Commercial Manager

Overview

As Commercial Manager you will lead commercial strategies for high-value UK and international opportunities in advanced manufacturing, civil nuclear, and shipbuilding. You’ll guide bids from early engagement through contract award, negotiate terms, and manage commercial risk in a complex, regulated environment. You’ll work within the Global Shipbuilding and Advanced Engineering Commercial Team to drive growth and secure impactful contracts. This role offers hybrid UK-based working and a clear path to influence major programmes. You’ll partner with customers, partners, and internal teams to deliver value and governance-ready outcomes.

Pay / Benefits

• generous holiday allowance
• matched contribution pension scheme with life assurance
• Digital GP and Aviva DigiCare+ health benefits
• employee shopping savings portal
• payment of professional fees
• Be Kind Day with paid volunteering leave

Responsibilities

• Develop commercial strategies for new UK and international opportunities
• Support bids and tenders from pre-sales through submission, negotiation and award
• Review and negotiate contracts, agreements, and commercial terms
• Identify, assess, and mitigate commercial and contractual risks across a varied portfolio
• Build strong relationships with customers, partners, suppliers, and stakeholders across the business

Key requirements

• Demonstrable commercial or contract management experience in a complex engineering, manufacturing, infrastructure, defence, or similarly regulated environment
• Strong understanding of commercial principles, contractual risk management, and various forms of commercial agreements
• Experience supporting bids, tenders, contract negotiations, or business growth activities
• Strong stakeholder management with ability to influence across functions
• Excellent communication skills meeting demanding customer and governance deadlines
• Ability to obtain and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance

• Influence and collaboration across multiple functions
• Effective communication
• Stakeholder management
• Commercial principles
• Contract risk management
• Different forms of commercial agreements

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