Summary: The Senior Commercial Officer - Supply Chain at Rolls-Royce SMR will manage supplier relationships, negotiate contracts, and ensure commercial governance for a pioneering SMR power station project. This role involves contributing to commercial strategies and processes while collaborating with various stakeholders to deliver impactful insights. The position offers a unique opportunity to influence the future of clean energy within a forward-thinking organization. Candidates should possess relevant experience in contract negotiation and commercial strategy development.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and manage commercial activities, including drafting, negotiating, and executing supplier contracts.
- Contribute to commercial strategy and pricing decisions, ensuring alignment with business objectives.
- Support governance, processes, and templates to mature the commercial function.
- Collaborate across the business to present compelling commercial insights to senior stakeholders.
Key Skills:
- Experience in contract drafting and negotiation, ideally across supply chain agreements.
- Knowledge of commercial strategy, pricing models, and risk management.
- Ability to work cross-functionally and present information clearly to senior stakeholders.
- Typically a degree in law, business, or a related discipline – or equivalent industry experience.
Salary (Rate): £52,500 yearly
City: Derby
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Senior Commercial Officer – Supply Chain
Locations: Hybrid working with one of the following locations as your primary site: Derby, Manchester or Warrington
Salary: We anticipate paying a salary between £42,500 - £52,500 DOE.
We are Rolls-Royce SMR and we're doing something that's never been done before. We're revolutionising an industry. That's a once-in-a-career opportunity for those excited by such a challenge. This is more than just a job; this is a legacy.
The Commercial team is responsible for shaping strategic partnerships and supplier relationships that underpin our success. We provide commercial leadership across procurement, contracting, and supplier engagement to deliver a first-of-a-kind SMR power station.
About The Role
As a Senior Commercial Officer - Supply Chain, you will play a pivotal role in managing supplier relationships, negotiating contracts, and ensuring commercial governance. You will support the development of commercial strategies and processes that enable effective delivery across the programme.
What Success Looks Like
- Lead and manage commercial activities, including drafting, negotiating, and executing supplier contracts.
- Contribute to commercial strategy and pricing decisions, ensuring alignment with business objectives.
- Support governance, processes, and templates to mature the commercial function.
- Collaborate across the business to present compelling commercial insights to senior stakeholders.
What We’re Looking For
- Experience in contract drafting and negotiation, ideally across supply chain agreements but experience of working on other types of commercial contract is welcome.
- Knowledge of commercial strategy, pricing models, and risk management.
- Ability to work cross-functionally and present information clearly to senior stakeholders.
- Typically a degree in law, business, or a related discipline – or equivalent industry experience.
Why Join Us?
This is a unique opportunity to influence the future of clean energy by shaping commercial strategies for a first-of-a-kind SMR power station. You’ll work at the forefront of innovation, collaborating with experts across multiple disciplines to deliver a project of international significance.
Why Join Us?
You’ll be joining a forward-thinking organisation that values transparency, fairness, and innovation. We offer:
- A flexible, inclusive, and supportive working environment.
- Opportunities for career growth in a rapidly scaling business.
- A culture that values diversity, innovation, and continuous learning.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all backgrounds. Inclusivity is important to us, and as a Disability Confident organisation, we are committed to fair, supportive, and continually improving recruitment practices that ensure everyone has the opportunity to thrive.
Confidence can sometimes hold us back from applying for a job. But we'll let you in on a secret: there's no such thing as a 'perfect' candidate. If you feel you meet 75% of the requirements for this role, we would love to hear from you. Also, if you are considering a career move or a sector-jump, please get in touch – we welcome applications from people with transferable skills.
Our Application Process
Due to the safety regulations within the nuclear industry, applicants will be required to participate in additional screening. These are:
- Obtaining Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) clearance
- Satisfactory completion of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
- Satisfactory completion of a basic financial probity check
Salary And Package
We anticipate paying a salary of between £42,500 - £52,500 DOE
Bonus - Performance related target opportunity 12.5%
Benefits Allowance – £2,200 per annum, enabling you to create a bespoke package
Pension - 12% employer and 6% employee contributions.
Holidays - 28 days holiday (+ public holidays) and the ability to buy or sell up to 4 days.
Private Medical Insurance - BUPA single cover health care
Life Assurance - 6x pensionable pay
£250 - One-off payment for new starters for home office purchases
