Commercial Advisor

Perform purposeful work of national significance
- Perfect opportunity to join the Defence industry
- Enjoy interesting work, variety, development and flexibility within a strong team culture

At BAE Systems we are recognised for delivering projects of global and national significance to our customers and with this we are known for developing some of the most impressive careers.
We currently have an exciting opportunity to join us as a Commercial Advisor supporting our Nulka team based at our Richmond office in Victoria.
What this opportunity will mean for you?
- Performing purposeful work where your efforts are recognized in an environment enabling you to thrive
- World class career opportunities, as our biggest project is YOU Your success is our success
- Accessibility to flexible working arrangements that will provide you with balance and a lifestyle that fosters wellbeing
- Access to our competitive employee benefits program that are designed to better support you: Employee Benefits
- Being part of a workplace culture that is safe, inclusive and takes pride in their company values

**Your new role**:
As a Commercial Advisor, you will be supporting our Commercial Function working on a high profile product with lots of stakeholder engagement. Not only do you get to be part of this high profile project, you can use this opportunity as a pathway into the Commercial business space to further your career. Reporting to the Commercial Manager, you will be responsible supporting with commercial activities and services to meet business needs:

- Review, draft, negotiate and finalise contracts and commercial agreements and support with complex contracts
- Manage commercial contracts and the commercial elements of the Life Cycle Management and Request for Bid Approval process within own possession
- Adopt clear understandings with suppliers of both technical and commercial issues to ensure that business arrangements minimise risk. Propose and review complex terms and conditions to ensure that BAE Systems Australia Business interests are protected
- Support Procurement and Supply Chain colleagues in the preparation of sub-contract terms and conditions as required
- Manage the implementation of procedures and controls within the specified area to ensure compliance with commercial policies
- Provide advice on commercial policy to managers and non-commercial staff making the case for the added value of these processes
- Draft moderately complex contracts / agreements with little supervision
- Work with internal and external legal advisors to ensure all contracts have the necessary legal input/governance, as required
- Contribute to the preparation and presentation of major Life Cycle Management reviews and Request for Bid Approval process, ensuring the necessary approvals are obtained within the governance of the operational framework
- Support the Commercial Manager and other members of the team
- Understand the financial and pricing requirements of commercial contracts
- Focus on developing and maintaining customer relationships both internally and externally
- Commitment to meet deadlines and targets
- Responsive to the needs and wants of the customer by understanding their requirements, through researched understanding, open discussion and candid clarification questions, influence where required
- Maintain Commercial Management Plans

About you

**As an ideal applicant for this opportunity, you'll have**:

- Current Baseline Government Security Clearance
- Demonstrated experience in commercial or legal administration function
- Excellent attention to details with organization skills, together with a high degree of motivation, initiative and enthusiasm.
- Well-developed self-management skills and demonstrated ability to work under your own initiative to deliver outputs to time, quality and cost
- A curious mind-set and ability to integrate and extract information
- Excellent written and oral communication skills are essential, including the ability to communicate with staff at all levels and from a range of disciplines
- An ability to work as part of a team or independently with little supervision and guidance and using their own experience, judgement and initiative
- Good IT skills
- Good presentation skills
- Relevant expertise or experience of commercial activities and responsibilities
- An ability to prioritise workload and deliver in a timely manner
- An ability to produce accurate work with attention to detail
- A good level of BAE Systems Australia business acumen
- An excellent understanding of commercial policy, principles and processes
- A good understanding of how the commercial function integrates with other functions
- An ability to provide commercial solutions
- An ability to influence internal and external Customers and Stakeholders
- A strong understanding of the role and capability delivered by the estimating discipline

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