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Principal Commercial Officer

Job Posted: 3 hours ago

Salary: £ Competitive
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Hitchin, Hertfordshire

Expire in: a month

Job Description

Role: Principal Commercial Officer

Location: Hertfordshire, Hybrid

Salary: Competitive + Bonus + Benefits

This is a great opportunity to join a proactive commercial team supporting early product development, research and technology within the UK defence sector. As a Principal Commercial Officer, you’ll contribute to both winning new business and ensuring the smooth delivery of existing contracts.

Key Responsibilities:

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    Lead or support bid activity, including proposal development and internal coordination

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    Manage live contracts across their full lifecycle—changes, compliance, issues and documentation

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    Support negotiations with customers, suppliers and industry partners

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    Build and maintain strong working relationships with internal stakeholders and external customers

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    Represent the commercial function in reviews, progress meetings and customer engagements

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    Provide clear reporting on your portfolio to senior management

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    Maintain commercial systems, records and best practice processes

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    Work effectively under pressure and to deadlines

Principal Commercial Officer Requirements:

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    Strong negotiation capability and confident communication skills

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    Experience handling complex or high-value contracts

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    Good understanding of contract law, liabilities and risk management

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    Ability to draft and amend terms and conditions

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    Knowledge of IP protection and awareness of export/import controls

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    Familiarity with pricing and costing models

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    Strong process management and ability to drive change

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    Effective team player with the ability to influence stakeholders

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    Good IT skills, including SAP and standard business tools

What’s on offer:

  * Competitive salary and performance based bonus.

  * Competitive pension and comprehensive benefits package.

  * Flexible and hybrid working arrangements.

  * Overtime +££

  * Enhanced parental and family leave options.

  * Excellent site facilities including subsidised meals and free parking.

  * Support for professional development

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