Commercial/Contracts Manager

Cae; England; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working model

Security clearance sponsorship

Job summary

CAE in the United Kingdom is seeking a Contractual and Commercial Support to bid for and manage contracts, delivering commercially sound contractual solutions in collaboration with the Defence and Security team.

You will review customer agreements, support bid teams, and negotiate with customers, aiming to ensure compliance and effective risk management across the UK and EMEA region.

Qualifications

• Requires knowledge of contract law and UK MoD terms (e.g., DEFCONS).
• Experience in commercial, marketing or business-related field is essential.
• Ability to review customer contracts and provide CAE position with legal input.
• Able to participate in bid teams and generate commercial responses.

Responsibilities

• Act as focal point for contractual matters with customers and internal teams.
• Review customer proposed agreements and coordinate with CAE legal counsel.
• Contribute to Commercial responses to RFPs and support bid documentation.
• Negotiate contracts and amendments in collaboration with CAE legal.
• Ensure compliance with terms in customer contracts and subcontracting flow-downs.
• Identify contractual risks and prepare mitigation plans with CAE legal.
• Maintain records and status reports for contracts and bids.
• Support policy compliance in bidding and contract management.

Skills

Contract law

Business acumen

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Negotiation skills

Data protection knowledge

Resilience under pressure

Tools

MS Outlook

MS Excel

MS Word

MS Project

Job description

Behind every success is a team of dedicated experts driving us forward. Our corporate functions don’t just support — they lead, shaping the company’s path and preparing clients and employees for the moments that matter. Be part of a team where your work makes a difference, with opportunities to grow, collaborate, and thrive.

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

To act as contractual and commercial support in bidding for & managing contracts and providing commercially reasonable contractual solutions in conjunction with and support the Defence and Security team within the UK and EMEA region

KEY RESPONSIBILITES

• Serve as a focal point of contact for customers (external and internal) regarding contractual matters by establishing good customer relationship and communications.·
• Perform review of customer proposed contractual agreements (NDAs, Teaming Agreements, TAAs, Contracts etc.) and provide CAE position as required in close conjunction with CAE legal counsel.
• Proactive participation in Business Winning Bid Teams, including: Generating the Commercial Response to Customer RFPs in accordance with the agreed strategy, relevant input from other disciplines (e.g. prices; payment plan from Finance/Pricing; IP, LDs and liability from CAE legal) and Customer requirements; Assisting Bids and Proposals Manager to generate Proposal Documentation (Commercial Volume, Risk and Opportunities Registers, Compliance Matrices etc.) matched to Customer requirements;o Undertaking a commercial/contractual review of the full suite of proposal documents provided by Bids and Proposals Manager; Support the development and implementation of the negotiation strategy; Participation in contract negotiations with Customers to fulfil business requirements in support of Sales/Business Development Lead and / or Programme Manager.
• In close conjunction with CAE legal counsel, prepare and negotiate contracts and amendments to existing contracts and arrange for their approval.
• Provide guidance on compliance to terms and conditions of customer contracts, identify the appropriate flow down of such terms and conditions to potential subcontractors.· Assist the Programme Management function by supporting subcontract negotiations as required.
• Identification of potential contractual liabilities, risks, issues and disputes, arising with customers, suppliers, partners and third parties, and report to CAE legal accordingly and jointly produce mitigation plans.
• Maintain contractual records, documentation of key correspondence, status and issue reports etc.
• Support in ensuring compliance with all relevant Corporate Policies and Procedures relevant to bidding for and managing contracts.
• Any other duties as may be required..

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• At least 7 years experience in a commercial, marketing or business-related field is essential.
• Extensive knowledge of contract law and UK MoD terms and conditions e.g. DEFCONS and public procurement.
• Strong business acumen.
• Good organisational and co-ordination skills.
• Effective communication and presentation skills.
• Strong negotiating skills.
• Knowledge of data protection legislation is desirable.
• Able to work under pressure as an integral member of bid/project teams and capacity to meet project deadlines.
• Good PC skills (MS Outlook, MS Excel, MS Word, MS Project, etc).

SPECIAL FEATURES

• Applicants must have the right to live and work in the UK.
• In this role, a Hybrid working model is available which offers the blend of office working as well as working remotely.
• Some activities will require travel to other CAE and Customer sites in the UK and overseas, which could be at short notice.
• Must be able to obtain or transfer Security Clearance which the Company sponsors (applicants must have lived continuously in the UK for the past 5 years in order to obtain security clearance) or currently holds NATO SC level Security Clearance that can be transferred from overseas to the UK.

Position Type

Regular