Commercial Manager

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Commercial Manager to join the Customer Aviation Contracting Team, focusing on Sales & Contracting. As the Commercial Manager, you will be reporting to the VP - Commercial, Contracting Team, and your role will involve drafting, negotiating, amending and agreeing proposal and contract documentation, as allocated by VP - Commercial, in accordance and in compliance with company/sector specific processes. You will work with Sales to develop the value analysis and proposition of guarantees, warranties and service structures during the sales campaign and contracting phases. You will instruct new business on all contract commitments and complete a full handover of new business with Regional Customer Teams and GC Commercial Management Team. Why Rolls-Royce? Rolls-Royce is one of the most enduring and iconic brands in the world and has been at the forefront of innovation for over a century. We design, build and service systems that provide critical power to customers where safety and reliability are paramount. We are proud to be a force for progress, powering, protecting and connecting people everywhere. We want to ensure that the excellence and ingenuity that has shaped our history continues into our future and we need people like you to come and join us on this journey. This role will be within the Civil Aerospace Commercial Aviation Contracting Team. We'll provide an environment of caring and belonging where you can be yourself. An inclusive, innovative culture that invests in you, gives you access to an incredible breadth and depth of opportunities where you can grow your career and make a difference. The role will provide exciting opportunities to craft, strategize and implement campaign deals within the Civil Large Engine environment, working closely with Sales, and Finance teams, as well as leading contractual negotiations with senior individuals within the Aerospace industry to secure key business priorities., Your needs are as unique as you are. Hybrid working is a way in which our people can balance their time between the office, home, or another remote location. It's a locally managed and flexed informal discretionary arrangement. As a minimum we're all expected to attend the workplace for collaboration and other specific reasons, on average three days per week. What you will be doing: You will work as part of an Integrated Campaign Team (ICT), to provide commercial input to the development of the sales strategy, identifying value though commercial structures, service levels and guarantees.

• To work with Sales to identify and value campaign-specific competitive advantages / disadvantages of RR service structures/service levels/guarantees. This includes running sensitivity models (using standard and approved tools) and working with the Business Evaluations Operations and Capability teams, as appropriate.
• Support or lead, where appropriate, the drafting, negotiating and amendment of allocated proposals and contracts in accordance with all relevant processes whilst assessing potential risks and liabilities.
• To instruct new business agreements, gain commitment acceptance and then handover to the Regional Customer Teams and GC Commercial Management Team.
• Interface with a wide variety of specialist teams, both within and external to the company, to obtain advice and guidance. To evaluate such advice and develop pragmatic risk-based solutions to complex, multi-dimensional issues to meet customer/supplier and business requirements.
  
  Being a part of Rolls-Royce you'll know we put safety first, do the right thing, keep it simple and make a difference. These principles form our behaviours. They are an essential component of our assessment process and are fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles. And for this role, we are looking for someone who is/has:
• Degree or equivalent qualification.
• Well-developed interpersonal, diplomacy, communication, influencing and negotiations skills.
• Ability to solve complex problems while maintaining customer focus.
• Highly motivated and capable of working under own initiative or in a team environment.
• Ability to prioritise workloads to meet demanding deadlines.
  
  We offer excellent development opportunities, a competitive salary, and exceptional benefits. These include bonus, employee support assistance and employee discounts.