Commercial Manager

• Prepare, review, and negotiate contracts, subcontracts, and other third-party contractual arrangements, while protecting Ultra’s interests.
• Respond to inquiries concerning contract status, changes, supplements, contract provisions, cancellations, and related changes.
• Monitor contract performance to delivery schedules and other terms and conditions with project management.
• Ensure the appropriate and timely administration of all contracts, in particular the change and payment processes and develop productive relationships with third-party stakeholders. Through reviews of business performance, pro-actively ensure that appropriate protective measures are taken should time or scope vary, or other deviations from agreed terms occur.
• Ensure that commercial risks are identified and communicated and that management plans are agreed and understood across business functions. Manage commercial risks and opportunities through regular reviews; identify and initiate appropriate business responses.
• Provide support to the procurement specialist (as required) who is responsible for day-to-day purchasing activities.
• Represents the company in external negotiations with responsibility to develop and maintain effective working relationships with customer and vendor counterparts.
• Post-award action includes issuing purchase order awards, handling purchasing management related issues, and supporting indirect procurement activity.
• Ensure compliance with Commercial Policies/Governance requirements and strategy.
• Monitor compliance and provide support to OBU on all export management activity.
• Provide advice to business unit on local requirements to comply with import/export regulations (e.g. ITAR, Australian Export Control) in accordance with OBU governance.
• Provide support to the Procurement Specialist for supply chain activities as required.
• Act as the local relationship manager for all major subcontractors.
• Ensure compliance with the Ultra Group Operating Manual and Group Policies, applicable laws and regulations.
• Support bid activities with Marketing and project management.

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Commerce, or equivalent degree.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong management skills with ability to implement and execute change management.
• Demonstrates persistence and overcomes obstacles with a sense of urgency.
• Sound cognitive processing to deliver solid decisions.
• Willing to embrace and lead change and able to identify opportunities for continuous development.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and professionally across functional teams to achieve goals.
• Works within the highest level of integrity and safety.
• Demonstrates behaviours that align with and promote company’s values.

• Experience in commercial contract management ideally within a Defence, aerospace or security environment to exceed sales, profit and cash objectives.
• Experience working with Australian DoD and associated program offices.

• Work a 9 day/ fortnight;
• Employee Assistance Program;
• Wellbeing Program;
• Free on-site car parking;
• Free coffee/ tea/ soft drinks and fruit;
• Giving Back Days;
• CFS/ SES/ Reservist Paid Leave; and
• The Ultra Reward Hub… to name a few....

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