My Client is a global space industry leader, with world-class expertise and extensive prime contractorship experience across all sectors of the space business, and requires

A Principal Commercial Officer - Perm - Portsmouth - Salary depending on Candidate

Qualifications and/or Skills

Desirable: Business, law or Engineering Degree. Commercial, Contracts and/or Procurement function. Bid preparation experience.

Reporting to the Commercial Manager

Preparation of quotations and commercial proposals for bids submitted by the Business Unit, including preparation of appropriate T&Cs and/or review of customers’ contract conditions. Sign CNs/contracts/subcontracts/Purchase Orders under normal contract approval process. Co-ordinate where appropriate subcontractor selection process and evaluate. Where design and development form part of a subcontract, prepare subcontracts, which reflect the prime contract obligations and undertakings and with project engineering negotiate and implement such subcontracts within vetted approvals. Administer such subcontracts as necessary. Ensure that any special commercial arrangements associated with a bid, such as finance facilities, insurance cover, are in place prior to bid submission. Commercial input to vet documents and checking that all the necessary management approvals have been obtained prior to quoting. Lead negotiations with the customer on medium to large deals. Assist Commercial Manager with larger negotiations as appropriate.