Senior Commercial Manager

BAE Systems.; Barrow-in-Furness; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense contractor in Barrow-in-Furness is seeking a Senior Commercial Manager to oversee contract activities, ensuring compliance with operational frameworks. The ideal candidate will have experience in commercial management and strong negotiation skills. This role includes a competitive salary starting from £60,350, plus additional benefits and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible health benefits

Wellbeing benefits

Shopping discounts

Qualifications

• Proven experience in commercial management within a major or complex programme environment.
• Good bid management experience.
• Knowledge of commercial frameworks and governance.

Responsibilities

• Manage contract activity including drafting and negotiation of terms.
• Ensure compliance with operational framework and commercial processes.
• Be a commercial interface with procurement.

Skills

Commercial management

Negotiation skills

Contract drafting

Stakeholder management

Bid management

Education

Degree level education or equivalent commercial management qualification

Job description

Job Title: Senior Commercial Manager

Location: Barrow-in-Furness. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: From £60,350 depending on skills and experience plus executive car allowance and bonus on top.

What you’ll be doing

• Manage contract activity including the drafting and negotiation of complex terms and conditions to form associated agreements with BAE customers ensuring the interests of BAE are protected.
• Ensure that contract activity is undertaken in accordance with BAE Systems Operational framework and relevant business commercial processes including Request for Bid Approval.
• Be a commercial interface with procurement and flow down of commercial contract requirements.
• Support all contract and bid status reviews to justify explain and conclude commercial contract activities.
• Maintain and develop customer stakeholder relationships.

Your skills and experiences

Essential:

• Be educated to a degree level or hold an equivalent commercial management qualification and experience.
• Proven experience in commercial management within a major programme or complex programme environment.
• Be a skilled negotiator, drafter and manager of complex high value contracts with defence domestic and international customers.
• Have gained good bid management experience.

Desirable:

• Knowledge of commercial frameworks and governance including request for bid approvals.

Benefits

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Commercial Function team

This is a very exciting time to join us in the function where you will be part of our dynamic team who are responsible for driving the needs of the business and the customer. The role will offer you both current and future opportunities for progression across multiple programmes and the chance to work with some of our most key stakeholders. We offer relocation support packages across all Submarines roles, subject to meeting eligibility criteria.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 12th November 2025

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.