Principal Commercial Capability & Enablement Manager

AWE plc; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

9-day working fortnight

270 hours annual leave

Pension scheme with employer match

Family-friendly policies

Professional development funding

Job summary

AWE plc is seeking a Principal Commercial Capability & Enablement Manager to lead strategy, capability development and workforce planning across the Commercial function in a hybrid working environment.

You will partner with the Chief Commercial Officer and senior leaders to drive transformation, governance and learning, delivering sustainable capability and resourcing outcomes that align with current and future business objectives.

Qualifications

• Must have proven professional experience.
• Significant experience in working with Senior leaders on developing and implementing functional strategy.
• Strong ability to lead cross-functional teams and drive change.

Responsibilities

• Drive implementation of the Commercial Functional Strategy via coordinated delivery plans.
• Develop and maintain the Commercial Capability Strategy and workforce plans.
• Own and evolve the Commercial Competency Framework with HR and leadership.
• Lead strategic workforce planning, resource demand management and recruitment.
• Coordinate transformation activities and embedding of organisational change.
• Oversee the Commercial communications strategy and stakeholder engagement.
• Lead learning, talent management, career pathways and succession planning.

Job description

As the Principal Commercial Capability & Enablement Manager, you will be part of the Commercial Enablement Senior Leadership team and accountable for leading the strategic development and execution of Commercial capability, workforce planning and functional enablement, ensuring the function has the skills, capacity and operating frameworks required to deliver current and future business objectives. Working closely with the Chief Commercial Officer, Commercial Senior Leadership Team, HR and wider stakeholders, the role is responsible for capability strategy, talent and career development, strategic workforce planning, functional governance, performance management, communications and change delivery. Through strong leadership, cross-functional collaboration and data-driven insight, the role drives commercial excellence, functional transformation and organisational readiness, while leading a high-performing team to deliver sustainable capability and resource outcomes across the Commercial function. The role ensures the Commercial Function has the skills, capacity, leadership and operating framework required to meet current and future organisational objectives.

Key Accountabilities:

• Drive implementation of the Commercial Functional Strategy by translating strategic priorities into coordinated delivery plans across Commercial delivery teams and leadership teams, ensuring effective flow down of Commercial objectives.
• Develop and maintain the Commercial Capability Strategy, aligning capability priorities with organisational objectives, workforce plans, and future capability requirements.
• Own and continuously evolve the Commercial Competency Framework, defining the critical skills, knowledge, behaviours, and capabilities required across all commercial disciplines and career levels, in partnership with AWE HR and GCF.
• Lead strategic workforce planning, resourcing strategies, and resource demand management (RDM) for the Commercial Function, ensuring capability and capacity requirements are met through workforce optimisation and informing the AWE People Board process.
• Lead and manage Commercial resource and recruitment processes, including workforce planning, onboarding, induction, and deployment of resources across the function.
• Drive Commercial functional change initiatives and the embedding of wider AWE organisational change, acting as the central coordination point for transformation activities to ensure successful adoption and sustainable outcomes.
• Own the Commercial communications strategy, ensuring consistent engagement, visibility of priorities, alignment across the function, and effective communication of strategic objectives and change initiatives.
• Provide strategic oversight and leadership of Commercial learning, development, talent management, career pathways, succession planning, and knowledge management, designing and delivering a best-practice learning and development strategy in collaboration with AWE L&D teams and leadership.
• Lead the development of the cadence for leadership and performance reporting, coordinating the development of effective commercial board reports, coordinating all inputs and providing strategic narrative.
• Lead Commercial participation in Integrated Business Planning (IBP), ensuring workforce, financial, and capability requirements are effectively represented and managed, overseeing the Commercial budget.
• Must have proven professional experience.
• Strong background in organisational planning, business operations and change management.
• Experience in preparing exec level communications.
• A strong grasp of business, financial, and operational metrics to support decision making.
• Adept at handling sensitive or confidential matters with discretion, sound judgment and professionalism.
• Experience in leading teams and driving cross-team working, and working with senior business leaders.
• Experience of working collaboratively with and influencing business stakeholders.
• Significant experience in working with Senior leaders on developing and implementing functional strategy.
• A strategic thinker with ability to align business priorities to commercial outcomes.
• Capable of working collaboratively in cross-functional teams.
• Skilled communicator with the ability to influence at all levels.
• Highly developed organisational and analytical skills and effectiveness to manage conflicting priorities in a multi-task role delivering to challenging timescales.
• Ability to work effectively in a complex and ambiguous environment.
• Role model for innovation and continuous improvement.

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

At AWE, it's not just a job, it's far more than that. Could this role be the opportunity for you to play your part?

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.

Benefits:

• 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.