Commercial Officer

Draken Europe offers exciting careers that matter.

We believe that mission success does not start with the mission itself. It begins with our people.

**The Opportunity**

Draken Europe are recruiting for a Commercial Officer to work within the existing Commercial team at our Bournemouth Head Office. We are open to discussing hybrid working options.

Our focus is to ensure that our business objectives are met, whilst maintaining the required commercial governance, and to provide leadership and co-ordination across our broad responsibilities as a Function.

Working with our Bid Teams, Flight Operations and Core Engineering Functions, you will be engaged in commercial activities relating to bids and current programmes. These include complex contracts with key government and corporate organisations.

**As a Commercial Officer your skills and qualifications will include**:

- Preferably qualified to graduate level
- Prior experience in a similar level Commercial role as an essential, ideally in an organisation supplying services in the Aerospace or defence sector.
- Experience and ability to make considered judgements about the overall impact on the business and people of potential issues
- Experience of identifying and managing commercial risk
- Broad business awareness enabling an appropriate contribution
- Ability to develop relationships with external and internal stakeholders

**As a Commercial Officer your main responsibilities will involve**:

- Leading or supporting negotiations on contractual Terms and Conditions with new and existing customers, minimising liability for the Company, and maximising profit Specific responsibility for a portfolio of contracts
- Liaising with colleagues and customers during the preparation of bids and quotations to ensure a timely response to enquiries
- Supporting the Company Tender Vetting and Contract Acceptance approvals
- Contract administration including identifying and addressing contract changes, claims and settling all liability issues affecting operations
- Providing advice on the best commercial practices to be adopted to achieve business objectives
- Summarising key Terms and Conditions, risk and reward for presentation to broader audiences
- Ensuring compliance with Draken policies
- Acting as a commercial interface with customers

**Our Values**

Draken is committed to eliminating unlawful and unfair discrimination and we celebrate the differences that a diverse workforce brings.

A range of perspective and talent supports our values and drives our success, with a mix of voices generating better discussions, business decisions and outcomes for all.

To us, diversity means bringing your own perspective to the conversation; inclusion means having a voice - and equality means that your voice is heard.

At all our sites internationally, every member of the Draken Europe team is accountable to ensure that we are all treated fairly and with respect.

Intolerance has no place in our Company. We condemn it outright. Instead, we strive to create a culture where each person who joins our team feels they have the opportunity to succeed, to grow, and to work within an environment where they can be themselves.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Benefits**:

- Additional leave
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee discount
- Flexitime
- Free parking
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
- Wellness programme
- Work from home

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Flexitime

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Christchurch, BH23 6NE

Reference ID: 00110