Amanda L.

• • Commercial lead on c.£20m firm price contract delivering a jointly developed secure collaborative working environment within a complex and high-risk defence setting

• • Restored commercial and policy compliance to a non-compliant contractual construct, resetting governance and contract management controls to stabilise delivery

• • Led resolution of c.£1.5m in disputed supplier claims, mitigating retrospective cost recovery attempts and protecting programme value

• • Renegotiated GFA provisions and commercial exploitation levies to ensure regulatory compliance and recovery of authority management overhead and investment

• • Partnered with DIPR to establish IPR position and define the commercial exploitation agreement between the authority and supplier

• • Contributed to programme stabilisation, supporting recovery trajectory within 6-8 months in an environment over a year delayed and operationally constrained

• • Shaped and supported second source acquisition strategy in response to incumbent underperformance, providing commercial input to outline business case, pricing construct and market engagement readiness

• • Provide senior commercial advisory support across multidisciplinary government delivery teams

• • Support and mentor a commercial officer new to defence and the MoD through structured shadowing and capability development while they complete internal accreditation toward commercial licence

• • Negotiating subcontract amendments with several key suppliers for a New Zealand MoD defence contract ensuring alignment of the commercial relationship between the prime and subcontractors

• • Resolving subcontractor disputes and negotiating mutually acceptable positions for all parties

• • Commercial lead for SEA Canada business including repair and overhaul long term agreements with the Canadian Department for National Defence (DND), and sub-tier contract with Lockheed Martin Canada, pre-contract activities including but not limited to bid approval process, customer documentation reviews, setting commercial strategy, bid submission and contract award. Providing commercial advice for wider business topics such as facility leasing agreements, project management services, non disclosure agreements

• • Commercial lead for SEA's TLS product export contracts with Brazil, Philippines and Malaysia – working closely with export control officer

• • Commercial lead for IT, emerging technology and infrastructure projects for a single source QDC c.£7.5 billion total value

• • Managing the contractual relationship between government and prime contractor aligned to the Nuclear Deterrent programme

• • Leading commercial inputs for contract artefacts such as Statement of work, Business Cases and Statement of Requirements

• • Commercial lead for Supply Chain work stream - activities included but not limited to: commercial support in contract drafting, briefing notes, proposal letters, supplier negotiations, dispute resolution