Commercial Manager - Submarines

Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS); Derby; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Rolls-Royce as a Commercial Manager in Derby, where you will play a pivotal role in managing relationships with customers and leading a team focused on commercial activities. This position offers the opportunity to work on exciting projects within a rapidly growing business, backed by excellent development and competitive benefits.

Benefits

Employee support assistance

Employee discounts

Bonus opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience with commercial contracting and problem-solving.
• Quick learner who adapts rapidly to new challenges.
• Ambitious, detail-oriented with a commitment to self-development.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary interface with the customer.
• Manage and lead a team of Commercial Officers.
• Identify commercial risks and opportunities.

Skills

Commercial acumen

Communication skills

Influencing skills

Problem-solving

Education

Degree or equivalent qualification

Job description

Job Description

Commercial Manager

Full Time

Derby

What you will be doing:

Our Rolls-Royce Submarines business is growing at an exponential rate, and as a result, an exciting and unique opportunity has arisen for a Commercial Manager to join our Commercial Team. If you have a high commercial aptitude, passion for contract law and excellent influencing and communication skills, then this could be the role for you!

As a Commercial Manager, you will hit the ground running, acting as the primary interface working on a diverse project portfolio and high-profile customer base, supporting a wide range of commercial activities at an exciting time in a nuclear renaissance.

Responsibilities:

As a Commercial Manager you will:

• Form the primary interface with the customer and be pivotal in further developing relationships between Rolls-Royce and its existing and new customers.
• Work as part of the Commercial Leadership team to maintain and promote the Commercial Function and be accountable for the leadership, management and performance of the team of Commercial Officers assigned to you.
• Identify commercial risks and opportunities to manage and limit the risk to the business whilst further developing the relationship with the customers.
• Provide expert commercial advice and guidance to the programme, technical and finance teams across the Submarines business.
• Draft complex contracts from first principles and other legally binding agreements involving negotiating with senior customer stakeholders
• Write and tailor communications and briefings into senior stakeholders within the Submarines business, Defence and Plc Board as appropriate.
• Deputise for senior management, when necessary, in dealings with stakeholders at all levels.

Why Rolls-Royce?

Work with us and you'll be involved in developing a world-leading power portfolio to enable the exploration of our universe!

In parallel to new and exciting Submarines programmes, such as AUKUS, you will be joining an organisation that is pioneering innovative solutions, including deployable Micro-reactors for terrestrial applications to enable the global transition to carbon free electricity. In parallel, we continue to advance in manufacturing innovation and technology to support our ever-important Submarines power plant programmes, for our primary end customer, the Royal Navy, for whom we are the sole provider of the Nuclear Steam Raising Plant, allowing the UK government to maintain a Continuous At Sea Deterrent.

We offer excellent development, a competitive salary and exceptional benefits. These include bonus, employee support assistance and employee discounts.

Hybrid working is a way in which our people can balance their time between the office, home or another remote location. It's a locally managed and flexed informal discretionary arrangement. As a minimum we're all expected to attend the workplace for collaboration and other specific reasons, frequency will depend on business needs, nature of role, what works for the team and for the individual. Discover more on our GBS Service Portal about hybrid working.

Who we're looking for

Being a part of Rolls-Royce Submarines, you will embrace agility, be bold, pursue collaboration and seek simplicity in everything you do. These principles form our values and behaviours and are an essential component of our assessment process and are fundamental qualities that we seek in all roles.

• A great team player with a track record of building successful and enduring relationships across multidisciplinary teams, throughout the business and within customer teams.
• Possess enthusiasm, energy, excellent communication and influencing skills and a high commercial aptitude.
• A quick learner who thrives from on-the-job experiences who will be able to hit the ground and start running quickly.
• Experience with Commercial contracting and an ability to solve complex problems whilst maintaining a Customer focus.
• Sound business and commercial acumen including the ability to interpret commercial issues and understand the commercial components of deals and how to influence them.

• An ambitious and confident person who is willing to support their peers to achieve a common goal.
• Has a positive attitude and meticulous attention to detail, and able to take new challenges in your stride.
• Shows a commitment to continuous professional development as well as their assigned team together with the Function and a desire to enhance their relationship and business skills.
• A degree or equivalent qualification or experience.

Confidence can sometimes hold us back from applying for a job. If you feel you meet the majority of the requirements for this role, we would like to hear from you!

Please include a cover letter with your application to set out why you would be a great fit for the role and examples of the skills that you would bring to this Commercial team.

Join us & help Rolls-Royce to become a high-performing, competitive, resilient business

Please be aware that the priority will be given to employees identified as being at high risk.

The professional level and the salary of the position will be dependent on the skills and experience of the successful candidate.

It is advised that you inform your current manager of your application for this role.

To work for the Rolls-Royce Submarines business an individual has to hold a Security Check clearance. Rolls-Royce will support the application for Security Clearance if you do not currently already have this in place. Due to the nature of work the business conducts and the protection of certain assets we can only progress applications from individuals who are a UK national or, in MoD approved cases, a dual national.

Grade: Level C

Closing Date: 8th June 2025

For further information contact:

Susan Goodchild - Head of Commercial - Submarines

Tel: [phone]

Email: [e-mail]

Job Category

Commercial

Posting Date

23 May 2025; 00:05

Posting End Date

08 Jun 2025