Senior Commercial Officer

Location: Castleham Rd, Hastings, Saint Leonards-on-sea TN38, UK

Employment Type: Permanent

Company Description

General Dynamics Mission Systems engineers a diverse portfolio of high technology solutions, products and services that enable customers to successfully execute missions across all domains of operation. With a global team of more than 13,000 top professionals, we partner with the best in industry to expand the bounds of innovation in the defence and scientific arenas. In the UK, we are leading the way in avionics and communication systems.

Job Description

As a Senior Commercial Officer, you will work within the Commercial Team supporting our different business units. The role will require a highly motivated individual who can work within multi-function bid teams, leading and supporting on commercial aspects of the bid, including providing a clear and compelling commercial strategy in support of winning. Following award of contract, the role will be responsible for overseeing day to day commercial activity in support of the contract.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable contract drafting experience
• Knowledge of terms and conditions and contractual law
• Contract management and customer relationship management experience and able to discuss and resolve complex issues
• An effective communicator, both written & oral and possess good interpersonal skills
• Able to offer flexible solutions to commercial challenges for current and future opportunities
• Awareness of commercial and contract management processes and procedures with an ability to generate audit trails and present approvals to management
• Self-motivated and flexible with good organisational skills
• Highly computer literate
• Able to identify and influence team members in managing commercial risk
• Demonstrable drive for change
• Analytical & problem solving skills

Desired experience, although not essential:

• UK MoD contracting experience
• Knowledge and understanding of Single Source Regulation Office (SSRO)

Additional Information

This role has a salary of between 41,920 and 52,400, depending on experience, plus our flexible benefits package. We are open to this role being spent with time working from home and in the office (hybrid - typically 2/3 days working in office) on a weekly basis or fully in our offices. We pride ourselves in being a great place to work with a shared sense of purpose, offering impressive benefits:

• A compressed nine-day fortnight and compressed hours - which means every other Friday off.
• A personalized career development plan, alongside regular progress reviews - supporting and valuing your progression within the Company.
• A flexible working environment where your contributions are recognized and rewarded with flexible benefits.

We believe in maintaining a diverse workplace - inclusive of beliefs, cultural background, job experiences, thoughts and ideas. If who we are and what we do resonates with you, we welcome you to join our inclusive team! Our success is fuelled by our colleagues and the wide variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills they bring to the Company. We are a Disability Confident Employer, as such we offer an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job. Please email disabilityconfident@gd-ms.uk if you would like your application to be considered under the DC Scheme. All successful/appointed applicants must be able to obtain a level of UK Security clearance that is appropriate for the role and undertake suitable Right to work checks.