Commercial Manager

Location

Salisbury, Wiltshire | United Kingdom

Job description

Job Title:             Commercial Manager 
Location:             Andover, Hampshire or Wareham, Dorset + Hybrid Working Arrangements 
Compensation:   Up to £65,000 Dependent on Experience + Benefits
Role Type:           Full time / Permanent 
Role ID:               SF55001

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Commercial Manager at our Andover or Bovington site.

The Role

As a Commercial Manager, you will have a role that is out of the ordinary. You will provide commercial management to the contracts across the Training Line of Business, through supporting with any contract change and contractual issues. 

Day to day, you will be providing support on contract queries across our Defence Training Contracts, responsibilities include: 

• Lead and support any changes on Training contracts supporting development of growth opportunities
• Lead and support negotiations with the customers on contractual issues where required
• Lead and support commercial projects across the wider Training Line of Business where required
• Negotiate and manage Confidentiality Agreements, Teaming Agreements and Consultancy Agreements where necessary
• Provide appropriate governance guidance to the Training contract teams
• Attend customer, supplier and internal meetings as required

This is a full-time permanent role at 37 hours per week and will be a mixture of remote working, travel to customer sites and other locations on an as required basis. 

Essential experience of the Commercial Manager

• Proven track record of managing part or all multi £m complex contracts and dealing directly with customers
• Proven track record of leading/supporting multi £m contractual changes customers
• Experience and or knowledge of Babcock’s or best practice governance processes
• Extensive background in multi-disciplinary environments covering the contract life cycle
• Ability to translate impact of negotiated terms on P&L and risk to delivery
• Experience in Infrastructure and Facilities Management contracts is desirable 

Qualifications for the Commercial Manager

• Qualified to degree level in a commercial discipline

We value difference and don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.

The successful candidate must be able to achieve SC security clearance for this role.

Our Benefits

• Generous holiday allowance 
• Contributory Pension scheme, with life assurance
• Employee share scheme 
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave 
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows most employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity

Babcock International 

For over a century Babcock International have helped to defend nations, protect communities, and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal. 

If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please let us know. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working - please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing date:    13/03/2024

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Salary

£65k per annum