Commercial Manager

Babcock; Alton; Hybrid; GBP 63,000; Full time

Job summary

BAE Systems is looking for a Commercial Manager to lead bids and proposals in the Space sector. This role involves negotiating contracts, managing risks, and fostering relationships with clients. The position offers the opportunity to engage in significant business development and contribute to high-stakes projects, all in a flexible and inclusive working environment.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible discounted health benefits

Private health plans

Shopping discounts

Annual incentive eligibility

Qualifications

• Proven experience in the Space sector.
• Expertise in new business development and contract negotiations.
• Skilled in drafting and managing large, complex contracts.

Responsibilities

• Leading commercial bids and proposals to completion.
• Managing commercial and contractual issues, disputes, and claims.
• Leading the Request for Bid Approval (RBA) and Contract Award (CA) process.

Skills

Business Development

Contract Negotiation

Cross-functional Collaboration

Job description

Job Title: Commercial Manager

Location: Alton, Hampshire. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: Circa £63,000 + depending on skills and experience

What you'll be doing:

• Leading commercial bids and proposals through to completion of suitable Contract
• Actively participate in Business Winning, including contributing to the development of commercial proposals for potential business and the commercial review of the full suite of proposal documents
• Leading the Request for Bid Approval (RBA) and Contract Award (CA) process
• Leading the negotiation of commercial issues and ensuring acceptable business agreements and contracts
• Managing bids, contracts, and programmes, ensuring all risks and opportunities are managed and obligations are appropriately discharged
• Managing commercial and contractual issues/disputes/claims, ensuring alignment of stakeholders and leadership of negotiations to resolution
• Leading Commercial Customer relationships

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Proven experience in the Space sector
• Expertise in new business development and contract negotiations
• Skilled in drafting and managing large, complex contracts
• Solid grasp of cross-functional collaboration, engaging with Engineering, Finance, and related departments

Desirable:

• Familiarity with the Defence sector
• Knowledge of Intellectual Property and Export Control regulations
• Experience in international contract management

Benefits:

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Digital Intelligence team:

From keeping soldiers, sailors, and pilots safe to helping countries prosper, from developing the next generation of multi domain digital products and capabilities to investing in the next generation of super-smart talent - at BAE Systems Digital Intelligence, we work together to give our customers an essential edge in protecting the things that really matter. Lives, livelihoods, ways of life.

As part of our Digital Intelligence team, you could be working at the edge of what is technologically possible, shaping the future to ensure our customers are ready to face challenges we cannot even imagine today. You could be developing and evolving the technologies that will defend the UK for generations to come and supporting our customers around the globe.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you'll be able to make a real difference. You'll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you'll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 18th June 2025

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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