Assistant Commercial Officer Luton, East of England, England
Leonardo
Full Time
Luton, East of England, England
10.56 - 12.04 GBP Today
Job description
Closing Date:
This vacancy may close at any time, if this role is of interest to you we recommend you apply as soon as possible.
The Opportunity
Are you looking for a career in a diverse commercial function in the Aerospace and Defence Sector or looking for a new opportunity?
An exciting opportunity to be part of the Commercial team at Leonardo Electronics & Cyber Division within the Customer Support & Service Solutions (CS3) business area has arisen due to internal promotion. This support covers both Air and Land business area sector programmes and portfolio and across a number of different support type contracting arrangements and customers
As an Assistant Commercial Officer this would provide an opportunity to provide administrative support across the commercial team and also learn and be trained in all aspects of the commercial function.
Working within the Customer Support and Service Solutions (CS3) UK Line of Business you will be required to support bids and projects with customer engagement and contracts management.
You will help ensure that good business is won and successfully delivered by applying best practice and functional governance processes adherence.
You will work under supervision from your line manager within a multi-disciplined Integrated Project Team (IPT) and with guidance and assistance act as the commercial point of contact for the customer.
WHAT YOU’LL GET
- Flexible working: We offer our employees the time and flexibility they need to enjoy a
- balanced life through flexible hours and part time options
- Custom working: The role may be a mixture of home based and onsite
- Flexible benefits: Our company-funded approach to flexible benefits allows employees to
- make choices appropriate for them. Each employee has access to a wide choice of lifestyle,
- health and wellbeing options best suited to their individual lifestyle goals.
- Network groups : To demonstrate our ongoing commitment to diversity & inclusion we have network groups for
Carers (employees who care for someone who is either older, disabled or seriously ill)- Enable (supporting people with disabilities)
- Equalise (development of a gender balanced workforce)
- Pride (promoting equality for all LGBTQ+ individuals)
- We also work in partnership with AFBE (Association for Black and Minority Ethnic
- Engineers).
- Training : Free access to Coursera which provides more than 4,000 online courses
- Continuous Learning : You will be supported in your ongoing professional development
- though training and mentoring
- Investors in People : We are proud recipients of the Investors in People Silver Award
- Employee Assistance Programme : Providing free and confidential mental health support
- Annual leave: We offer 25 days holiday, plus 8 bank holidays and 8 flexi days
To find out about all of our Company benefits please visit:
https://uk.leonardocompany.com/en/people-careers/life-at-leonardo/company-benefits
What you will do
Support the commercial bid approval process in accordance with the company's procedures including the preparation of pricing information and commercial offers
You will assist processing offers received in line with our order acceptance procedures
You will support the team with customer negotiations and the agreement of terms and conditions.
Provide assistance to commercial team as required
You will also assist the team in developing customer relationship and look for opportunities to secure additional or follow on work.
Become the customer's point of contact for contractual administrative matters across various contracts
Working with the Legal Department and the Project teams, prepare, draft and assist with negotiation of Customer terms and conditions of contract and other non-standard agreements
Assist the team with working closely with the Procurement and Finance functions to ensure key Customer Terms and Conditions are flowed down into supplier terms and conditions.
Provide assistance with customer billing and payments and debt management working closely with the IPT and finance
Support Project meetings as required Identify areas for personal development to enhance capabilities that add value to the business
Develop a strong customer relationship that enables opportunities for follow on orders and additional work
Help identify key commercial risks and bring them to the attention of the IPT
Assist the team with export compliance issues
This is a great opportunity to bring your talents and form an integral part of Leonardo’s future. We can help you develop your skills and offer great opportunities to develop and grow, so why not join us.
You must be eligible for full security clearance. For more information and guidance please visit :
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/united-kingdom-security-vetting-clearance-levels
What we are looking for
Can communicate at all levels within the business
Good communication skills, written and oral and presentations skills
Has a flexible mind set and adaptable approach.
Methodical and has eye for detail
A team player
A self-starter and desire to learn and improve self
Ability to work unsupervised at times and sometimes with virtual project teams
Relationship building skills with cross-functional colleagues and customers
Microsoft Office knowledge and application of Excel, Word and Power Point
Desirable
Education to degree level or equivalent, legal or business related degree preferred
A familiarity with SAP and its functionality
Understanding of a basic business finance, profit and loss, margin and mark up, escalation, foreign exchange
Basic Understanding of export compliance, ITAR, EAR, import taxes and duties
Basic understanding of contract law and its application.
We are relentless about inclusion. We understand an inclusive environment is one that welcomes everyone as they are. We see diversity as a strength. We still have some way to go to achieving diverse teams across our whole business. We would like you to be part of our journey to creating that better balance and welcome applications from all individuals from all walks of life as we build a stronger company together
Life at Leonardo
Discover life at Leonardo – a company for extraordinary people
Our UK locations
We have offices around the UK, including Basildon, Bristol, Edinburgh, Lincoln, Luton, Southampton and Yeovil
Committed to Inclusion
We are committed to creating a working environment that is designed to provide everyone with the opportunity to succeed.
Leonardo
https://uk.leonardo.com/
London, United Kingdom
Alessandro Profumo
$2 to $5 billion (USD)
5001 to 10000 Employees
Company - Public
Aerospace & Defence
1948
