Commercial Risk Manager

AWE; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 48,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

9-day fortnight

Pension scheme

Maternity/Paternity leave

Professional development

Employee assistance programme

Life assurance

Discounts

Special leave policy

Job summary

AWE in Reading is seeking a Commercial Risk Manager to strengthen risk management across our regulated environment. You will identify, assess and manage commercial, contractual and supply chain risks, providing expert advice to support decisions, protect value for money and ensure resilience of our operations.

This role offers hybrid working with a 9-day fortnight. We value your experience in risk management, governance and cross-functional teamwork, and you will engage with senior stakeholders

Qualifications

• Professional experience within commercial, procurement or supply chain risk management.
• Good understanding of risk management principles.
• Understanding of supplier risk.
• Experience working collaboratively across cross-functional teams.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Ability to manage competing priorities.
• Experience using Microsoft Excel and/or risk management and reporting tools.
• Understanding of governance, regulatory and compliance requirements would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Identify, assess and manage commercial, contractual, supply chain and market risks.
• Provide expert advice and assurance to support effective decision-making.
• Support development of robust risk frameworks.
• Assess emerging risks and provide assurance on control effectiveness.
• Influence commercial decision-making and strengthen resilience of operations and supply chain.

Skills

Commercial risk management

Risk management principles

Supplier risk

Cross-functional teams

Analytical skills

Communication & influencing

Prioritisation

Excel and risk tools

Governance & compliance

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Commercial Risk Manager

Location: Reading, with free onsite parking.

Package: Starting from 47,760 to 65k (depending on your suitability and level of experience).

Working pattern: AWE operates a 9-day working fortnight, with every other Friday as a non-working day. This role is eligible for hybrid working, meaning employees typically spend three days on site in a long week and two days on site in a short week. We support flexible working where possible, including part-time and varied working hours, so please let us know if you would like us to consider an alternative working arrangement when you apply.

Ready to play your part?

At AWE, it's not just a job, it's far more than that. Our shared purpose is to help keep the nation safe. Could this role be the opportunity for you to play your part?

Let us introduce the role.

We are looking for an experienced Commercial Risk Manager to join AWE and play a key role in strengthening commercial risk management across our complex and highly regulated environment.

You will help identify, assess and manage commercial, contractual, supply chain and market risks, providing expert advice and assurance to support effective decision-making, protect value for money and strengthen the resilience of our commercial operations and supply chain.

Working collaboratively across Commercial and with our wider Supply Chain Security and Corporate Risk teams, you will support the development of robust risk frameworks, assess emerging risks and provide assurance on the effectiveness of controls and mitigation plans. This is an excellent opportunity to influence commercial decision-making and help ensure AWE continues to deliver its critical programmes effectively, compliantly and with long-term resilience.

Experience we are looking for

We are interested in your experience, judgement, and approach, not only formal qualifications. You will have practical experience in some of the following:

• Professional experience within commercial, procurement or supply chain risk management, ideally within a regulated or complex environment.
• Good understanding of risk management principles, with experience identifying, assessing, mitigating and reporting commercial and supply chain risks.
• Understanding of supplier risk, including factors such as supply chain performance, resilience and commercial exposure.
• Experience working collaboratively across cross-functional teams to manage, communicate and mitigate risk.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with excellent attention to detail.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management and influencing skills, including confidence engaging with senior stakeholders and constructively challenging decision-making.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and work effectively in a complex and changing environment.
• Experience using Microsoft Excel and/or risk management and reporting tools to analyse and communicate risk.
• Understanding of relevant governance, regulatory and compliance requirements would be advantageous.

Work hard, be rewarded:

We ask a lot and set the bar high because our work truly matters. In return we offer balance, with award winning benefits including:

• 9-day working fortnight - meaning you get every other Friday off work, in addition to 270 hours of annual leave.
• Market leading contributory pension scheme (we will pay between 9% and 13% of your pensionable pay depending on your contributions).
• Family friendly policies: Maternity Leave - 39 Weeks Full Pay and Paternity Leave - 4 Weeks Full Pay.
• Opportunities for Professional Career Development including funding for annual membership of a relevant professional body.
• Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services.
• Life Assurance (4 x annual salary).
• Discounts - access to savings on a wide range of everyday spending.
• Special Leave Policy including paid time off for volunteering, public service (including reserve forces) and caring.