Senior Commercial Officer

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Your Impact

Leonardo in Edinburgh are looking for a Senior Commercial Officer to join the Commercial team reporting to the Contracts Manager. This exciting role will contribute to existing contracts as well as potential for new relationships with an interesting portfolio of products and services in the UK, US and world wide markets.

Ideally you will have gained experience in the defence sector but this is not essential, you will be able to demonstrate the ability to work as part of a successful team. Having experience working with customers within the domestic, US and Worldwide markets is also advantageous.

Leonardo is committed to developing our employees. In this role you will have opportunity to continue to develop your Commercial experience supporting a variety of bids and contracts for key programmes, products and customers. Although we are based in Edinburgh and a level of onsite presence will be required, we are open to discussing remote working and flexibility around this role. 

What you'll do as a Senior Commercial Officer:

• Drafting, negotiating and administration of complex terms and conditions of contract, working with Procurement to ensure appropriate flow down to subcontractors.

• Drafting and reviewing agreements such as Non-Disclosure Agreements, Software Licensing Agreements and Memorandums of Understanding

• Providing commercial support and administration to projects and/or contracts, including change control management, monitoring performance of its contractual obligations and management of commercial risk

• Support the project team to produce accurate and compliant customer pricing by applying the appropriate pricing strategy and model to cost estimates

• Representing the Commercial function and Leonardo through unsupervised attendance at customer /supplier meetings 

• Preparing proposals for submission to Customers in conjunction with the preparation of internal documentation required to obtain bid approval

• Ensuring that commercial and business processes and procedures are adhered to and that associated internal approvals are in place in line with delegated authorities.

• Performance of complex assignments requiring cross functional collaboration without supervision

• Build and maintain mutually beneficial relationships with colleagues, customers and suppliers to deliver the value to the company

• Work as an integral member of the Integrated Project Team to support the winning of new business and the management and delivery of current contracts

What you'll bring

• Degree, professional qualification and/or significant domain experience

• Understanding of basic business finance, profit and loss, margin and mark up, escalation, foreign exchange

• Knowledge of export legislation, import taxes and duties

• Understanding of contract law and its application.

• Ability to identify and understand commercial risks

• Ability to build relationships with cross-functional colleagues, customers and suppliers

• Proactive, tenacious, results driven

• Ability to work unsupervised at times and sometimes with virtual project teams

• A desire to learn and improve self (including using the Corporate IACCM membership for self-development)

• Ability to promote a culture of best practice and sharing of knowledge  within the function and across the wider business

• A familiarity with SAP and its functionality is desirable

Security Clearance

This role is subject to pre-employment screening in line with the UK Government's Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). An additional range of Personnel Security Controls referred to as National Security Vetting (NSV) may apply, this could include meeting the eligibility requirements for The Security Check (SC) or Developed Vetting (DV). For more information and guidance please visit:

Why join us

At Leonardo, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We offer a comprehensive, company-funded benefits package that supports your wellbeing, career development, and work–life balance. Whether you're looking to grow professionally, care for your health, or plan for the future, we're here to help you thrive.

• Time to Recharge: Enjoy generous leave with the opportunity to accrue up to 12 additional flexi-days each year.

• Secure your Future: Benefit from our award-winning pension scheme with up to 15% employer contribution.

• Your Wellbeing Matters: Free access to mental health support, financial advice, and employee-led networks championing inclusion and diversity (Enable, Pride, Equalise, Armed Forces, Carers, Wellbeing and Ethnicity).

• Rewarding Performance: All employees at management level and below are eligible for our bonus scheme.

• Never Stop Learning: Free access to 4,000+ online courses via Coursera and LinkedIn Learning.

• Refer a friend: Receive a financial reward through our referral programme.

• Tailored Perks: Spend up to £500 annually on flexible benefits including private healthcare, dental, family cover, tech & lifestyle discounts, gym memberships and more.

• Flexible working: Flexible hours with hybrid working options. For part time opportunities, please talk to us about what might be possible for this role.

For a full list of our company benefits please visit our website.

Leonardo is a global leader in Aerospace, Defence, and Security. Headquartered in Italy, we employ over 53,000 people worldwide including 8,500 across 9 sites in the UK. Our employees are not just part of a team—they are key contributors to shaping innovation, advancing technology, and enhancing global safety.

At Leonardo we are committed to building an inclusive, accessible, and welcoming workplace. We believe that a diverse workforce sparks creativity, drives innovation, and leads to better outcomes for our people and our customers. If you have any accessibility requirements to support you during the recruitment process, just let us know.

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