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Job Description\n

Job Title: Commercial Manager

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Location: Barrow-in-Furness (3 days per week onsite). We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

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Salary: £55,000+ depending on skills and experience

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What you’ll be doing:

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\n 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 \n

Responsible for all contract aspects of business winning \n

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 \n

Responsible for delivery of commercial interface with Procurement and flow-down of commercial contract requirements \n

Support all Contract and Bid Status Reviews to justify, explain and clear ongoing commercial contract activities \n

Contract interface with domestic and international customers \n

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Your skills and experiences:

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\n Educated to degree level or equivalent in relevant subject, e.g. Law, or evidence of relevant experience \n

Proven experience in commercial management within a major project or complex programme environment \n

Skilled in drafting, negotiating, and managing complex contracts and associated agreements with domestic and international customers. \n

Strong understanding of bid management processes and experience supporting business-winning activities \n

Knowledge of commercial governance frameworks and processes, including Request for Bid Approval \n

Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, including Procurement, Finance, Estimating, and Project Management \n

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Benefits:

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As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

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The AUKUS Commercial team:

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The SSNR programme is entering a pivotal phase of expansion, marked by the UK Programme of Record, the of an Australian partner under the tri- AUKUS agreement, and planned investments in critical enablers to strengthen our capacity, capability, and resilience. This growth drives the need to establish a dedicated bid management function to develop high-quality, best-practice proposals that meet evolving customer requirements. This role presents an exciting opportunity to join a newly formed, innovative team working on unique international 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.

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Why BAE Systems?

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This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a 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.

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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 , 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 Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

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Closing Date: 5th January 2026

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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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