Commercial Manager

Bristol - UK

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

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Job Summary

Job Title: Commercial Manager
Location: Ashton Vale Bristol Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation: Competitive Salary Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF63894

At Babcock were 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 Ashton Vale Bristol site.

The Role
As a Commercial Manager youll have a role thats out of the ordinary. Joining our Mission System sector a critical and growing part of our business; specifically youll be working within our Effectors business unit to drive the business and Dreadnought contract forward.

Day-to-day youll be providing contract management and governance support to project team; as well as undertaking negotiations and pricing activities in support of organic or new growth opportunities:

Create and execute commercial strategies to achieve success.
Be a mentor and guide to other commercial staff sharing best practice advise and recommendations to commercial scenarios.
Act as the commercial point of contact for any and all queries from the project team.
Lead a team of commercial staff across a range of Support contracts.

This role is full time 37 hours per week and requires regular travel to our Ashton Vale Bristol site on a weekly / monthly basis alongside home working arrangements.

Essential Experience of the Commercial Manager:

Understanding of single source contracts is highly desirable but not required.
Commercially driven as well as possessing the ability to identify commercial innovation with a good business awareness of customers and competitors.
Experience in the creation of proposals whether as organic growth or for new opportunities.
Demonstratable experience of managing and understanding contracts ideally in the defence sector but this is not essential.
Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines critical to our customers mission.

Qualifications for the Commercial Manager:

Ideally you will hold a recognised relevant professional qualification (Membership of Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (MCIPS) International Association for Contract and Commercial Management (IACCM) Post Graduate Certificate in Commercial Management (PGCCM)) or equivalent / similar but this is not essential.

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) 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 United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - ().

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 days 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 International
For 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. Were committed to building an inclusive culture where everyones free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing Date: 24/11/2025

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Job Title: Commercial ManagerLocation: Ashton Vale Bristol Hybrid Working ArrangementsCompensation: Competitive Salary BenefitsRole Type: Full time / PermanentRole ID: SF63894At Babcock were working to create a safe and secure world together and if you join us you can play...