The Commercial Officer will provide Commercial expertise and support to specific customer local team. Work to ensure the management and resolution of commercial issues on a day to day basis such as commercial change management, support local level bids and proposals. Informs the Program IPTs of contractual obligations and boundaries. First point of escalation for customer purchase order or contractual issues internally and from customer.

* To interface and highlight to the IPT and customers where contractual obligations and limits to obligations are.
* Supports new bidding activity when required, including the compilation of a business model and Commercial proposal.
* To manage/maintain the company order book to reflect the customers purchase order requirements.
* To ensure that commercial/contractual correspondence files are maintained.
* To maintain key performance metrics and contribute to internal reporting requirements.
* Supports change negotiations with Customers.
* Ensure that overdue debt is kept to a minimum and customers pay in accordance with agreed payment terms.
* Support Project / Program Review structure, reports, data etc. Review Customer MRP and conclude on demand changes, check against contractual conditions and update demand as part of MPS.
* Manage opportunities to improve the business case.
* Adheres to all program management and Commercial standards and policies in accordance with the GKN Aerospace Program Management framework and contribute to process development.

Required Qualifications:

* Bachelor's degree, or 5 plus years of experience in customer facing contracts role within a manufacturing environment.
* 2 plus years of experience in customer facing contracts role within a manufacturing environment, preferably aerospace.
* Must be a US Citizen or Permanent Resident

Preferred Qualifications:

* Experience in Aerospace highly preferred.
* Must be able to perform work subject to FAR regulations and/or program requirements.
* Must have demonstrated organizational skills, good customer relations skills, ability to multi task, and a demonstrated team player.
* Ability to read, analyze, interpret contracts, comparison of contracts to purchase orders and ability to recognize potential problem-areas.
* Strong working knowledge of MS Office Suite (Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel)
* Project management experience running multi-disciplinary teams under challenging time constraints
* High attention to detail an accuracy and structured way of working.
* Highly self-motivated and self-supportive.
* Experience with aerospace and/or aircraft machined and assembled components
* Basic understanding of accounting
* Ability to compile an Executive presentation and present to a group of people
* Intermediate Excel experience and working knowledge
* Proven experience with Customer Interface and Communication