Commercial Manager

JAM Recruitment Ltd; Southampton; Hybrid; GBP 83,000 - 96,000; Full time

Job summary

JAM Recruitment Ltd is seeking a Commercial Manager for a Broad Oak-based, hybrid role with 2–3 days on site. The assignment is a 6-month contract paying £66.63 per hour Umbrella Inside IR35.

The role involves managing a demanding commercial landscape with an Australian customer within a defence programme, ensuring governance and contractual obligations are met. Candidates should have strong commercial acumen, experience in contract management for complex, international programs, and the ability

Qualifications

• Degree in law or business-adjacent field with 5+ years of experience in a front-facing commercial role.
• Proven track record in operational commercial activity, including contract management and stakeholder engagement.
• Demonstrated ability to operate with minimal supervision and provide commercial guidance.

Responsibilities

• Manage the commercial landscape for a major project with an international customer.
• Coordinate cross-contract dependencies and governance, reporting, and contact management.
• Provide autonomous commercial advice, support operations, and mentor junior team members.

Skills

Commercial judgment

Stakeholder management

Contract management

Communication skills

Critical thinking

Education

Law or business degree

Job description

Commercial Manager

Broad Oak based role (Hybrid 2-3 days per week on site)

£66.63 per hour Umbrella Inside IR35

6 Month Contract initially.

This is a great opportunity to work within one of the UK's leading Defence organisations based in Broad Oak. Hybrid working 2-3 days per week on site.

The role holder will primarily be managing a challenging commercial landscape with our Australian customer. The project is hugely important for the business and it is important for Combat Systems to be on the front foot with our role in this wider programme.

The role holder will need to ensure robust commercial management, working across business boundaries to manage dependencies across contracts. Stakeholder management, managing strategic priorities, reporting and effective contact management are key to ensuring Core activities are completed and contractual obligations are adhered to.

The role holder is expected to have the capability and experience to be autonomous and provide strong commercial advice and guidance to the team, manage change, and support other commercial colleagues who will be working on the programme, adjacent programmes and their impact, contract through TAFs, as well as manage the Commercial governance and key priorities. The role holder will focus on augmenting their experience and understanding of the commercial role to manage and deliver specific tasks, provide support to operations and offer guidance and support for the development of individuals in more junior roles.

Knowledge

• Someone with solid commercial judgment and an ability to operate and deliver results simply in what can be a complex environment is key.
• Strong commercial and business acumen
• Able to operate with minimal guidance, direction and supervision
• Experience in operational Commercial roles, in particular contract management of large and complex inter-dependent and/or international programmes.
• Strong communication skills, with an ability to take on-board multiple views and generate acceptable solutions.
• Critical thinking and problem solving, with the ability to take people on the journey with you.

Qualifications

• Degree educated in law/ a business adjacent field, and or with a minimum of 5 years recent experience and proven track record in a commercial front facing operational role