<p>Robert Half are working with a Leading <strong>Engineering Business</strong> based in <strong>Bedford</strong> to recruit for a talented <strong>Senior Commercial Officer.</strong> We are looking to recruit an experienced, confident and self-motivated Senior Commercial Officer to join a awesome commercial team.</p><p>This is an office based role, Full time paying circa £50,000 plus very good benefits and a generous pension This is an exciting permanent opportunity for the right person to be part of a successful and highly skilled engineering company.</p><h3>Role Summary </h3><p>Demonstrating at all times a high level of integrity and able to influence management information effectively, you will be involved in <strong>ensuring that proposals to customers are priced, developed and approved in an acceptable manner to submit the associated offers, as well as negotiating, agreeing and supporting contracts that provide a robust commercial framework</strong> to enable and deliver best of class capabilities to customers.</p><p> </p><p>This is a varied and demanding role and it involves a number of duties and responsibilities:</p><p> </p><ul><li data-start="84" data-end="131"><p data-end="131" data-start="86">Ownership of key bid processes </p></li><li data-end="193" data-start="132"><p data-start="134" data-end="193">Direct customer engagement and contract negotiation</p></li><li data-start="194" data-end="250"><p data-start="196" data-end="250">Support and advice to senior internal stakeholders</p></li><li data-end="299" data-start="251"><p data-start="253" data-end="299">Input into commercial strategy and pricing</p></li><li data-end="346" data-start="300"><p data-end="346" data-start="302">Governance and risk management awareness</p></li><li data-end="346" data-start="300"><p data-end="346" data-start="302">Prepare high quality proposals for customer submission and conduct/support contract negotiations with customers</p></li><li data-start="300" data-end="346">Support contract closure.</li></ul><h3><strong>Experience required</strong></h3><ul><li data-end="201" data-start="107"><p data-end="201" data-start="109">Proven commercial, operational, or business experience, ideally in a technical setting</p></li><li data-start="202" data-end="269"><p data-start="204" data-end="269">Strong customer engagement and commercial management skills</p></li><li data-end="344" data-start="270"><p data-end="344" data-start="272">Solid understanding of business strategy and opportunity alignment</p></li><li data-end="377" data-start="345"><p data-start="347" data-end="377">Strong analytical skills</p></li><li data-end="450" data-start="378"><p data-end="450" data-start="380">Proficient in Microsoft Excel and other MS Office applications</p></li></ul><p> </p><h3 data-end="95" data-start="73"><strong data-end="95" data-start="77">What's on offer</strong></h3><ul data-start="97" data-end="422"><li data-end="136" data-start="97"><p data-start="99" data-end="136">Competitive salary up to £50K (DOE)</p></li><li data-start="137" data-end="182"><p data-start="139" data-end="182">Private health insurance &amp; generous pension scheme</p></li><li data-start="183" data-end="207"><p data-end="207" data-start="185">Share incentive plan</p></li><li data-end="274" data-start="208"><p data-end="274" data-start="210">26 days' annual leave + bank holidays (increases with service)</p></li><li data-end="291" data-start="275"><p data-start="277" data-end="291">Free parking</p></li><li data-start="292" data-end="325"><p data-end="325" data-start="294">Employee assistance programme</p></li><li data-start="326" data-end="353"><p data-start="328" data-end="353">Full-time, 38-hour week</p></li></ul><p> </p><p>Robert Half Ltd acts as an employment business for temporary positions and an employment agency for permanent positions. Robert Half is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. Suitable candidates with equivalent qualifications and more or less experience can apply. Rates of pay and salary ranges are dependent upon your experience, qualifications and training. If you wish to apply, please read our Privacy Notice describing how we may process, disclose and store your personal data: roberthalf.com/gb/en/privacy-notice.</p><img src="https://counter.adcourier.com/YmhhdmluLmtvdGVjaGEuODA4MTQuMTA5MjNAcmhpLmFwbGl0cmFrLmNvbQ.gif">