Commercial Officer

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Job description

Salary: Competitive

Location: Tidworth

When you see the world as we do, you see the chance to help the world take better care of its resources, and help it become a better place for everyone. It's why we're looking for someone who's just as committed as we are, to push for genuine change and bring our ambition of Ecological Transformation to life.

We know that everyone here at Veolia can help us work alongside our communities, look after the environment, and contribute to our inclusive culture.

What we can offer you:

• Access to our company pension scheme
  
• Discounts on everything from groceries to well known retailers
  
• Access to a range of resources to support your physical, mental and financial health; so you can lean on us whenever you need to
  
• 24 hour access to a virtual GP, 365 days a year, for you and family members in your household
  
• One paid days leave every year to volunteer and support your community
  
• Ongoing training and development opportunities, allowing you to reach your full potential
  

What you'll be doing:

• Managing daily commercial activities (commercial requests, RFQ/ROM, etc.)
  
• Maintaining good client relationships and promoting Veolia expertise in order to facilitate negotiations and continue winning new projects
  
• Helping the operational teams to recognise and mitigate risks by bringing solutions to commercial challenges
  
• Supporting the CM/GM to ensure that the organisation complies with contractual and statutory obligations
  
• Managing the review and continuous development of commercial processes and procedures for the PAC, Tidworth PFI contracts and Tidworth Inset
  
• Challenging existing contracts and supporting negotiation of new contracts with the support of the Head of Commercial (IWE South)
  
• Managing or Supporting the resolution of commercial disputes
  
• Recognising and optimising business opportunities.
  
• Working together with relevant departments to develop accurate and consistent bids/proposals
  
• Performing quality checks of the proposals and highlighting value for money opportunities and contractual issues to customers through these submissions.
  
• Managing appropriate financial sign-off of commercial quotations prior to issue, in accordance with the Delegation of Authorities.
  
• Working with procurement to ensure supply chain contracts are structured to suitably mitigate contract risks.
  
• Ensuring transparency on financial data through accurate cost control, analysis, and reporting, and maximising project profitability.
  

• Other tasks as directed by the CM, GM or the Head of Commercial.
  

What we're looking for:

• Excellent management and organisational skills to balance and prioritise their workload and meet deadlines
  
• Excellent customer service skills
  
• Stakeholder management and problem-solving skills.
  
• Knowledge of project management and risk management
  
• Knowledge of laws and regulations applicable to the Water Industry
  
• Strategic and negotiation skills to make sound commercial decisions
  
• Previous knowledge and experience of operations and maintenance contracts.
  

What's next?

Apply today, so we can make a difference for generations to come.

We're proud to be listed in The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2024, being named as a Top 10 Very Big Organisation to work for two years in a row!

This accolade further demonstrates our commitment to our people and our actions in creating an environment where everyone can be their true selves and enjoy working at Veolia.

We want to ensure that you feel supported throughout the application process and provide reasonable adjustments where necessary and requested. If you require any reasonable adjustments as part of your application and interview process please do not hesitate to let us know.

We know how important it is to be fully committed to building and maintaining a diverse and inclusive place to work for every one of our colleagues. We are committed to ensuring that all job applicants and members of staff are treated equally, without discrimination because of sex, gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, gender reassignment, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability or age.

We therefore welcome and encourage all candidates who meet the minimum requirements to apply.

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