Commercial Capability Manager - Reading

AWE plc; Whitley Bay; Hybrid; GBP 48,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

9-day fortnight

Pension scheme

Maternity/Paternity leave

Professional development

Employee assistance

Life insurance

Discounts

Volunteer leave

Job summary

AWE plc in Reading, Berkshire, is seeking a Commercial Capability Manager to develop a full capability framework covering competencies, training, development and mentoring. You will identify and address skill gaps within Commercial and implement targeted development plans in collaboration with department heads.

The role reports to the Senior Capability Manager. The position offers hybrid working, typically three days on site and two days off-site, with a competitive compensation package and

Job description

Commercial Capability Manager - Reading

2026-09-26T00:00:00

Whitley Bay

Tyne and Wear

GB

NE26 1

Any

2026-12-25T23:02:44.863

Commercial Capability Manager - Reading, Berkshire,RG2 6UA

• Job Type: Full-Time
• Salary: Additional benefits
• Commercial Capability Manager Package: 47,760 to 60k (depending on experience)
• Location: Reading, with free onsite parking
• Working pattern: AWE operates a 9-day working fortnight, with every other Friday as a non-working day. This role is eligible for hybrid working, meaning employees typically spend three days on site in a long week and two days on site in a short week. We support flexible working where possible, including part-time and varied working hours, so please let us know if you would like us to consider an alternative working arrangement when you apply.

Ready to play your part?

At AWE, it's not just a job, it's far more than that. Our shared purpose is to help keep the nation safe. Could this role be the opportunity for you to play your part?

As the Commercial Capability Manager, your primary responsibility is to develop and embed a full capability framework covering competencies, training, development and mentoring. As part of this, you will need to identify and evaluate skill gaps within Commercial and implement training programmes to bridge those gaps. You will work closely with department heads to understand the specific knowledge and expertise required for each role and develop tailored development plans. This role will report into the Senior Capability Manager.

Key Accountabilities:

• Accountable for managing and fostering effective relationships with external governing bodies, providing visibility and influence of any change (MOD, DNO, CAB) and identifying opportunities for collaboration across government
• Accountable for defining the Commercial competency framework and career pathways
• Accountable for Commercial training plans and management of associated Commercial training providers, ensuring that AWE training providers are fully leveraged
• Accountable for working in collaboration with wider AWE HR and talent teams to ensure full alignment with the wider AWE employee development processes, tools and procedures
• Accountable for the Commercial skills and development programme and budget
• Accountable for understanding capability development demand
• Accountable for understanding market trends across people development and capability and defining Commercial requirements to ensure best in class capability development
• Accountable for analysing and understanding skills gaps and developing and implementing a plan to bridge these gaps across Commercial
• Accountable for rolling out a Commercial mentoring programme in order to nurture and develop internal talent

Preferred Experience:

While not to be considered a tick list, we'd like you to have experience in some of the following:

• Proven professional experience
• Experience of working in a Procurement / Commercial function
• Experience within HR or other people-related functions with specific experience in skills and development
• Highly skilled in stakeholder management, with ability to deploy effective tools and strategies to create business alignment and influence decision making
• Comfortable with a degree of ambiguity and changing priorities
• Excellent written and verbal communication and stakeholder management skills
• Strong management skills
• Good analytical skills
• Strong proficiency within the Microsoft suite including Excel
• Comfortable with a degree of ambiguity and changing priorities
• Strong organisational and time management skills
• Ability to maintain accurate records and documentation
• Attention to detail
• Comfortable engaging colleagues across different teams and levels of seniority
• Ability to work collaboratively

Work Environment & Benefits:

Work hard, be rewarded: We ask a lot and set the bar high because our work truly matters. In return we offer balance, with award-winning benefits including:

• 9-day working fortnight - meaning you get every other Friday off work, in addition to 270 hours of annual leave
• Market leading contributory pension scheme (we will pay between 9% and 13% of your pensionable pay depending on your contributions)
• Family friendly policies: Maternity Leave - 39 Weeks Full Pay and Paternity Leave - 4 Weeks Full Pay
• Opportunities for Professional Career Development including funding for annual membership of a relevant professional body
• Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services
• Life Assurance (4 x annual salary)
• Discounts - access to savings on a wide range of everyday spending
• Special Leave Policy including paid time off for volunteering, public service (including reserve forces) and caring

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