Senior Commercial Officer

**Your Impact**

Our Customer Support and Service Solutions Division (CS3) is looking for a Senior Commercial Officer to join our team supporting our rotary projects. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in shaping the commercial success of the rotary portfolio - supporting contract delivery, building strong customer relationships, and identifying opportunities for growth and innovation.

You'll work closely with the Integrated Project Team and customer teams to foster collaboration, ensuring best practices are followed while driving forward-thinking commercial solutions. This position will also lead bids within the commercial function and contribute to the development of a successful programme for CS3 by promoting continuous improvement and supporting business opportunities.

**What you'll do as a Senior Commercial Officer**
- Act as the commercial lead for the rotary area, maintaining strong relationships and a visible presence at the customer site.
- Represent the commercial function in stakeholder and customer meetings, including bid reviews and governance.
- Prepare and submit bids, ensuring alignment with customer requirements and business objectives.
- Support the Commercial Manager by attending internal meetings.
- Provide commercial advice and guidance, including repairs proposals, SAP transactions, and ad-hoc contract administration.
- Identify and implement best practices and innovative solutions to enhance performance and support strategic growth.

**What you''ll bring**

Commercial acumen: Strong understanding of commercial management, contracts, and business frameworks

Bid management: Experience preparing and submitting bids, tenders, or proposals

Customer Relationship Management: Proven ability to build and maintain strong, collaborative relationships with customers and stakeholders

Negotiation: Skilled in negotiating terms, pricing, and contractual agreements to achieve win-win outcomes

Stakeholder engagement: Confident in representing the commercial function at all levels, including customer and sector management meetings

Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present complex information clearly and persuasively

Attention to detail: High level of accuracy when managing contract documents, bids and commercial transactions

Organisational skills: Strong time management and ability to prioritise across multiple projects or contracts

Problem solving: Proactive approach to identifying issues and developing practical, innovative solutions

**Desirable Skills**:
Aerospace or defence sector experience

Knowledge of SAP

**Security Clearance**

**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.

**Primary Location**:
GB - Yeovil - Lysander Rd

**Additional Locations**:
GB - Bristol - Coldharbour Lane

**Contract Type**:
Permanent

**Hybrid Working**:
Hybrid