Job Description

Commercial Officer - Submarines

Full Time

Derby

Our Rolls-Royce Submarines business is growing at an exponential rate, and as a result, an exciting and unique opportunity has arisen for a Commercial Officer to join our Commercial Team. If you have a high commercial aptitude, passion for contract law and excellent influencing and communication skills, then this could be the role for you!

As a Commercial Officer, you will hit the ground running, acting as the primary interface working on a diverse project portfolio and high-profile customer base, supporting a wide range of commercial activities at an exciting time in a nuclear renaissance.

What you will be doing

As a Commercial Officer, you will:

Be pivotal in maintaining and further developing relationships between Rolls-Royce and its existing and new customers.
Effectively and efficiently manage our most valuable customer accounts, identifying commercial risks and opportunities to manage and limit the risk to the business.
Manage emergent business issues including new product introduction, emerging requirements, contractual change and the resolution of disputes and claims.
Provide expert commercial advice and guidance to the programme, technical and finance teams at all levels across the Submarines business.
Coordinate and author business proposals for new contracting arrangements and emerging requirements, executing existing contractual principles, leading, negotiating, and delivering the tender evaluation process.
Draft complex contracts from first principles and other legally binding agreements involving negotiating with senior customer stakeholders.
Write and tailor communications for briefings into senior stakeholders within the business.
Deputise for management, when necessary, in dealings with stakeholders

Who we’re looking for:

At Rolls-Royce we put safety first, do the right thing, keep it simple and make a difference. These principles form the behaviours that guide us and are an essential component of our assessment process. They are the fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles.

Degree or equivalent qualification.
Ideally have between 3-5 years proven experience in either a commercial role, contract law or a procurement based role.
Experience in drafting, negotiating and managing commercial agreements.
Knowledge of contract pricing and how to manage contract risk.
Self-motivated, possess enthusiasm, energy, excellent communication, negotiating, contract management and influencing skills.
Positive attitude and meticulous attention to detail, with the ability to take on new challenges in your stride.
Ability to solve complex problems while maintaining customer focus.
Demonstrable commitment to continuous professional development.
Highly motivated and capable of working under own initiative.

Why join Rolls-Royce?

At Rolls-Royce we are proud to be a business that has truly helped to shape the modern world and are committed to always being a force for progress; powering, protecting and connecting people everywhere.

By joining Rolls-Royce, you'll have the opportunity to work on world-class solutions, supported by a culture that believes individuality is our greatest strength, and all perspectives, experiences and backgrounds help us innovate and enable our high-performance culture.

For more than 60 years Rolls-Royce Submarines has designed, supplied and supported the nuclear propulsion plant, providing power for all UK Royal Navy nuclear submarines.

To work for Rolls-Royce Submarines an individual must hold a Security Check clearance. We will support the application for Security Clearance if you don’t already have it. Due to the nature of work we conduct, we can only progress applications from individuals who are a UK national or, in MoD approved cases, a dual national.

Our vision is to ensure that the excellence and ingenuity that shaped our history continues into our future. Our multi-year transformation programme aims to turn Rolls-Royce into a high-performing, competitive, resilient and growing company. Join us, and it can be your future vision too.

Rolls-Royce are committed to being a respectful, inclusive, and non-discriminatory workplace where individuality is valued, diverse perspectives fuel innovation, and everyone can thrive.

Job Category

Commercial