Commercial Manager - Aviation

Commercial Manager- Aviation

Location: Hertfordshire

Salary: £55k plus

Department: Contracts

Responsible to: Chief Financial & Operating Officer

Start date: ASAP

The Company

Our client is a specialist aircraft operating, leasing, asset management and aircraft services company focused on the regional aircraft sector. With offices globally, the company is well positioned to deliver a range of aircraft and associated services solutions.

The Role

This role is responsible for the provision of reliable, timely and accurate commercial input to contract negotiations with suppliers and customers. The post holder will be expected to negotiate and execute contracts that maximise value and minimise risk for the company, frequently to demanding timescales. The role interfaces with sales, finance, technical, legal, credit and lease administration and will require the post holder to exercise project management skills in this regard.

The post holder will be expected to work under minimum supervision whilst at all times adhering to company policies and procedures.

Job Context

The Commercial Managers responsibilities will mainly lie in the commercial activities relating to the sale and leasing of the aircraft in the Group portfolio.

Scope

The post requires frequent contact with the following:

Duties and Responsibilities

• Developing commercial proposals for the lease or sale of Group portfolio aircraft maintaining commercial awareness of the opportunities pursued, identifying the risks and ensuring that contracts are commercially viable to pursue, secure and implement.
• Preparing and negotiating contract documentation with customers and working closely with the Legal team to draft and execute such sale and lease agreements to ensure maximum benefit and minimised risk to the Group.
• Commercial analysis and preparation of Transaction Proposals for management approval to ensure that the objectives of The Company and of the aircraft owners are met.
• Provide commercial management of aircraft deliveries and redeliveries in order to ensure that technical and contractual requirements are being complied with and to ensure that any technical and financial exposures are minimised.
• Provide on-going management of contracts to ensure that the rights and obligations are satisfied or enforced where necessary to ensure that potential risks and exposures are minimised.

Additional

• Ensuring they do not compromise the health and safety of others and themselves in the workplace; taking reasonable care for the health and safety of him/herself and of the other people who may be affected by act or omissions at work
• Upholding safe and efficient working policies and practices
• Undertaking other duties, of a similar professional nature and commensurate with the role as requested

Ref: 12933 | Published: 04th Sep 2015