Commercial Officer

Roke, Roke Manor, Romsey, Hampshire, United Kingdom

Job Description

Posted Thursday 23 October 2025 at 00:00

Great ideas come from different minds. That's why we bring together engineers, scientists, analysts, and creatives from every background - and give them the trust, tools, and freedom to make a difference. What connects us is the mission: solving meaningful problems and building capability that protects what matters most. And as the challenges evolve, so do we - working on the technologies that will shape tomorrow, not just today.

At Roke

Roke is a world-class technology and engineering consultancy. Roke delivers advanced research, development, services and products to high profile customers who come to Roke with varied and challenging problems to solve.

Roke is seeking to recruit a Commercial Officer to join our growing Commercial team where you will contribute to the success of the Roke strategy by supporting winning business across our three Business Units.

Job Purpose & Key Responsibilities

• Provision of commercial support to allocated Business Unit.
• Support Commercial Managers in the preparation of quotations, processing of orders and preparation of confidentiality agreements.
• Assume responsibility for day-to-day commercial aspects of ongoing programmes, including the co-ordination of bidding activities, tender preparation and customer liaison.
• Review contracts and purchase orders up to certain limits and within guidelines agreed within a delegation of authority, recommend for acceptance as appropriate.
• Support, and where appropriate lead, bid reviews as agreed with Commercial Manager.
• Accurate inputting and maintenance of department databases and records including the preparation of management reports.
• Liaise with other departments as appropriate (e.g. Project Managers, Finance, Client Managers, Supply Chain etc.).
• Deal with routine queries in support of the Commercial Manager.
• Manage registration onto Frameworks and Customer Vendor approval requirements.
• Provide support to other areas of the business and members of the Commercial Team as required.

• Good working knowledge and experience in similar Commercial environment and the international arena.
• High level of computer literacy is essential, preferably including SAP or similar business system.

• Proactive team player, strong attention to detail, self-motivated and results driven.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage priorities effectively.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills including relationship development and stakeholder management; individual will be confident and articulate in all communications.
• Working in cross-functional and widely-dispersed teams.
• Experience in a relevant commercial or related role desirable.
• Experience of international business and understanding of export control rules and processes would be beneficial.
• An awareness of the key principles of contract terms and conditions would be beneficial.
• Comfortable working with simple financial models to support bid pricing.

We have a competitive salary and access to a number of additional flexible benefits, which will cover Health and Wellbeing, Savings and Protection & Life, Leisure and Entertainment.

Roke has a great community of groups with shared interests. These enable people to share ideas and be passionate about tools, technologies & techniques, which interest them.

Due to the nature of this position, we require you to be willing and eligible to achieve a minimum of SC clearance. To qualify, you should be a British Citizen and have resided in the UK for the last 5 years for SC.

Click apply, submitting an up-to-date CV. We look forward to hearing from you.

Roke, Roke Manor, Romsey, Hampshire, United Kingdom