Principal Commercial Officer

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Principal Commercial Officer

  • Location: Stevenage
  • Salary: Up to £50000.00 per annum + plus excellent benefits per year
  • Job Type:Permanent

Posted 1 day ago

  • Sector: Manufacturing
  • Contact: Gemma Booty
  • Contact Email: GBooty@theonegroup.co.uk
  • Expiry Date: 13 July 2025
  • Job Ref: BBBH54038_1749821204

This is a lovely position for an experienced Commercial Officer within the defence industry. Based in Stevenage they are a leader in their field and can offer a good long term career, within a lovely environment with excellent benefits.

Daily duties

  • Winning business, new contracts, agreements and opportunities
  • Contract delivery, being a vital part of the delivery chain that ensures promises made to customers are met, change management, problem solving and administration.
  • Negotiations, supporting gaining acceptance and agreement issues and amendments.
  • Building and maintaining relationships with new and existing customers and focusing on collaboration.
  • Communicating with stakeholders of all levels.
  • Reporting to management on progress
  • Representing the commercial team in progress/reviews and customer meetings
  • Day to day administration and maintenance of the commercial information systems.

What you will need to have

  • Proven experience in the defence industry or similar compliant industry
  • Experience of managing complex and high value contracts
  • Experienced in a broad range of commercial issues and contact management and contact lifecycle.
  • Understanding of liabilities and mitigating risk
  • Awareness of import and export restrictions and licensing requirements
  • Effective team behaviours working closely and influencing
  • Good process and change management
  • Ability to modify and draft terms and conditions
  • Commercial understanding from customer through to supplier

Benefits include

  • Paid overtime
  • Flexible hours
  • Bonus scheme
  • 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
  • On site free parking
  • Subsidised on site gym
  • Subsidised on site canteen
  • Company pension scheme
  • Hybrid working