Commercial Manager - CONTRACT
Home based

Summary of Role:
A Commercial Manager to support the contract closure activity on a UK MoD service and support contract.
Reporting to the ISSS Commercial Manager, to lead on multiple aspects of the closure/disposal activity, providing strategy recommendations and taking a lead role in Customer negotiations.
A hands on role requiring the ability to work at pace in a changing environment.
The work will be a combination of some routine commercial admin tasks together with complex closure activity and claims management.
The successful applicant needs to be able to manage the total workload cycle and juggle competing priorities to completion.

Main Duties:
Lead commercial elements of contract closure activity
Prepare commercial/contract strategies
Develop innovative commercial solutions in support of proposals
Lead/support closure negotiations and through senior functional management
Identify and manage risks and opportunities, working collaboratively with customers and other project team members
Administration of complex due diligence activity
Support programme financial performance
Support Contract compliance and performance
Maintenance of records
Functional representative at customer, supplier and internal reviews including Gates, Review Boards and Quarterly Financial Reviews
Produce briefing materials for senior management reviews
Supports relationship management initiatives
Provide support and guidance within the team

Candidate Requirements:
Essential:
Experience of negotiating Government Contracts and Commercial Agreements in the Defence and Aerospace Industry
Experience of contract closure
Experience of dispute resolution
Related degree or equivalent experience
Ability to work both in a team
Excellent verbal and written communications
Experience of negotiating and changing multiple types of non-standard agreement including the flow down of requirements and the use of Statements of Work
Strong record of problem solving
Experience of Customer relationship management
Flexible and positive attitude

Desirable:
Experience of working with the UK MoD
Experience of collaborative working in BS11000 environment
Experience of logistics issues
Experience of supplier evaluation and selection
Experience of programme financial management
Good working knowledge of import/export legislation
Strong commercial programme management skills (Risk Management/Programme Gating/ Metrics)

About Raytheon UK
With facilities in Broughton, Waddington, Glenrothes, Harlow, Gloucester, Manchester with presence across other customer sites also. Raytheon UK is invested in the British workforce and the development of UK technology. Across the country Raytheon UK employs 1,700 people and supports 8,000 jobs. As a prime contractor and major supplier to the U.K. Ministry of Defence, Raytheon continues to invest in research and development, supporting innovation and technological advances.

Raytheon UK is a landed company, part of the Raytheon Technologies organisation and sits within the Raytheon Intelligence & Space business

About Raytheon Technologies
Raytheon Technologies Corporation is an aerospace and defence company that provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide. It comprises four industry-leading businesses - Collins Aerospace Systems, Pratt & Whitney, Raytheon Intelligence & Space and Raytheon Missiles & Defence. Its 195,000 employees enable the company to operate at the edge of known science as they imagine and deliver solutions that push the boundaries in quantum physics, electric propulsion, directed energy, hypersonics, avionics and cyber security. The company, formed in 2020 through the combination of Raytheon Company and the United Technologies Corporation aerospace businesses, is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts.

Diversity:
Diversity is a core business imperative at Raytheon. We are an equal opportunity employer that promotes inclusiveness and always employs the best professionals for the job. Having a diverse workforce allows Raytheon to draw upon a range of different ideas and experiences which supports growing our business and creates an environment where everyone has an equal opportunity for success. Raytheon UK pro-actively encourages diversity of ideas, thoughts, and networking opportunities and has created Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) including Raytheon Women's Network, YesNet (Young Employees Success Network), Raytheon Reservist Network (RaRe), Raytheon Alliance for Diverse Abilities (RADA) and all work together with our Diversity & Inclusion council, and all Raytheon employees are welcome to participate regardless of their background.

As a proud contributor to the HM Armed Forces, Raytheon UK signed the HM Armed Forces covenant in 2014. Due to the varied activities and support to our Armed Forces & Reservists,
Raytheon UK has since been awarded the prestigious Covenant 'Gold Award' Employee Recognition.

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Raytheon Technologies is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.