Commercial Manager

Leonardo UK Ltd; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aerospace and defense company is seeking a Commercial Manager to protect commercial interests and manage customer agreements. The ideal candidate should have a strong background in collaboration and communication, with a technical degree and experience in the Defense sector. This role offers flexible working and a comprehensive benefits package, including a strong pension scheme and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Generous leave allowances

Award-winning pension scheme

Mental health support

Access to online courses

Financial reward for referrals

Flexible benefits package

Flexible working hours

Qualifications

• Demonstrated collaboration and communication skills.
• Experience providing guidance in customer and people management.
• Ability to implement complex arrangements for business requirements.

Responsibilities

• Protect the commercial interests of the Company.
• Manage Commercial interface with Customers.
• Provide guidance to bid teams on customer dependencies.

Skills

Collaboration

Communication

Problem solving

Decision making

Planning

Education

Technical training to degree standard

Professional qualification

Job description

Job Description:

Your impact

Do you have Commercial experience in the Defence and Security Sector? Are you looking for a new opportunity?

Do you want to work for a company that contributes to the world’s progress and safety by delivering meaningful and innovative technological solutions?

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of the Cyber Security & Solutions Division (CS&SD) Commercial team, in a fast paced and dynamic environment.

Reporting to the VP Commercial and Procurement this role sits within the Commercial function but operates within a multi-disciplined Integrated Project Teams (IPTs) and encompasses winning new business and ensuring successful delivery of contracts by applying commercial best practice and ensuring functional governance adherence.

The successful candidate will ideally have commercial experience in our Sector, that can demonstrate the ability to work as part of a successful team and have experience working with customers within our domestic market predominantly.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone looking to supporting a variety of bids and contracts for key programmes, products and customers.

What you’ll do as a Commercial Manager:

• Protect the commercial interests of the Company, including protection of Intellectual Property, across a diverse portfolio of opportunities and contracts.
• Manage and lead Commercial interface with Customers, representing and negotiating to secure CS& SD Commercial at customer meetings within the delegated authority, and providing recommendation to management on commercial matters.
• Provide guidance and support to the bid and programme teams to manage the customer dependencies and CSSD deliverables against respective commitments and obligations.
• Identify opportunities for improved business performance by working alongside the bid and programme teams
• Work with Procurement to manage supply chain related risk and supply chain initiated contract variations to ensure end to end contractual obligations are well managed.
• Manage contract variations, including the identification of changes, preparing impact assessments, the preparation of internal approvals and the preparation of customer change notes and the negotiation of contract variations.

What you’ll bring

• Demonstrated collaboration, communication, planning, problem solving, influencing, decision making and continuous improvement skills.
• Ability to implement complex arrangements in line with the business requirements.
• Ability to define approaches to deal with the Company markets, products, customers and suppliers.
• Detailed understanding of a contract lifecycle both pre and post award and business processes and ability to apply them to meet business objectives.
• Experience in providing advice, guidance and leadership in customer and people management with the development of competencies for the requirements of the function.
• Ability to engage and influence cross-functional/cross site teams.
• Technical training to degree standard, professional qualification and/or significant domain experience.
• Expertise to be called upon as a commercial/ procurement advisor for specific complex assignments.
• Good level of motivation and positive personal behaviours and feedback from internal/external customers and peer group.
• Ability to work independently without supervision

This is not an exhaustive list, and we are keen to hear from you even if you might not have experience in all the above. The most important skill is a good attitude and willingness to learn.

Security Clearance

This role is subject to pre-employment screening in line with the UK Government’s Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). An additional range of Personnel Security Controls referred to as National Security Vetting (NSV) may apply, this could include meeting the eligibility requirements for The Security Check (SC) or Developed Vetting (DV). For more information and guidance please visit: https://careers.uk.leonardo.com/gb/en/security-and-vetting

Why join us

At Leonardo, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We offer a comprehensive, company-funded benefits package that supports your wellbeing, career development, and work–life balance. Whether you're looking to grow professionally, care for your health, or plan for the future, we’re here to help you thrive.

• Time to Recharge: Enjoy generous leave with the opportunity to accrue up to 12 additional flexi-days each year.
• Secure your Future: Benefit from our award-winning pension scheme with up to 15% employer contribution.
• Your Wellbeing Matters: Free access to mental health support, financial advice, and employee-led networks championing inclusion and diversity (Enable, Pride, Equalise, Armed Forces, Carers, Wellbeing and Ethnicity).
• Rewarding Performance: All employees at management level and below are eligible for our bonus scheme.
• Never Stop Learning: Free access to 4,000+ online courses via Coursera and LinkedIn Learning.
• Refer a friend: Receive a financial reward through our referral programme.
• Tailored Perks: Spend up to £500 annually on flexible benefits including private healthcare, dental, family cover, tech & lifestyle discounts, gym memberships and more.
• Flexible working: Flexible hours with hybrid working options. For part time opportunities, please talk to us about what might be possible for this role.

For a full list of our company benefits please visit our website.

Leonardo is a global leader in Aerospace, Defence, and Security. Headquartered in Italy, we employ over 53,000 people worldwide including 8,500 across 9 sites in the UK. Our employees are not just part of a team—they are key contributors to shaping innovation, advancing technology, and enhancing global safety.

At Leonardo we are committed to building an inclusive, accessible, and welcoming workplace. We believe that a diverse workforce sparks creativity, drives innovation, and leads to better outcomes for our people and our customers. If you have any accessibility requirements to support you during the recruitment process, just let us know.

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Primary Location:

GB - Bristol - Coldharbour Lane

Contract Type:

Employee-Permanent

Hybrid Working:

Onsite