Commercial Manager

Babcock

  • Bristol Area
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 13 days ago
Job Title: Commercial ManagerLocation: Bristol or Plymouth, Devon + Hybrid Working ArrangementsCompensation: Competitive Salary + BenefitsRole Type: Full time / PermanentRole ID: SF65591At 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 Bristol or Plymouth sites.The RoleAs a Commercial Manager, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. Across all of our contracts in Mission Systems (MS) our Commercial Managers make a difference every day in managing existing contracts, undertaking negotiations, pricing activities and dynamic contractual risk assessments along with supporting tender and organic growth activities at every level to achieve our customer's mission.Day-to-day, you'll support our drive to transform MS by delivering innovative and pragmatic commercial solutions for our customers, and our business.
  • Providing contract management and governance support to business and commercial teams.
  • Undertaking negotiations and pricing activities in support of organic or new growth opportunities.
  • Identify and implement pragmatic commercial solutions to achieve a win:win.
  • Support, implement and co-ordinate the execution of commercial strategies to achieve success.
  • Lead the commercial team across a range of exciting contracts.
This role is full time, 37 hours per week and requires regular travel to Bristol or Plymouth on a weekly / monthly basis alongside home working arrangements.Essential Experience of the Commercial Manager:
  • Experience of leading all contract management activities across all aspects of the life cycle in matrix organisations.
  • Commercially driven and can identify commercial innovation with a good business awareness of customers and competitors.
  • Understanding and experience in the creation of proposals whether as organic growth or for new opportunities.
  • Ability to use significant relationship management experience to work at a senior level with our customers to identify and implement pragmatic commercial frameworks.
  • Experience of project management and prioritising deliverables to independently manage concurrent and multiple business change projects and day to day operations simultaneously.
Qualifications for Commercial Manager:Functional qualifications achieved, or currently working towards, may include: Membership of Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (MCIPS), International Association for Contract and Commercial Management (IACCM) or Post Graduate Certificate in Commercial Management (PGCCM).Security ClearanceThe successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Developed Vetting (DV) security clearance for this role.Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at .What we Offer:
  • Generous holiday allowance
  • Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
  • Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
  • 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 UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually.
  • '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
  • Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.
Babcock InternationalFor over a century Babcock has 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.We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email with the subject header 'Reasonable adjustments requirement'. 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: 10/09/2025#LI-RJ1
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