Senior Commercial Officer
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Location
Bristol, England
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Sector:
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Job type:
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Salary:
£30000 - £37000.00 per annum
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Contact:
Connor McKiernan
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Contact email:
connor.mckiernan@butlerross.co.uk
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Job ref:
CM - 2167_1567780965
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Published:
over 4 years ago
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Expiry date:
2019-12-05
SENIOR COMMERCIAL OFFICER
This role presents a fantastic opportunity for a Senior Commercial Officer to join a well-established organisation based in Bristol within the Defence and Engineering sectors. This role will be part of a small team that manage major existing critical communication contracts for the MoD.
Main responsibilities of the Senior Commercial Officer
- Developing long lasting relationships with suppliers
- Manage existing contracts and their associated risks
- Carry out contract reviews, both operational and strategic and address any performance issues
- Continue to bring continuous improvement and collaboration from your supplier base, making sure that the suppliers are fully engaged with the organisation
- Analyse risk, and find solutions to any issues and deal with suppliers when they do not meet their contractual obligations
- Provide support and leadership to colleagues
Skills & Experience required of the Senior Commercial Officer
- Excellent relationship management skills
- Sourcing experience - you need to understand the full end to end procurement process
- Strong commercial acumen - these suppliers are sometimes very challenging
- Excellent negotiation skills
- The ability to work under pressure and the ability to prioritise
- Experience with tendering approvals, estimating, risk management and contract law
EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS DESIRED:
This role will be well suited to you if you have held a role as a commercial officer, commercial manager, contracts officer, contract officer, contract manager or contracts manager.