Deputy Commercial Manager
// Role Summary
QinetiQ is seeking a Deputy Commercial Manager to provide crucial commercial support for a diverse project portfolio, contributing to business winning strategies and managing all aspects of contract lifecycle.
// Key Responsibilities
- Provide commercial support to Integrated and Delivery Teams.
- Manage customer bidding, contracting, risk, and dispute resolution.
- Utilize commercial acumen on a range of complex contracts.
- Responsible for legal, pricing, IP, and negotiation aspects of contracts.
- Requires experience in a similar commercial role and influencing pricing strategy.
- Must be eligible for SC clearance.
// Role Specification
About the Role
As a Deputy Commercial Manager at QinetiQ, you will play a vital role in providing comprehensive commercial support to a varied portfolio of projects. You will collaborate with multi-disciplined Integrated and Delivery Teams and actively contribute to our business winning strategy. This is an opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology alongside brilliant minds.
Your Responsibilities
Day-to-day, you will be responsible for all aspects of commercial support, including:
- Customer bidding and contracting
- Risk management
- Change control
- Contract and document drafting
- Dispute resolution
Your responsibilities will also include:
- Working as an individual commercial contributor across and in support of a broad Business Portfolio or as part of an Integrated Capture / Delivery Team.
- Responsibility for all aspects of legal, pricing, Intellectual Property and negotiation, in addition to contributing to effective and efficient contractual management of contracts within the portfolio.
- Using commercial acumen on tenders and a variety of contracts which range from standard to typically non-standard, of medium to higher complexity, or supporting senior commercial staff on major projects or campaigns.
- Managing your own project portfolio.
Essential Experience
To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate:
- General commercial acumen on tenders and a variety of contracts which range from standard to typically non-standard, of medium to higher complexity, or supporting senior commercial staff on major projects or new business campaigns.
- Demonstrable experience in a similar commercial role.
- Good experience influencing pricing strategy (pay, performance and incentivisation).
Essential Qualifications
We are looking for candidates with:
- A university degree in a relevant field or comparable work experience in a relevant role.
- Accreditation to IACCM (WCC) member status or higher, or MCIPS qualified.
About QinetiQ
QinetiQ operates state-of-the-art facilities across the UK that focus on defence, security and technology innovation. These facilities enable QinetiQ to conduct a wide range of research, testing and development activities that support both military and civilian applications, helping to advance technology and support national security.
Why Join QinetiQ?
As we continue to grow into new markets around the world, there’s never been a more exciting time to join QinetiQ. Our success is driven by our appetite for innovation and the courage to take on a wide variety of complex challenges. You’ll experience a unique working environment where teams from different backgrounds, disciplines and experiences enjoy collaborating widely and openly. Through effective teamwork, you’ll get to experience what happens when we all share different perspectives, blend disciplines, and link technologies, constantly discovering new ways of solving complex problems in a diverse and inclusive environment where you can be authentic, feel valued, and realise your full potential. Visit our website to read more about our diverse and inclusive workplace culture: www.qinetiq.com/en/careers/life-at-qinetiq.
Our Benefits
- Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance.
- Generous holiday allowance, with the option to purchase additional days.
- Options to join Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance.
- Employee discount portal offering Personal Accident Insurance, Travel Insurance, Restaurants, Cinema Tickets and much more.
- We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant and maintaining our Gold Award standard in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.
- Volunteering Opportunities - helping charities and the local community.
Our Recruitment Process
We want to make sure that our recruitment process is as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your Recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.
Many roles in QinetiQ are subject to national security vetting. Applicants who already hold the appropriate level of vetting may be able to transfer it upon appointment. Please note that all applicants for this role must be eligible for SC clearance, as a minimum.