract delivery, which will provide a broad experience. There may be the opportunity to work on other contract scopes and there may be an opportunity to travel to Canada.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals.

We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

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 your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation.

Closing Date: 2nd September 2024 – Interviews for this position will take place W/C 9th September 2024.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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