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Commercial Manager

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6 months ago
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As the Commercial & Procurement Manager for this group of aerospace engineering companies you will play a pivotal role in coordinating and optimising commercial and procurement activities across three of their businesses. By overseeing contractual engagements and procurement strategies, you will ensure alignment with corporate objectives, helping create strategy and driving performance and efficiency's throughout the organisation.

Key Responsibilities:

Represent the group in all contractual matters, coordinating negotiations and reviews of customer contracts, NDAs, and long-term agreements across our business units.
Collaborate with key stakeholders in each company and location to foster strong relationships with clients and suppliers, ensuring consistent monitoring and enhancement of commercial performance.
Provide strategic insights that facilitate profitable growth and align with the group's overall business objectives.
Lead the bid management process, ensuring compliance with customer RFP requirements and the consistent application of best practices across all teams.
Oversee the Estimating and Procurement departments to ensure that pricing for materials and services is accurate and delivered in a timely manner, promoting synergies across locations.
Develop and implement standardised commercial and procurement procedures that include clearly defined KPIs, promoting best practices and efficiency.
Ensure strict compliance with customer and supplier contractual obligations as well as applicable regulations across the group.
Work closely with the sales and business development teams in all locations to identify and cultivate new business opportunities that leverage our collective strengths.
Monitor customer account performance group-wide to identify risks and prevent potential revenue losses.
Negotiate and engage with reputable suppliers to optimise procurement processes and manage contracts effectively across the group.
Lead, mentor, and develop the Commercial and Procurement teams in each location, fostering a culture of collaboration, continuous improvement, and shared accountability.This group of companies operates across different locations in Essex, delivering unrivalled engineering and procurement services to the aviation & aerospace sectors. They are a large established, renowned and successful group of companies.

Qualifications & Requirements:

Significant experience in Commercial and Procurement Management, preferably within the MRO or Aerospace Manufacturing sectors.
Comprehensive understanding of Contract Law and demonstrated proficiency in negotiating complex commercial terms.
Strong track record in managing customer accounts and contributing to business development efforts across multiple teams and locations.
Expertise in crafting and executing procurement strategies, as well as managing supply chain solutions in a collaborative environment.
Excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise tasks and meet deadlines across diverse teams.
Exceptional communication abilities, both written and verbal, with a strong focus on detail.This is a permanent job. HRGO are a recruitment agency supporting UK Industry. You must have current UK right to work to be considered. We aim to respond to all applications

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