Senior Commercial Officer

Job Description

Job Title: Senior Commercial Officer

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

Salary: Competitive

The Senior Commercial Officer will be part of the Maritime Services Warship Support Commercial team. Working closely with the project delivery teams in a multi-functional environment, the post holder will develop and implement commercial solutions, manage contracts, and provide commercial advice and support in the delivery of Maritime Services programmes. The Senior Commercial Officer will be a point of contact for the customer’s commercial organisation for the management of proposals, changes, and provision of commercial information.

What you’ll be doing:

• Prepare bid documentation, including pricing and contractual information, for internal approval and final submission to the customer
• Approve bids within delegated authority and develop commercial relationships with customer representatives and ensure compliance with BAE Systems policies and procedures
• Provision of day-to-day commercial support to the project teams, including contractual and commercial advice, process of payment claims and management of contractual changes
• Agreement of contracts and contract changes with the customer
• Act as the Commercial point of contact for the customer in commercial matters within scope of responsibility, including attending customer meetings as required
• Deputising for Commercial colleagues during periods of absence

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Broad professional knowledge of Commercial principles, techniques and practices and application and understanding of the Commercial role in organisations
• Experience of drafting and agreeing contracts and contractual changes
• Good understanding of contract terms, contractual and legal frameworks with the ability to identify key contractual risks
• High degree of customer focus and a commitment to meet deadlines and targets

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:

You will be working within a Commercial team that provides commercial support to the delivery of programmes in the Royal Navy Dockyard in Portsmouth. Your role will focus on specific projects, gaining experience in bidding, contracting and management of contracts in a cross-functional environment with opportunities to grow and develop in a supportive environment.

The Flexible Working Statement:

As the world has evolved, so has the way we work. Our working approach, will enable you to have flexibility with your working hours, depending on your role and location. This could include accruing hours as well as flexibility around start and finish times, ensuring you can balance life at work, on site and life at home.

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 that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. 

All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 24th March 2025

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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