Senior Strategic Commercial Partner

AWE; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 63,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

9-day fortnight

Pension scheme

Maternity/Paternity leave

Career development

Employee assistance

Life Assurance

Discounts

Special leave

Job summary

AWE is seeking a Senior Commercial Partner in Reading. The role operates in a hybrid model with a 9-day working fortnight and every other Friday off, offering strong benefits and a focus on strategic commercial leadership.

You will partner with Programme Directors and senior leaders to shape demand, add value, and deliver cost-effective, compliant commercial solutions. You will provide expert guidance on Make/Buy decisions, total cost of ownership, and supply chain strategies, while

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering commercial strategies in complex environments.
• Strong procurement and contract management knowledge and governance.
• Excellent commercial acumen with financial literacy to present options.
• Proven stakeholder management and influencing skills with senior leaders.
• Strong analytical and strategic thinking to translate priorities into outcomes.
• Experience identifying and mitigating commercial, project and delivery risks.
• Confident communicator able to explain complex strategies to non-specialists.
• Ability to work across cross-functional teams and manage competing priorities.
• Resilient and adaptable, able to work under pressure and changing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Advise on Make, Buy decisions and total cost of ownership.
• Provide strategic commercial input to senior leaders.
• Collaborate across programmes to translate requirements into commercial strategies.
• Strengthen cross-functional relationships to ensure value for money.
• Support delivery against priorities and mission.

Skills

Commercial strategy

Procurement

Contract management

Financial literacy

Stakeholder management

Communication

Analytical thinking

Risk identification

Cross-functional

Resilience

Job description

AWE is seeking a Senior Commercial Partner in Reading. The role operates in a hybrid model with a 9-day working fortnight and every other Friday off, offering strong benefits and a focus on strategic commercial leadership.

You will partner with Programme Directors and senior leaders to shape demand, add value, and deliver cost-effective, compliant commercial solutions. You will provide expert guidance on Make/Buy decisions, total cost of ownership, and supply chain strategies, while