Commercial Manager - Defence

Vodafone Group; Farnborough; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading global technology communications company as part of Vodafone Business Security Enhanced. You will manage contracts and commercial operations for enterprise clients, ensuring profitability and compliance. This role offers a competitive salary, extensive benefits, and opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

Employee Discounts

Retail Vouchers

Pension Plan

Share Schemes

28 Days Holiday

Qualifications

• Experience with managing DEFCONs, CDRLs & JSPs from a contractual perspective.
• Ability to maintain Customer Confidentiality and hold Developed Vetting (DV) security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Contract and commercial management of VBSE customers.
• Ensure profitability of new contracts and contractual obligations are met.
• Collaboration with billing team to ensure invoices are issued correctly.

Skills

Communication

Analytical Skills

Stakeholder Management

Job description

Location: Farnborough or Bristol (Onsite)
Salary: Excellent basic salary plus bonus and Vodafone benefits
Working hours: Full Time (Mon-Fri 37.5 hours per week)

Who We Are

We’re a global technology communications company that empowers people and businesses to stay connected and thrive in a digital world. With a focus on innovation, sustainability and earning customer loyalty, we leverage cutting-edge technology to offer products and services that enhance communication and improve lives.

At Vodafone UK, diversity isn’t just a buzzword, it is core to who we are as a company. We’re proud to be certified as a Great Place to Work and are committed to driving inclusion for all; creating a workplace that is fully representative of the communities and customers we serve.

Join Vodafone Business Security Enhanced (VBSE) for Vodafone UK and support in providing world-class Secure Solutions for our Enterprise clients.

What you’ll do

Contract and commercial management of VBSE customers, which is a significant high growth area in Vodafone Business. This role will be crucial in supporting new business commercial modelling and contractual requirements as well as ensuring that contract value is delivered in line with business case expectations.

• Commercial modelling - business case and pricing to ensure profitability of new contracts and any applicable contract variations. Also ensure relevant deal commercial governance is adhered to.
• Review and drafting of schedules contained in contracts and variations, in collaboration with legal team, account team and relevant subject matter experts as required.
• In-life commercial management – Ensuring customer contracts are in line with expectations, contractual obligations are met and negotiating directly with customers as and when required.
• Preparation, provision and presentation of regular customer facing reports.
• Total project forecasting in collaboration with finance colleagues, to ensure project cost control vs business case expectations.
• Collaboration with billing team to ensure invoices are issued correctly and in line with client expectations.

Who you are

• Clear verbal and written communication
• Strong numerical and analytical skills
• Strong stakeholder management skills (Customer and internal)
• Ability to maintain Customer Confidentiality and hold Developed Vetting (DV) security clearance
• MOD/Defence sector experience
• Experience with managing DEFCONs, CDRLs & JSPs from a contractual perspective

What we offer

We believe that taking care of our employees is the key to their success. That is why we offer an excellent remuneration and bonus package with up to 28 days holiday entitlement, in addition to bank holidays and paid leave for charity projects. We offer an extensive benefits package that can be tailored to suit you and your family, including employee discounts, retail vouchers, pension plan and share schemes. We take pride in our commitment to supporting you at every stage of your career by providing top of the range learning and development tools and market leading parental leave policies.

Together we can

Vodafone UK are regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and all offers of employment for this role are subject to background checks, including criminal (DBS) and financial checks to meet the regulators standards.
If you require any reasonable adjustments or have an accessibility request as part of your recruitment journey, for example, extended time or breaks in between online assessments, a sign language interpreter, or assistive technology, please refer to the Accessibility section of our Careers website (https://careers.vodafone.com/uk/applying-to-vodafone/) for guidance.

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