Senior Assistant Commercial Manager

Sevenoaks, England, United Kingdom

12/13/2024

Package: Competitive Salary + Benefits

Role ID: SF17675

Are you ready to be part of the future? At QinetiQ, we’re not just imagining tomorrow we are creating it. From cutting edge defence technology to ground breaking innovations our mission is to empower and protect lives. Join us as a Senior Assistant Commercial Manager at our Farnborough or Fort Halstead site, where you will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology in partnership with some of the most brilliant minds.

The Role

As a Senior Assistant Commercial Manager you will be working within the UK Defence arm of the business and provide commercial and contracts advice and support within multi-disciplined Integrated Delivery Teams (IDT). You will be working within the Maritime and Land area working specifically for Land & Weapons Portfolio Business area.

Day-to-day, you’ll provide commercial support within multi-disciplined Integrated Capture Teams and Integrated Delivery Teams as required in accordance with the established commercial strategy. This strategy will contribute to our Business Winning and should include all aspects of legal (T’s and C’s), pricing, Intellectual Property, in addition to contributing to effective and efficient contractual management of contracts within the portfolio.

Your Responsibilities Will Include

• Be responsible for contributing to commercial and contractual support including customer bidding and contracting, advising on export and import control (in support of our trade solutions team), risk management, change control, contract and document drafting, and issue resolution
• Demonstrate general commercial acumen on tenders and contracts which are typically non-standard, of medium to high complexity, or supporting senior commercial staff on major projects, or new business campaigns
• Be a member of a dynamic commercial and contracts management team, reporting to an experienced Commercial Lead, where your hard work and professional experience will be expected to generate innovative commercial solutions
• Support contract management activities as part of your role, which may include engagement with any phase of the contract lifecycle
• You will manage relevant post contract processes, ensuring continued customer satisfaction
  
  
  

Essential Experience Of The Senior Assistant Commercial Manager

• Commercial Management experience
• Strong stakeholder management skills
• An accountable self-starter
• A motivated learner
• Active Security Clearance
  
  
  

Essential Qualifications For The Senior Assistant Commercial Manager

• Accredited to IACCM (WCC) Advanced Practitioner status or higher, or MCIPS qualified, with around 5 years of practical experience in a commercial role.
  
  
  

We value difference and we don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.

This role is 37 hours per week based at Farnborough or Fort Halstead. Hybrid working patterns are available.

QinetiQ operates state of the art facilities across the UK that focus on defence, security and technology innovation. These facilities enable QinetiQ to conduct a wide range of research, testing and development activities that both support military and civilian applications helping to advance technology and support national security.

Why Join QinetiQ?

As we continue to grow into new markets around the world, there’s never been a more exciting time to join QinetiQ. The formula for success is our appetite for innovation and having the courage to take on a wide variety of complex challenges. As a QinetiQ employee, you’ll experience a unique working environment where teams from different backgrounds, disciplines and experience enjoy collaborating widely and openly as we undertake this exciting and rewarding journey. Through effective teamwork, and pulling together, you’ll get to experience what happens when we all share different perspectives, blend disciplines, and link technologies; constantly discovering new ways of solving complex problems in a diverse and inclusive environment where you can be authentic, feel valued and realise your full potential. Visit our website to read more about our diverse and inclusive workplace culture. www.qinetiq.com/en/careers/life-at-qinetiq

Our Benefits

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Generous holiday allowance, with the option to purchase additional days
• Options to join Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance
• Employee discount portal: Personal Accident Insurance, Travel Insurance, Restaurants, Cinema Tickets and much more
• We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant and maintaining our Gold Award standard in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme
• Volunteering Opportunities - helping charities and local community
  
  
  

Our Recruitment Process

We want to make sure that our recruitment process is as inclusive as possible and we aspire to bring out the best in our candidates by creating an environment where everyone feels value, heard and supported. If you have a disability or health condition that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your Recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Many roles in QinetiQ are subject to national security vetting being completed, applicants who already hold the appropriate level of vetting may be able to transfer it upon appointment. A number of roles are also subject to additional restrictions, which mean factors such as nationality or previous nationalities may affect the roles that you can be employed in.

For further information on National Security Vetting please see link below

UKSV National Security Vetting Solution: guidance for applicants - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)