Commercial Officer - Legal

In this role, you will be working within the Commercial Team to deliver pragmatic commercial support to the overall logistics business.  You will work in a way which protects company’s interests whilst also ensuring that customers find the company easy to do business with.

Reporting to the Commercial Contracts Manager, you will be responsible for supporting the provision of creative commercial solutions which support the ongoing profitability of the business, ensuring competitive advantage is maintained by putting in place robust commercial arrangements with customers.

In this role, you will be involved across the whole contract lifecycle with the ability to review, understand and draft simple contracts with little supervision.  You will also support more senior members of the team as appropriate and input into the drafting, negotiation and commercial management of more complex contracts and other commercial documentation.  You will also be responsible for processes including our NDA process and ongoing management of our contracts database to ensure the smooth running of the Commercial department. 

As an organisation they are dedicated to ensuring our people continue to learn, develop and grow. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is ambitious about their career growth; while working in a collaborative working environment and benefitting from working alongside more senior members of the team.  

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Management of contracts database and associated processes to ensure the smooth running of the Commercial department.

• With the support of the legal team and the wider Commercial Team, the review, drafting (where applicable), negotiation and agreement with customers of NDAs and other simple commercial arrangements.

• Support the Commercial Team to complete risk assessments of contracts throughout the contract lifecycle.

• Providing commercial administration support to the Commercial team throughout the entire sales and delivery cycle.

• Developing an understanding of the different types of risk within contracts and opportunities and the potential different strategies for mitigating risks.

• Working to support more senior team members on tenders, contracts and subcontracts.

• Providing pragmatic and value-add commercial support to internal stakeholders and the Commercial Team throughout the entire sales and delivery process.

• Assist the Commercial Team in delivering training to internal stakeholders regarding contracting processes.

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE

Essential:

• Basic commercial and negotiation skills.

• Demonstrates a basic understanding of the different types of commercial and operational risk in the Logistics business sector and can make suggestions of possible resolutions required to manage these risks throughout the lifecycle of a contract.

• Basic understanding of contracts and how they are formed, ideally with an understanding of key contractual terms and contract law. 

• Experience of creating and implementing new processes.

• Good interpersonal and organisational and communication skills.

• Customer facing experience.

• Strong English language comprehension skills, both written and verbal.

• Law degree (preferred)

ATTRIBUTES

• Demonstrates passion and enthusiasm to succeed and develop.

• Is flexible and finds ways around difficult problems without giving up.

• Builds trusting relationships with colleagues, customers, and suppliers by consistently delivering on promises, managing expectations and presenting a balanced view.

• Able to operate in a fast moving, dynamic and constantly evolving environment.

• Is able to take accountability for their actions, and confident to take the lead where needed.

• Ability to build strong relationships within a matrix organisation to ensure that the Commercial Team is seen as a trusted adviser.

• Curious, keen to understand things and ask questions.

• Down to earth, approachable, will not take yourself too seriously.

COMPETENCIES REQUIRED

• Creativity and Innovation

• Decision Making

• Team Working and Collaboration

• Contract Literacy        

• Collaboration and Communication

• Presentation skills

• Strategic Thinking

• Critical Judgement

• Commercial Acumen

• Negotiation Skills

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