Commercial Director

Butler Ross; Bournemouth; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defence organization is looking for a Commercial Director in Bournemouth, offering a hybrid working setup. This role demands strong leadership and negotiation skills, with responsibilities covering team management, contract negotiations, and stakeholder advisory in a complex commercial environment.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership and team-management capability.
• Strong negotiation, drafting, and contract management expertise.
• Prior commercial experience within the Defence sector.

Responsibilities

• Leading and developing a high-performing team.
• Handling negotiations with customers to secure contracts.
• Advising senior stakeholders on complex commercial issues.

Skills

Leadership

Negotiation

Contract Management

Job description

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Butler Ross are currently supporting a defence organisation who are looking to recruit a permanent Commercial Director, operating on a hybrid-working basis (3-days in office, 2-days from home: Bournemouth Area). This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced senior commercial figure, looking to combine a complex hands-on commercial role with team-leadership responsibilities.

You will be responsible for

• Leading and developing a high-performing team of experienced commercial professionals
• Handling negotiations with customers, both new and existing, to secure contracts
• Supporting bids and proposals as a key member of the team, aligning commercial strategies with programme delivery goals.
• Managing contract obligations and proactively resolving commercial issues during live programmes.
• Advising senior stakeholders on varying complex commercial issues; including presenting to board-level

You will bring to the team:

• Proven leadership and team-management capability
• Very strong negotiation, drafting, and contract management expertise
• Prior commercial experience within the Defence sector; ideally including knowledge of defence procurement frameworks and prior MOD experience (MOD or supplier / contractor side)

If this opportunity is of interest, or you would like to request additional details, please apply via this advert or contact us directly.

This position would be well suited to individuals with strong commercial capabilities, previously operating in any of the following positions:

Commercial Manager / Senior Commercial Manager / Bid Manager / Contract Lead / Contracts Lead / Senior Contracts Specialist / Senior Contract Specialist / Commercial Director / Head of Contracts / Head of Commercial / Head of Procurement /