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Commercial Manager - 8 Month FTC

Barclay Meade
Posted 2 days ago, valid for 16 days
Location

Southampton, Hampshire SO19 1BQ

Salary

£40,000 - £48,000 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • A tech contractor is seeking a Commercial Manager for an 8-month fixed-term contract (FTC) to support commercial contract management for both commercial and military/government customers.
  • Candidates must have full lifecycle commercial contract management experience, ideally within sectors such as aerospace, defence, energy, or government contracting.
  • The role involves supporting bids, negotiating and managing contracts, and leading post-signature change management activities.
  • Ideal applicants should possess strong commercial acumen, relationship-building skills, and the ability to identify commercial opportunities and risks.
  • The salary for this position is competitive, and candidates are expected to have relevant experience in commercial contract management.

Tech contractor with commercial and military/government customers require a Commercial Manager. Applicants need full commercial contract management lifecycle experience gained within; aerospace, defence, energy, government contracting etc.

The Commercial Manager will join a successful, high-performing Commercial Contract Management team on an 8 month FTC basis, working on new and existing contracts across the full commercial contract lifecycle. The Commercial Manager will support bids/new business activities, negotiate, manage contracts and lead on post-signature change management activities for both B2B and military/government work.

Specific duties of the Commercial Manager include:

  • Support business growth and work winning activities through the development and execution of commercial strategies
  • Provide commercial expertise from bids/BD stage to contract negotiation to through life support
  • Draft, negotiate and manage a range of contracts - IP, confidentiality, teaming, subcontracts etc
  • Identify commercial opportunities and risks at bidding, negotiation and contract management stages
  • Act as point of contact for customers
  • Collaborate with colleagues in Sales to maximise IP and commercial opportunities

Commercial Manager applicants should meet the following criteria:

  • Full lifecycle commercial contract management expertise - bidding, negotiating, contract management and change
  • Previous experience within; aerospace, defence, energy, government contracting or similar B2B commercial contracts environments
  • Commerciality, entrepreneurial spirit and the ability to spot commercial opportunity
  • Relationship builder - great with colleagues, stakeholders, customers etc
  • Comfortable with hybrid working, and working on a 8 month FTC basis

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.