Commercial Specialist

Babcock International Group; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense contractor in Bristol is seeking a Commercial Specialist to manage contracts and drive commercial solutions. This full-time role offers hybrid working with responsibilities in contract management, negotiations, and leading a commercial team. Candidates are expected to be collaborative and driven, with relevant qualifications in business or engineering. A competitive salary and benefits package are offered.

Benefits

Matched contribution pension scheme

Digital GP access

Employee share scheme

Holiday Trading

Professional Fees payment

'Be Kind Day' for volunteering

Development opportunities

Qualifications

• Collaborative individual with big ideas.
• Driven to make a positive impact.
• Courageous and champions high performance.
• Curious about future learning opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Manage existing contracts and undertake negotiations.
• Provide contract management and governance support.
• Create and execute commercial strategies.
• Lead a team of commercial staff.
• Act as the commercial point of contact for queries.

Skills

Collaboration

Problem-solving

High performance

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Education

Degree in Engineering, Business, Law, Accountancy

Membership of MCIPS or WCC

Post Graduate Certificate in Commercial Management

Job description

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Location: Ashton Vale, Bristol + Hybrid Working Arrangements

Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Commercial Specialist at our Ashton Vale, Bristol site.

The Role

As a Commercial Specialist, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll make a difference by managing existing contracts, undertaking negotiations, pricing activities and dynamic contractual risk assessments along with supporting tender and organic growth activities at every level to achieve our customer’s mission.

Day-to-day, you’ll be working within our Sense & Connect Business Unit to drive the business and contracts forward by:

• Providing contract management and governance support to project teams.
• Undertaking negotiations and pricing activities in support of organic or new growth opportunities.
• Identify and implement pragmatic commercial solutions to achieve a win:win.
• Create and execute commercial strategies to achieve success.
• Lead a team of commercial staff across a range of Support contracts.
• Act as the commercial point of contact for any and all queries from the project team.
• Be a mentor and guide to other commercial staff sharing best practice, advise and recommendations to commercial scenarios.

This role is full time, 37 hours per week and provides flexible hybrid working arrangements with working days in the office and days working from home.

Essential Experience of the Commercial Specialist

• This role requires someone for whom collaboration and working in partnership comes naturally!
• We need someone who’ll bring big ideas and solve complex problems with simple and elegant solutions.
• A driven individual who wants to make a positive impact on a daily basis.
• Someone who is courageous - who will continuously champion high performance, challenge the status quo, and speak up when we need to do better.
• With an aptitude to navigate change easily, who is curious about what the future holds and always seek to learn new skills will thrive in this role.

Qualifications for the Commercial Specialist

• Ideally be degree qualified (or equivalent) in Engineering, Business, Law, Accountancy but not essential.
• Functional qualifications achieved, or would be willing to work towards, may include Membership of Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (MCIPS), World Commerce and Contracting association (WCC) or Post Graduate Certificate in Commercial Management (PGCCM).

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at .

What We Offer

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing