Commercial Officer (IPT)
Date: Jan 8, 2026
Location: Trollhattan, SE
Company: GKN Aerospace Careers
Fantastic challenges. Amazing opportunities.
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Job Summary
We are currently looking for a Commercial Officer to our Global GE Programs team. In this role you will support the day to day commercial activities of the business together with the Program/Commercial Manager (“PCM”) mainly focusing on GE programs in Trollhättan, Sweden. In this role you will help the Program Team and the company overall to optimize, improve and win new businesses. You will also interface with internal and external customers regarding contract requirements, schedules, discrepancies and other contractual matters.
Job Responsibilities
- Ensure effective commercial change management control, pricing, negotiation and contracts are in place. Takes responsibility for the commercial performance of the program.
- Ensure that all commercial activities are conducted in compliance with internal policies and external regulations, while maximizing value and minimizing risk.
- Demand management activities, such as, demand signals, analyzing data, imteract with customer, collaborating with internal stakeholders.
- Responsible for new bid opportunities and business case modelling.
- Support the interface with the business to highlight contractual obligations to its customers in order to avoid breach of such obligations.
- Co-ordination of Commercial communication to and from internal and external customers.
- Establishing and controlling robust document management in the Program team and towards/ from the customer.
Qualifications & personal skills
- 3-5 years of relevant business experience
- Strong understanding of commercial principles and contract law.
- Demonstrated interpersonal, negotiation, organizational and communication skills
- Analytical mindset with strong attention to detail
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel
- Speaking and writing in English is a natural thing for you.
- Passion for team work and the Aerospace industry.
Application
Form of employment: Permanent
The selection process takes place continuosly. The position may therefore be filled before the application deadline. Therefore, do not wait with your application!
Last date for application: 2026-02-07
For more information, please contact hiring manager:
Sophia Lejerstedt, Program & Commercial Director- +46 700872340
The position requires that you undergo and be approved according to the current regulations for security protection. For positions where GKN's customer has requirements for security classification, this may, in some cases, involve specific citizenship requirements.
We’ll offer you fantastic challenges and amazing opportunities. This is your chance to be part of an organisation that has proven itself to be at the cutting edge of our industry; and is committed to pushing the boundaries even further. And with some of the best training on offer in the industry, who knows how far you can go?
A Great Place to work needs a Great Way of Working
Everyone is welcome to apply to GKN. We believe that we can only achieve our ambitions through a coming together of diverse minds who enjoy collaborating in an inspirational environment. Through our commitment to diversity, inclusion and belonging and by living our five powerful principles we’ve created a culture where everyone feels welcome to contribute. It’s a culture that won us ‘The Best Workplace Culture Award’. By embracing and celebrating what makes us unique we encourage everyone to bring their full self to work.
We’re also committed to providing an accessible recruitment process, so if you require reasonable adjustments at any stage during our recruitment process please get in touch and let us know.
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