Sourcing and Commercial Management Officer

Job Description

Our Sourcing and Commercial Management (SCM) Team have a Canberra (Kingston)opportunity for an experienced Sourcing and Commercial Management Officer to support our Business Development portfoliowith Defence related commercial administrative support. Reporting to the Senior Commercial Manager, 'a day in the life' will be as follow:

• Support the Business Development and Capture Managers to win new work by preparing approach to market documentation for potential partners, conduct bidders' conferences, develop evaluation criteria, and analyse and evaluate proposals including pricing and compliance.
• Once a partner is selected, work with the SCM team to negotiate subcontract or quote provisions, and manage partner input to tenders.
• Draft input to tender and other documentation, for the purpose of responding to customer approaches to market.
• Establish and maintain strong relationships with suppliers, particularly Australian small to medium enterprises supporting the Federal Government IT and Defence industries.

Qualifications

• Strong oral and written communication skills, and the ability to manage competing priorities in tight timeframes.
• Experience with Defence ASDEFCON procurement and contracting templates is desirable.
• Ability to manage supplier engagement including negotiating teaming agreements and non-disclosure agreements with oversight.
• Experience developing commercial and supplier documentation in response to customer approaches to market through Requests for Tender/Quote, particularly Schedule of Subcontractors, Australian Industry Capability, and Statements of Compliance.
• Ability to negotiate scope and pricing with suppliers as part of development of Leidos proposals and bids.
• Experience working in small, dynamic teams.

Additional Information

This is a fantastic role if you are seeking the next step in your career. This role will give you exposure to solving complex problems as well as career progression.

Applicants will need to be able to obtain a