Commercial Manager

Searchability; Portsmouth; Hybride; GBP 55 000 - 77 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Hybrid working (3 days on-site in POrt

£48 per hour via Umbrella

Initial 6-month contract

Portsmouth on-site with hybrid options

Résumé du poste

Searchability in the United Kingdom is seeking a Commercial Manager to support the commercial lifecycle on high-value defence and secure communications contracts. The role is a 37-hour week with hybrid working—3 days on-site in Portsmouth—and requires SC clearance.

You will handle bids, contract negotiations, risk management and governance, ensuring commercial objectives are met while coordinating with procurement, finance and engineering teams.

Qualifications

• Proven commercial management experience in defence or regulated sectors.
• Strong contract negotiation and contract management skills.
• Experience supporting bids and proposals for high-value contracts.
• Customer-facing commercial experience and stakeholder influence.

Responsabilités

• Support complex bids, proposals and contract negotiations.
• Manage high-value contracts throughout their lifecycle.
• Lead commercial change management activities.
• Identify, assess and mitigate commercial risks.
• Build relationships with customers and key stakeholders.
• Support procurement teams with contractual obligations and risk management.
• Ensure compliance with governance and company procedures.
• Provide commercial guidance across programme, finance, engineering and procurement teams.

Connaissances

Commercial Management

Contract negotiation

Bid support

Stakeholder management

Defence/regulatory knowledge

Risk management

Governance

Project management

Analytical/communication/problem‑solv

Description du poste

COMMERCIAL MANAGER

• £48 per hour via Umbrella
• Initial 6-month contract | SC Clearance required
• Hybrid working – 3 days per week on-site in Portsmouth
• 37 hour week
• Work on complex defence and secure communications contracts worth up to hundreds of millions of pounds

ABOUT THE CLIENT

Our client is a major organisation operating within a highly secure and technically complex environment, delivering critical communications and technology solutions that support national security and defence programmes. Due to continued programme growth and an increasing portfolio of strategic projects, they are seeking an experienced Commercial Manager to support the successful delivery of high-value contracts and bids.

THE COMMERCIAL MANAGER ROLE

As Commercial Manager, you will play a key role in supporting the commercial lifecycle of complex defence and technology programmes. You will be responsible for contract management, commercial negotiations, bid support and risk management, ensuring commercial objectives are achieved while maintaining compliance and governance standards.

You will:

• Support complex bids, proposals and contract negotiations
• Manage high-value contracts throughout their lifecycle
• Lead commercial change management activities
• Identify, assess and mitigate commercial risks
• Build strong relationships with customers and key stakeholders
• Support procurement teams with contractual obligations and risk management
• Ensure compliance with commercial governance and company procedures
• Provide commercial guidance across programme, finance, engineering and procurement teams

COMMERCIAL MANAGER ESSENTIAL SKILLS

• Proven Commercial Management experience
• Strong contract negotiation and contract management skills
• Experience supporting competitive bids and proposals
• Customer-facing commercial experience
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills
• Knowledge of defence, aerospace or other regulated industries
• Strong commercial awareness and risk management capability
• Understanding of project management, finance and governance principles
• Strong analytical, communication and problem-solving skills