Commercial Manager

Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS); Bristol; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Commercial Manager to join its Bristol site, focusing on contract management and strategy in the defence sector. The role offers competitive compensation, hybrid working arrangements, and a supportive work environment that prioritizes employee well-being and professional development.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Employee share scheme

Professional fees payment

Holiday Trading benefits

Qualifications

• Experience managing contracts, ideally in the defence sector.
• Experience creating proposals for growth opportunities.
• Relevant professional qualification in commercial management preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide contract management and governance support to project teams.
• Identify and implement commercial solutions to achieve objectives.
• Lead and mentor a team of commercial staff.

Skills

Commercially driven

Business awareness

Contract understanding

Ability to work under pressure

Education

Membership of Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (MCIPS)

Post Graduate Certificate in Commercial Management (PGCCM)

Job description

Job Title: Commercial Manager
Location: Bristol + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF63894

At Babcock we're working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Commercial Manager at our Bristol site.

The Role
As a Commercial Manager, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. Joining our Mission System sector, a critical and growing part of our business; specifically, you'll be working within our Effectors business unit to drive the business and Dreadnought contract forward.

Day-to-day, you'll be providing contract management and governance support to project team; as well as undertaking negotiations and pricing activities in support of organic or new growth opportunities:

• Identify and implement pragmatic commercial solutions to achieve a win:win.
• Create and execute commercial strategies to achieve success.
• Lead a team of commercial staff across a range of Support contracts.
• Act as the commercial point of contact for any and all queries from the project team.
• Be a mentor and guide to other commercial staff sharing best practice, advise and recommendations to commercial scenarios.

This role is full time, 37 hours per week and requires regular travel to our Bristol site on a weekly / monthly basis alongside home working arrangements.

Essential Experience of the Commercial Manager:

• Demonstratable experience of managing and understanding contracts ideally, in the defence sector but, this is not essential.
• Commercially driven, as well as possessing the ability to identify commercial innovation with a good business awareness of customers and competitors.
• Experience in the creation of proposals whether as organic growth or for new opportunities.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines critical to our customer's mission.
• Understanding of single source contracts is highly desirable but, not required.

Qualifications for the Commercial Manager:

• Ideally, you will hold a recognised relevant professional qualification (Membership of Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (MCIPS), International Association for Contract and Commercial Management (IACCM), Post Graduate Certificate in Commercial Management (PGCCM)) or equivalent / similar but, this is not essential.

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

What we Offer:

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. There is an annual Window to request this benefit. 'Be Kind Day' enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

Babcock International
For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email [e-mail] with the subject header 'Reasonable adjustments requirement'. We're committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone's free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working - please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing Date: 25/06/2025

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