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You will drive the coordination of the activities that win and deliver business. Crucially, you will be the linking pin to a.o. our Business Development, Programme Management, Legal and Operational teams. You are a critical spider in the web to ensure the lead up to a commercial deal is validated, streamlined, and successful. This is a high-impact, cross-functional role for someone who brings order to fast-moving environments, is accurate and understands the rigour and trade-compliance discipline required when selling into government and defense customers.\nWhat You’ll Do\nCommercial Planning\nMaintain a rolling commercial calendar of bids, milestones, demonstrations and deliveries, proactively flagging conflicts, capacity constraints and resourcing risks \nServe as the link between various teams within the organisation, ensuring commitments made during the sales process are handed over cleanly into delivery \nAlign commercial plans with programme schedules, milestones and resource plans, surfacing risks and dependencies in both directions\nExport Licensing & Trade-Compliance Administration\nOwn all associated administration for licence applications, end-user certificates and classification requests-ensuring complete, accurate and audit-ready documentation \nMain entry point into the legal team for export license applications \nLiaise with national export-control authorities, customs, and internal Legal and Compliance to resolve queries and keep applications moving \nAdvise commercial colleagues on licensing implications early in each pursuit and maintain the export-control knowledge base\nDemonstration Team Liaison (Commercial Linking Pin)\nEnsure demonstration activity is prioritised against the pipeline and that outcomes and lessons learned feed back into the commercial plan \nAct as the single commercial point of contact for the demonstration teams, translating customer and campaign requirements into clear demonstration briefs \nPlan and coordinate the commercial aspects of demonstrations-scheduling, attendee management, and the approvals and export licences required\nFactory Site-Visit Coordination\nCoordinate, on behalf of Commercial, all customer and partner visits to our sites & facilities \nWork with Manufacturing, Security and Programme teams to ensure visits are well prepared, compliant, and aligned with commercial objectives\nCross-Functional Collaboration\nPartner with Business Development, Manufacturing, Legal and Programme Management to keep commercial plans aligned with contractual, financial and delivery realities \nSupport commercial teams during major pursuits by maintaining planning discipline under time pressure \nServe as a point of contact for internal and external audits relating to export-control administration \nRequirements\nWhat You’ll Need\nBachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business Administration, International Trade, Law, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, or a related discipline \n5-7 years of professional experience in commercial planning, sales operations, or commercial project management; \nExperience in the defense or aerospace industry, as well as working knowledge of export-control regimes and hands-on experience with licence applications is a strong advantage \nStrong planning skills and operate with high level of accuracy \nExcellent coordination and stakeholder-management skills \nFluent in English. \nDutch, German or Spanish will be a plus\nWho You Are\nYou are a structured, highly organised professional who creates clarity where there is ambiguity and keeps many moving parts on track at once. You combine a planner’s discipline with a hands-on, pragmatic approach, and you are comfortable being the connective tissue between various internal and external stakeholders. You understand the seriousness of export controls and treat compliance as non-negotiable. You are diplomatic enough to bring people along, yet firm enough to hold the line on deadlines and process. 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