Assistant Commercial Manager

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Job description

Assistant Commercial Manager - Warwick - Hybrid

Our Business Support teams deliver the vital services to ensure the continued success of our business divisions. These services include HR, Finance, Procurement, Marketing, Legal and Commercial, Estates and Facilities, Core Technology, Corporate Security, IT, and Fleet. Every person in every team is contributing the lasting impact our Team makes. Help build and keep the nation's critical infrastructure connected and protected 24/7.
Key Responsibilities
Reporting to the Commercial Manager within our Highways Division you will work closely with the wider commercial team, Telent legal, and the wider Telent Project team to provide commercial support and expertise to help ensure Telent is exercising its responsibilities fully in line with all contractual obligations, and in a way that ultimately delivers both best value for Telent and a delighted customer.
You will have the opportunity to be involved with the ongoing contract management and contract change control for a major high value project as well as the potential involvement with several smaller contracts and projects as they come on board.
Have the desire to learn and develop your commercial skills to work with minimal supervision within the corporate governance structure.
The role will require commercial experience and knowledge that can be drawn on to understand and implement the requirements of the business.
Deliverables
- Providing advice on contract documents and schedules to the wider project team
- Provide general commercial advice and assistance to the wider project team including supporting Innovation Project bidding
- Co-ordination of the signature process for Contract Changes, Non-Disclosure Agreements and other contractual documents.
- Responsible for building a strong working relationship of mutual trust and respect with the relevant members of the Customers Team and key internal customer groups
- Manage Contract Change processes, from Change Request, Impact Assessments through to signature of the Contract Change
- Draft standard contract changes requirements, and support the Commercial Manager in the development of more complex change requirements.
- Maintain Change and Innovation Projects Logs
- Arrange signature and appropriately file Contract Changes
- Maintain a working copy of the Agreement incorporating the agreed change
- Provide support and tracking of the proposal and approval process for additional projects work ensuring the applicable internal and customer approval paperwork is appropriately completed and managed.
- Log and maintain contractual documentation on the central document management system ensuring current issues are always in place
- Arrange and co-ordinate the meetings that underpin the Contract Management Process and manage, write and circulate the minutes and other associated documentation (change log etc).
- Provide commercial support and assistance as required to the Commercial Manager including assisting with larger/more complex contract changes and commercial contracts etc.
- Become knowledgeable on the contract
- Support full delivery of smaller contracts, being the key Commercial contact in some cases
- Deputise for the Commercial Manager in their absence
Experience
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills both verbal and written.
- Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail.
- Good understanding of commercial risks and issues.
- Customer facing experience essential.
- Contract law knowledge desirable
- Experience of drafting contract changes/variations desirable
- Understanding of commercial processes and typical contractual terms
- Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft applications; essential are Word and Excel, PowerPoint is desirable.
- A "can-do / will-do" attitude
- Becomes a reliable and trusted member of the Contract Services Team.
- Constantly searching for improvements and solutions
- Understands the implications to the business if procedures/policies are not being followed
- Proactive - looks beyond the immediate situation - has the foresight to identify the knock-on effects of a particular course of action
- Ability to build strong relations with all stakeholders
- Effective time management and prioritisation of workload to ensure that deadlines are met.
Qualifications:
Degree/HND/HNC in a legal or other appropriate discipline is desirable but not essential. Depth and breadth of experience will be taken into account where these qualifications have not been attained.
What we offer:
A career at Telent can span sectors, roles, technologies, and customers giving you the opportunity to develop, learn new skills and make an impact. We are growing and we rely on our committed Team to deliver.
We nurture the talent that makes this happen, by our on-going commitment to creating an inclusive culture that respects and values difference, that celebrates diverse ideas. We want everyone be themselves and to thrive at work.
The additional benefits with this role:
- 26 days holiday plus Bank Holidays
- Pension Scheme and Life Assurance
- Agile Working
- Online Discount Portal.
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