Assistant Commercial Manager

Job Title: Assistant Commercial Manager

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

Salary: Up to £58,000 commensurate with skills and experience

The Assistant Commercial Manager will support the Senior Commercial Manager as a member of the vibrant and highly capable Commercial team, within the Maritime Services Products business, managing and delivering a portfolio of contracts and bids, to a range of domestic and international customers in a dynamic and faced paced commercial environment. The Maritime Services Products business is undergoing significant transformation, and this includes growth in our customer base through a range of products and services.

What you’ll be doing:

• Support the Commercial team on a wide range of contracts, projects and campaigns
• Actively participate in Bid Teams to prepare Bid and Contract materials including the preparation and presentation of commercial bid reviews, ensuring the necessary approvals are obtained within governance of the Operational Framework
• Work closely with a portfolio of project teams as well as business development and our customers to ensure smooth running of the existing contracts and the development of new business opportunities
• Responsible for providing the commercial strategy on issues such as contract development, pricing strategies, governance compliance, customer negotiation, commercial risk and delivering margin growth opportunities
• Review and obtain authorisation to agree contract terms and conditions including engagement with central functions to address specific compliance issues (Legal, IP, Tax etc.)
• Lead the negotiation of proposals, of varying complexity, with customers ensuring this results in acceptable business agreements and contracts that align with business objectives
• Closely work with Supply Chain team to ensure proper flow down of contractual obligations
• Establish excellent working relationships with both internal and external customers and stakeholders

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• 4 years plus commercial experience, ideally in both UK and export defence environments
• Suitable related experience working within a highly collaborative team environment
• High degree of customer focus and a commitment to meet deadlines and targets
• Broad professional knowledge of Commercial principles, techniques and practices and application and understanding of the Commercial role in organisations
• Good understanding of contract terms, contractual and legal frameworks with the ability to identify key contractual risks
• Good awareness of various functions and the role they play as a part of an integrated project/bid team

Desirable:

• Previous experience working in a commercial function
• People management experience
• In depth professional knowledge of Commercial principles, techniques and practices with an understanding of how Commercial roles fit into an organisation as a whole
• Knowledge of the defence sector with an awareness of international competitors and partners
• An understanding of BAE Systems and their Business operations

Benefits:

You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Products Commercial Team:

The Products commercial team, within Maritime Services, comprises of commercial professionals of all grades and experience who provide valued and trusted business advice by ensuring a balance of both maximising opportunities and managing business risk. The team is a close-knit supportive team that also has the benefit of reach back into the wider commercial community across the BAE Systems Corporation across the world that also presents unrivalled opportunities for career development and growth.

The Flexible Working Statement:

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 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: 17th March 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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