Assistant Commercial Manager

Job title: Assistant Commercial Manager

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

Salary: £45,000 depending on skills and experience

What you’ll be doing:

• This role is to work directly for the Central Services Commercial Lead specifically ensuring that the Commercial governance requirements are met and appropriately audited, whilst exploring opportunities for continuous improvement and ensuring consistency of approach across the business. This will require the candidate to work closely with our wider Commercial team, Group Commercial and other functions
• Being able to support a variety of activities, including Business Reporting, learning & development, governance and tools for the whole of the Commercial function
• Ensuring that the business operates within Commercial framework/processes
• Being able to develop and maintain excellent working relationships with both internal and external

Your skills and experiences:

• Proven experience in operational commercial environments, delivering impactful results
• Strong business acumen with a solid understanding of overall business operations
• In-depth knowledge of commercial principles and practices, and how the commercial function drives organizational success
• Self-motivated and goal-oriented, comfortable working in a hybrid environment and independently driving objectives
• Proficient with Microsoft Office, SAP, and Business Dynamics (preferred)
• Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to engage stakeholders at all levels

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 Central Services team:

The Central Services commercial team comprises of 3 commercial professionals of all grades and experience who provide valued and trusted business advice to the wider commercial team focusing on people, process and tools. The team is a close-knit supportive team that also has the benefit of reach back into the wider commercial community within the global BAE Systems Corporation that also presents unrivalled opportunities for career development and growth.

The Central Services team are involved in many different aspects of the Commercial Function and the wider business, with their primary role being to support the Commercial team. This is an excellent opportunity to understand the wider business, increase your business acumen and help shape the function.

As the world has evolved, so has the way we work. Our working approach, will enable you to have flexibility with your working hours, depending on your role and location. This could include accruing hours as well as flexibility around start and finish times, ensuring you can balance life at work, on site and life at home.

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, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals.

We also 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: 24th February 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.

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