GKN Aerospace

Commercial Officer – Senior Contracts Administrator

GKN Aerospace

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: El Cajon • California • 🇺🇸 United States

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Salary

💰 $80,000 - $100,000 per year

Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

ERP

About the role

  • 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 Programme 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 and leads new bidding activity when required, including the compilation of a business model and commercial proposal to support new business and the extension of current contracts.
  • Supports complex change negotiations with Customers, particularly related to NPI work.
  • Review orders and conclude on demand changes, contractual conditions and market conditions, and make strategic recommendations for demand forecasts as part of regular demand reviews.
  • 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.
  • Support Project / Program Review structure, reports, data etc.
  • 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.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma or GED
  • 3+ years of contracts administration, customer support, or program management experience
  • Strong working knowledge of MS Office Suite (Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel)
  • Must be a US Citizen due to program security clearance requirements and/or SSA requirements.
  • Bachelor's degree, or relevant completed/continued education in Business, Program Management, Engineering or similar fields (Preferred)
  • GKN Experience (Preferred)
  • Intermediate to advanced excel experience (Preferred)
  • Hands-on/professional experience data entry of customer requirements into ERP systems (Preferred)
  • Experience with aerospace and/or aircraft machined and assembled components, or complex manufacturing (Preferred)
  • Proven experience with Customer Interface and Communication (Preferred)
  • Financial exposure and/or experience with Budgeting and Cost Accounting (Preferred)
Benefits
  • Health insurance
  • 401(k) matching
  • Flexible work hours
  • Paid time off
  • Remote work options

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
contracts administrationprogram managementdata entrybudgetingcost accountingcommercial change managementdemand forecastingbusiness modelingnegotiationcontractual compliance
Soft skills
customer supportcommunicationproblem-solvingleadershipstrategic thinkinginterpersonal skillsorganizational skillscollaborationadaptabilityattention to detail
Certifications
High School DiplomaGEDBachelor's degree in BusinessBachelor's degree in Program ManagementBachelor's degree in Engineering