Babcock is the UK's leading engineering support services organisation employing over 28,000 people across the world. Babcock offer a hugely diverse number of career options.


General Description of Job

To act as day to day commercial interface for a range of OST contracts with outside agencies/organisations and provide commercial advice, services and support to internal customers.

Main Tasks

• To lead the daily contract management activity of an assigned portfolio of business agreements consistent with identified business objectives and policies;
• Flexibility to support the business on new opportunities when required;
• To maintain and improve customer relationships with the aim of business growth within existing contract arrangements;
• To assist in commercial risk analysis and associated management;
• To provide commercial support, advice and reports to the operational and management teams;

• Draft, negotiate and manage agreements with customers, occasionally suppliers and external consultants within delegated authority;
• Maintain contract documentation in a commercially viable format and in accordance with business policies;
• Develop and maintain productive relationships with contract stakeholders;

• Ensuring the Company's corporate governance policies, processes and procedures including those relating to Health and Safety are followed both within the department and assigned contracts;
• Indentify and support commercial solutions necessary to deliver business objectives;
• Cleared to SC level.

Technical Experience and Qualifications

Essential

• Degree level or a minimum of 10 years equivalent contract management experience
• Sound understanding of Government/ Agencies/Private industry strategies
• Proven commercial background covering the contract life cycle
• Knowledge of contract and how to interpret and strategies to negotiate them
• Knowledge of service based contracts including the application of KPI's and service credits
• Direct experience of dealing with and ability to influence Government and other customers
• Commercial management of high value contracts
• Overseeing the implementation of commercial agreements
• Initiation and evaluation of financial and operational changes
• Risk assessment of commercial viability of contracts
• Capability to ensure contract and governance compliance with internal and external customers.
• Proven experience of MoD processes and contract negotiation of contract terms
  Desirable
  
• Experience of single source contracting
• IACCM accredited at Practioner level minimum.
  
  Skills Profile/ Other requirments
  

• Ability to undertake tasks with a minimum of supervision
• Reasonable standard of business acumen
• Fully conversant with MS Office including Sharepoint

Behavioural and Leadership Competency Profile

Leadership Performance - focusing on efficient and effective delivery and achievement of goals and targets to meet defined business aims.

• Establishes measurement systems that encourages desired and appropriate behaviours & performance
• Consistently meets performance targets and initiates corrective actions when needed
• Contributes to establishing short and long term strategies, targets, and goals
• Leads by example, drives for high performance
• Takes personal accountability for results

Leading Innovation and Change - Embraces change by inspiring people to identify and make changes that maximise business success. Encourages and fosters continuous improvement and sharing of best practices.

• Takes responsibility for driving change forward
• Promotes individual creativity, entrepreneurial spirit and actions
• Builds a sense of individual and team ownership on change.
• Is able to facilitate and lead change to maximize business results
• Manages complex change programmes, identifying risks and solutions
  

Leading People and Teams - bringing together and working successfully with diverse groups of people to capitalise on strengths, experiences and knowledge to accomplish shared business objectives. Encouraging development as a strategy to strengthen the business.

• Sets a strong example through their own behaviour addressing poor performance, and promoting positive performance.
• Identifies and communicates clear roles, responsibilities, expectations and measures
• Provides opportunities for others to grow and develop by giving support and access to resources as appropriate
• Builds and maintains strong relationships both functionally and cross-functionally
  

Leading Customer Focus - focusing on achieving high levels of customer satisfaction and service, on both external and internal customer needs and expectations. Creating an environment in which employees want to and can deliver an excellent service resulting in sustained profitability and business success.

• Balances customer expectations with the needs of the business and gives guidance to staff on service delivery
• Commits to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external stakeholders
• Values importance of providing high quality customer service.
• Identifies stakeholder needs and responds accordingly
• Actively builds positive and fruitful working relationships with the customer
  

Leading Culture - Creating an organisational culture of high performance and excellence, by demonstrating the Babcock values and behaviours. Embracing and promoting workplace diversity by conducting business to the highest standards off honesty and integrity.

• Demonstrates integrity and behaves in an honest and open way
• Trusts and respects others to perform to their capabilities safely and without risk to self and others
• Promotes equal opportunities for others
• Integrates and builds diverse teams in order to achieve business objectives

Security

Applicants must have, or be able to obtain, SC security clearance

Location

Location can be any Air site and will be discussed at interview

Closing Date

4 January 2019


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