Commercial Manager

Goodrich Corporation, a Fortune 500 company, is a global supplier of systems and services to the aerospace, defense and homeland security markets.With more than $6 billion in annual revenues, Goodrich has one of the broadest portfolios of products in the aerospace industry. The company serves a global customer base, with over 24,000 employees across approximately 90 manufacturing and service facilities in 16 countries worldwide.

This is an exciting opportunity for the right candidate to work as part of a commercial team supporting the Goodrich Actuation business. The successful candidate will take commercial responsibility for a portfolio of major military and civil contracts and international customers. They will work closely with the Programme management team and other business functions to ensure commercial success. The role will span the product life cycle including technology agreements, bid support, product development, manufacture and support contracting.

Principal Accountabilities:

Responsibilities will include:

1. Negotiation of terms and price
2. Drafting of agreements
3. Business case modelling
4. Contract review
5. Contract risk and opportunity management
6. Providing commercial support and guidance to multi-functional teams
7. Continuous improvement of commercial and business processes

Knowledge and Skills:

The right candidate will have a track record of success in a commercial and contracts environment. Experience of both civil and military aerospace contracting, would be an advantage. Excellent written and oral communication skills are essential as are good preparation and planning skills. The role will demand an attention to detail and methodical approach together with good problem solving and negotiation ability. The candidate will enjoy working with customers and colleagues to reach agreement in a demanding environment.

From time to time the successful candidate may be required by the Company to perform other tasks that are not included in the above description, but are within the capabilities of the individual and where necessary training will be given