Commercial Contracts Officer

 Are you an experienced Commercial Officer or Contracts professional looking for your next challenge?

This is an excellent opportunity to join a well established Defence Manufacturing business in Coventry. Working within a highly regulated environment, you will play a key role in supporting complex commercial contracts from tender stage through to completion while working closely with customers, suppliers and internal stakeholders.

Offering a salary of up to £50k this role would suit someone with experience in commercial management, contract management, defence, aerospace, manufacturing or another highly regulated industry.

The Role

As Commercial Officer, you will support the full commercial lifecycle of customer contracts, ensuring compliance, managing commercial risk and providing guidance across the business. You will work closely with sales, procurement, project teams and senior stakeholders to deliver commercially sound solutions while protecting the interests of the business.

This is a varied role where no two days are the same, giving you the opportunity to work across both UK and international projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage commercial and contractual activities across customer and supplier contracts
• Support the full contract lifecycle from tender and bid stage through to contract completion
• Draft, review and negotiate commercial agreements, contracts and subcontractor agreements
• Support the sales team with commercial input during bids, proposals and customer negotiations
• Identify commercial risks and opportunities and provide practical solutions
• Ensure contractual obligations are understood and flowed down throughout the supply chain
• Build strong relationships with customers, suppliers and internal departments
• Provide commercial guidance across the wider business
• Support compliance with company policies, regulations and governance requirements
• Carry out third party due diligence and support commercial process improvements

What We're Looking For

• Previous experience as a Commercial Officer, Contracts Officer, Commercial Executive, Contracts Manager or within commercial contract management
• Experience working within manufacturing, engineering, defence, aerospace or another regulated industry
• Strong contract drafting, negotiation and commercial management experience
• Knowledge of commercial governance and contract compliance
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Strong organisational skills with excellent attention to detail
• Able to prioritise workloads and work independently

What's On Offer

• Salary up to £50,000 depending on experience
• Full time onsite role based in Coventry
• Flexible working hours
• Annual bonus scheme
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Holiday purchase scheme
• Pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Healthcare cash plan

You will need to pass a DBS check and have been a resident within the UK for 5 years. 

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