Commercial Manager

DescriptionJob title:         Commercial ManagerLocation:         Great Baddow (Essex). Flexible Hybrid Working. Salary:            Competitive       What you’ll be doing: ·         Leading commercial bids and proposals through to completion of suitable Contract·         Actively participate in Business Winning, including contributing to the development of commercial proposals for potential business and the commercial review of the full suite of proposal documents  ·         Lead the Request for Bid Approval (RBA) and Contract Award (CA) process·         Lead the negotiation of commercial issues and ensuring acceptable business agreements and contracts·         Managing bids, contracts and programmes, ensuring all risks and opportunities are managed and obligations are appropriately discharged  ·         Managing commercial and contractual issues/disputes/claims, ensuring alignment of stakeholders and leadership of negotiations to resolution  ·         Lead Commercial Customer relationships  Your skills and experiences: ·         Space/Satellite or Research & Technology experience is highly desirable but not necessary. ·         Awareness of defence and aerospace sector desirable·         Experience in new business and contract negotiation·         Experience in managing complex contracts·         Experience with drafting and managing large and complex contracts·         Experienced in writing complex reports and commercial offers·         Good understanding of Intellectual Property and Export Control·         Experience in managing small teams·         Good understanding of interactions with related functions (Engineering, Finance etc)What we are looking for in you:·         A naturally inquisitive and intuitive thinker who exhibits a proactive approach to your role.·         Good communication, presentation and influencing skills.·         A problem-solving attitude and the ability to balance differing priorities creatively.·         An ability to work independently, using your initiative to influence stakeholders.·         Attention to detail.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.Our Digital Intelligence Business:From keeping soldiers, sailors and pilots safe to helping countries prosper, from developing the next generation of multi domain digital products and capabilities to investing in the next generation of super-smart talent – at BAE Systems Digital Intelligence, we work together to give our customers an essential edge in protecting the things that really matter. Lives, livelihoods, ways of life.As part of our Digital Intelligence team, you could be working at the edge of what is technologically possible, shaping the future to ensure our customers are ready to face challenges we cannot even imagine today.  You could be developing and evolving the technologies that will defend the UK for generations to come and supporting our customers around the globe.Join us and you’ll be encouraged and rewarded to excel in this important work. Apply your talent where it counts. 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 etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.” Job Field: Commercial