Commercial Officer - Luton, United Kingdom - Leonardo

Leonardo

Verified Company

Luton, United Kingdom

5 days ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Closing Date:

The Opportunity:

Do you have Commercial experience in the Aerospace and Defence Sector? Are you looking for a new opportunity?Do you want to work for an integrated and dynamic industrial entity, focused on Aerospace, Defence and Security, at the forefront of technology and launched towards the industry of the future?An exciting opportunity to be part of the IMS Commercial and Procurement team at Leonardo, within the Integrated Missions Systems sector of the Electronic Warfare, which is a major growth area with ambitious targets over the short to medium term.
The role interfaces with a variety of UK and International customers and works as part of integrated project teams (IPTs), supporting the maintenance of current contracts and developing commercial bids/ proposals.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone looking to gain further Commercial experience, on a 6 month fixed contract, supporting a variety of bids and long term contracts for key programmes, products and customers.

What you will do:

Drafting, negotiating and administration of complex terms and conditions of contract, working with senior commercial team members and procurement counterparts to ensure appropriate flow down to subcontractors.
Drafting and reviewing agreements such as Non-Disclosure Agreements, Software Licensing Agreements and Memorandums of Understanding.
Providing commercial support and administration to projects and/or contracts, including change control management, monitoring performance of its contractual obligations and management of commercial risk
Represent the Commercial function and Leonardo through attendance at customer /supplier meetings
Preparing proposals for submission to Customers in conjunction with the preparation of internal documentation required to obtain bid approval.
Ensuring adherence to commercial and business processes and procedures, and that associated internal approvals are in place in line with delegated authorities.
Build and maintain mutually beneficial relationships with colleagues, customers and suppliers to deliver the value to the company
Work as an integral member of the Integrated Project Team to support the winning of new business and the management and delivery of current contracts.

What we are looking for:

Holds an understanding of basic business finance, profit and loss, margin and mark up, escalation, foreign exchange.
Has a basic understanding of export legislation, import taxes and duties.
Identifies and understand commercial risks.
Has the ability to build effective and strong relationships with crossfunctional colleagues, customers and suppliers.
Possesses excellent communication skills, written, oral and presentation skills.
Is proactive, tenacious, results driven.
Has a desire to learn and improve self (including using the Corporate World Commerce & Contracting membership for selfdevelopment).
Will travel in the UK to customer and internal sites, with possible overseas travel.

It would be nice if you had:

Degree, professional qualification (such as IACCM/WCC) and/or defence contracting experience
Detailed understanding of Leonardo markets, products, customers and suppliers
Ability to promote a culture of best practice and sharing of knowledge within the function and across the wider business
A familiarity with SAP and its functionality

Life at Leonardo:

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Our UK locations:
We have offices around the UK, including Basildon, Bristol, Edinburgh, Lincoln, Luton, Southampton and Yeovil
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