Job Title:
Commercial Manager

Location: Barrow-in-Furness,
hybrid, 3 days on site per week

We offer a range
of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about
the options for this particular role

Salary: From £57,000
(DOE)

Who we
are:

Join BAE Systems and you’ll be
part of something bigger. As a valued member of our global
colleague network, you’ll bring your unique skills and perspectives
to help pioneer progress and protect what matters most. You’ll be
trusted to play your part in delivering the advanced,
technology-led defence, aerospace and security solutions of
tomorrow, shaping a safer future, for all of us.

From the depths of the ocean, to the far reaches of space,
there’s no limit to where a career at BAE Systems could take
you.

Job
Description:

In this role, you
will support a wide range of contract activities, including
drafting and negotiating complex terms and agreements with
customers while ensuring the interests of BAE Systems are
protected.

You will play an important role in
business-winning activities, providing commercial support
throughout the bid process and ensuring all contract work aligns
with the BAE Systems Operational Framework and relevant commercial
processes, including Request for Bid Approval. Working closely with
Procurement, you will help ensure the effective flow-down of
contract requirements to suppliers, while also supporting Contract
and Bid Status Reviews by providing clear updates on ongoing
commercial activities. Along the way, you will act as a key
contract interface for both domestic and international
customers.

Core
duties:

• Support to
  all contract activity including the drafting and negotiation of
  complex terms and
  conditions and associated agreements with customers ensuring the
  interests of BAE Systems
• Responsible for all
  contract aspects of business winning
• Responsible for ensuring that contract activity is
  undertaken in accordance with BAE Systems Operational Framework and
  relevant business unit commercial processes including Request for
  Bid Approval
• Responsible for delivery of
  commercial interface with Procurement and flow-down of commercial
  contract requirements
• Support to all Contract
  and Bid Status Reviews to justify, explain and clear ongoing
  commercial contract activities
• Contract
  interface with domestic and international customers

Essential
Skills:

• Proven experience in commercial
  management within a
  major project or complex programme
  environment.
• Skilled in drafting, negotiating,
  and managing complex contracts and associated
  agreements with domestic and international customers.
• Strong
  understanding of bid management processes and
  experience supporting business-winning activities.
• Knowledge of commercial governance frameworks and
  processes, including Request for Bid Approval.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional
  teams, including Procurement, Finance, Estimating, and Project
  Management.

The SSNA Commercial
Team:

The SSNA programme is
entering a pivotal phase of expansion, marked by the UK Programme
of Record, the inclusion of an Australian partner under the
tri-national AUKUS agreement, and planned investments in critical
enablers to strengthen our capacity, capability, and resilience.
This growth drives the need to increase our Commercial resource to
develop high-quality, best-practice proposals that meet evolving
customer requirements. This role presents an exciting opportunity
to join an innovative team working on unique contracts and shaping
the future of our bid and contracting strategy. We offer relocation
support packages across all Submarines roles, subject to meeting
eligibility criteria.

Why BAE
Systems?

Here you’ll build a
career with purpose and limitless possibilities. With lifelong
learning and meaningful work, this is a place where you can grow
your career with confidence and be empowered to
be your best. You’ll be recognised for your contribution and enjoy
rewards tailored to what’s most important to you and your family,
support for your financial and personal wellbeing, as well as a
balanced lifestyle. In an environment embracing sustainable ways of
working and with a strong sense of shared purpose,
our supportive culture is a place you can feel you belong and proud
of the difference you make.

A
place where everyone can thrive:

We’re committed to building an inclusive workplace where
everyone feels valued and supported. We know that a diversity of
backgrounds, perspectives and experiences strengthens our teams and
is vital to the work we do.

Please be aware that
many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export
control restrictions.
These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any
nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth
can restrict the roles
you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve
Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require
higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10
years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting
level required for the
role, to allow for meaningful security vetting
checks.

Closing Date:
2nd July 2026

We reserve the
right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient
applications for the
role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit
your application as early as possible.

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