Strategic Commercial Capability Lead (Hybrid)

AWE plc; Sulhamstead; Hybrid; GBP 48,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

9-day working fortnight

270 hours annual leave

Pension scheme

Professional development funding

Employee Assistance Programme

Life Assurance

Discounts

Volunteer leave

Job summary

AWE plc is seeking a Commercial Capability Manager based in Reading, Berkshire, with hybrid working and a 9-day fortnight. The role focuses on building and embedding a comprehensive capability framework for competencies, training, and mentoring within Commercial teams.

You will identify skill gaps, work with department heads to tailor development plans, and report to the Senior Capability Manager. Strong stakeholder management and HR development experience are essential.

Qualifications

• Proven professional experience in a related field.
• Experience in Procurement / Commercial.
• Experience within HR or people-related functions with focus on skills and development.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong management and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for managing and fostering relationships with external governing bodies (MOD, DNO, CAB) and identify collaboration opportunities across government commercial skills and development.
• Define the Commercial competency framework and career pathways.
• Manage Commercial training plans and providers, ensuring leverage of AWE training providers.
• Collaborate with wider AWE HR and talent teams to align with employee development processes, tools and procedures.
• Oversee the Commercial skills and development programme and budget.
• Understand capability development demand and market trends across people development to define Commercial requirements.
• Analyze skills gaps and develop plans to bridge them across Commercial.
• Roll out a Commercial mentoring programme to nurture internal talent.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Analytical skills

HR / People development

Procurement / Commercial

Ambiguity tolerance

Attention to detail

Team collaboration

Time management

Organisational skills

Tools

Excel

MS Office

Job description

AWE plc is seeking a Commercial Capability Manager based in Reading, Berkshire, with hybrid working and a 9-day fortnight. The role focuses on building and embedding a comprehensive capability framework for competencies, training, and mentoring within Commercial teams.

You will identify skill gaps, work with department heads to tailor development plans, and report to the Senior Capability Manager. Strong stakeholder management and HR development experience are essential.