Overview

An opportunity to join an active, involved and motivated team in a sector committed to delivering Defence Capability to the UK Armed Forces and other customers, covering aspects of the early product lifecycle and research and technology.

Responsibilities

• Business Winning - Support the full Route to achieving a Contract, including the bidding process, cross functional inputs and generation of proposals, maximising MBDA's interest.
• Contract Delivery - Contribute to the delivery chain to ensure MBDA meets its promises to customers, including contract management tasks, change management, problem solving and administration.
• Negotiations - Gain acceptance and agreement on issues and amendments to ensure contractual compliance within agreed boundaries.
• Build and maintain relationships with new and existing customers and industry partners, focusing on collaboration.
• Act as interface with internal and external stakeholders; communicate with stakeholders at all levels, including reporting to senior management on progress of the portfolio of work.
• Represent the commercial team in progress reviews and/or customer meetings.
• Work under pressure to achieve deadlines and manage day-to-day administration and maintenance of Commercial Information Systems.
• Promote best practice and functional excellence. Demonstrate advanced negotiation and interpersonal skills.
• Adopt good process and change management; manage more complex, high-value contracts; demonstrate effective team behaviours and influencing skills.

Qualifications/Experience

• Broad experience in commercial issues and skills including contract management throughout the contract lifecycle; commercial understanding from customer through to supplier.
• Awareness and practical applicability of Intellectual Property and its protection; good understanding of contract law and its applicability; ability to draft or modify terms and conditions.
• Understanding Liabilities and mitigating Risk; awareness of Import and Export restrictions and licensing requirements.
• Ability to understand and use pricing and costing models; good knowledge of IT and business tools including SAP.

Security and Requirements

Salary: Circa £50,000 depending on experience. Dynamic (hybrid) working: 2-3 days per week on-site due to workload classification. Security Clearance: British Citizen or a Dual UK national with British citizenship. After offer, all successful candidates will undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS).

Benefits

• Company bonus: Up to £2,500 (based on company performance).
• Pension: maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%.
• Overtime: opportunity for paid overtime.
• Flexi Leave: Up to 15 additional days.
• Flexible working: flexible working arrangements.
• Enhanced parental leave: up to 26 weeks for maternity, adoption and shared parental leave (enhancements for paternity, neonatal leave and fertility treatments).
• Facilities: site facilities including subsidised meals, free car parking and more.