Senior Commercial Manager

Edinburgh

Maritime Services

Commercial

Experienced professionals

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Job Description

Job Title: Senior Commercial Manager  

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

Salary: Circa £73,000 commensurate with skills and experience

 

What you’ll be doing:

  • In this leadership role you will be part of the management team for both the Manufacturing and Simulation & Training sectors of the Products business within Maritime Services 
  • You will operate at both a strategic and tactical level by providing fit for purpose commercial models and guidance for export and domestic campaigns and programmes
  • Establish yourself as part of the management teams for both the Manufacturing and Simulation & Training sectors, providing commercial advice to the Sector Head and the rest of the management team
  • Provide hands on commercial leadership to complex and challenging commercial and contractual issues including the leading of negotiations, developing pricing and business winning strategies and obtaining internal approvals up to a senior board level
  • Responsible for managing a team of up to 10 commercial professionals, ensuring they provide a high standard of commercial support through development, coaching and guidance
  • In addition, this role will require the successful candidate to play an active and hands on role in the management and development of the wider Commercial function across both Maritime Services and the wider corporation 

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

  • Established Commercial background for both UK MOD and export customers
  • In depth professional knowledge of Commercial principles, techniques and practices with an understanding of how Commercial roles fit into an organisation as a whole
  • Comfortable with a flexible working environment and able to work with a variety of teams
  • Strong analytical and numerical skills and proficient with all Microsoft Office products
  • Confident presenting skills

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 comprises of 29 commercial professionals of all grades and experiences 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 P&TS business is a vibrant and changing business with a clear growth strategy and offers the candidate opportunities to demonstrate their capabilities and really make a difference to the success of this business.

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: 19th 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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