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Warrington Hybrid at least 2/3 days per week
Permanent
Job Purpose
The Senior Commercial Officer provides commercial support to relevant bids and contracts addressing associated commercial matters as instructed in accordance with best practice methodology. The Senior Commercial Officer supports the Head of Commercial and works with project/contract/bid teams to assist the drive of a risk based commercial strategy. The role will undertake internal compliance, liaising with the relevant team members and customers as required/instructed.
Responsibilities
- Participate as a key member of the commercial team to drive performance
- Help to develop key external commercial customer relationships
- Provision of commercial support to tenders/contracts as directed by the Head of Commercial.
- Actively communicate and embed commercial guidance and expertise, initiatives, policies and procedures across the relevant project teams under the guidance of Head of Commercial.
- Act as a role model, consultant and 'commercial' coach to the project teams to ensure consistency of approach in commercial awareness and developing and maintaining positive relationships
- Assisting and drafting of standard relationship documents (NDA's, MoU's, Teaming Agreements etc.), liaising with Head of Commercial (and legal staff as directed)
- Provide commercial input to requisite bid papers and supporting internal governance for any new opportunities / significant changes.
- Managing (under guidance of Head of Commercial) commercial and contractual aspects with the customer and ensuring compliance within the required internal corporate governance and approvals.
- Input to Applications for Payment, reviewing customer payments certificates including challenging any reductions / withholding notices (as instructed by Head of Commercial).
- Gain an understanding of any head contract terms and conditions and how these flow down to the Subcontract supply chain, in order to eliminate/reduce risk during the pre-contract period.
What do I need to do the role?
- Good commercial experience
- Educated to degree level, preferably in business, law or similar.
- Proven track record of assisting with the delivery of robust commercial management on contracts and bids
- Good experience in providing commercial specialist input into bids and contracts,
- Demonstrable evidence of developing and sustaining positive working relationships including the ability to negotiate commercial terms
- Experienced in a range of contracts, both standard forms and bespoke.
- Some experience in international markets would be advantageous (Desirable)
Sector: Commercial, Admin & Office Support
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"It's great to work with a recruitment agency we trust. The team at First Recruitment Group are friendly and straight talking and they continue to provide an excellent service. We're proud to still be working with them after 20 years."
"We have required anumber of Quality Assurance/Quality Control candidates within the NuclearIndustry. Since early 2016 First Recruitment Group have provided a number ofQA/QC professionals in locations across the UK.
"We have been verypleased with both the quality of supply and the customer service demonstratedand will continue to use their professional services in the future."
"I have worked with First Recruitment Group as my partner ofchoice across a number of large and challenging Oil & Gas projectsinternationally over recent years.
"First are a high performing business who are built oncredibility, honesty, expertise.
"As we push the frontiers of projects and move in to moreand more challenging and locations, First will continue to be my partner ofchoice to help us deliver our projects with confidence."
TechnipFMC
"I have had the pleasure of working with First Recruitment Group over recent years and we have formed a great working relationship. Their understanding of our exacting requirements is outstanding.
"The First team are highly experienced and knowledgeable across the recruitment spectrum and operate in the manner you would expect of a professional outfit of their stature. Their attention to detail and approach is faultless and their commitment and drive has helped our business with unique, complex and difficult recruitment requirements.
"Sarah, our Account Manager, is an incisive thinker as well as hardworking, diligent and reliable and has an extremely helpful and flexible approach to her work. This reflects in her team and with their ability to communicate at all levels in an honest and trusted consultative manner and gives us great faith in their ability to identify candidates who can help us to drive forward and achieve our business goals.
"I have no hesitation in recommending First as a recruitment partner and feel they would be worthy of selection for any engineering or manufacturing business looking for an intelligent and innovative solution."
Nuvia
"There is nothing negative about the service that we've received from First. Without fail they have produced positive feedback. The fact that they have placed a diverse range of skills from PA's to Engineers, just goes to show that they have the core skills, intelligence, and initiative that make them great recruiters, and preferred partners."
Multi-Sector Client
"It's great to work with a recruitment agency we trust. The team at First Recruitment Group are friendly and straight talking and they continue to provide an excellent service. We're proud to still be working with them after 20 years."
"We have required anumber of Quality Assurance/Quality Control candidates within the NuclearIndustry. Since early 2016 First Recruitment Group have provided a number ofQA/QC professionals in locations across the UK.
"We have been verypleased with both the quality of supply and the customer service demonstratedand will continue to use their professional services in the future."
"I have worked with First Recruitment Group as my partner ofchoice across a number of large and challenging Oil & Gas projectsinternationally over recent years.
"First are a high performing business who are built oncredibility, honesty, expertise.
"As we push the frontiers of projects and move in to moreand more challenging and locations, First will continue to be my partner ofchoice to help us deliver our projects with confidence."
TechnipFMC
"I have had the pleasure of working with First Recruitment Group over recent years and we have formed a great working relationship. Their understanding of our exacting requirements is outstanding.
"The First team are highly experienced and knowledgeable across the recruitment spectrum and operate in the manner you would expect of a professional outfit of their stature. Their attention to detail and approach is faultless and their commitment and drive has helped our business with unique, complex and difficult recruitment requirements.
"Sarah, our Account Manager, is an incisive thinker as well as hardworking, diligent and reliable and has an extremely helpful and flexible approach to her work. This reflects in her team and with their ability to communicate at all levels in an honest and trusted consultative manner and gives us great faith in their ability to identify candidates who can help us to drive forward and achieve our business goals.
"I have no hesitation in recommending First as a recruitment partner and feel they would be worthy of selection for any engineering or manufacturing business looking for an intelligent and innovative solution."
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