Head of Commercial - #1725909

Job Title: Head of Commercial

Location: Bristol + Hybrid Working Arrangements

Compensation: Competitive

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF64169

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Head of Commercial at our Bristol site.

The role

As a Head of Commercial, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. The role offers a wide variety of development and personal growth opportunities, and we are looking for people who are not afraid of responsibility, who can challenge the norm/raise the bar and who work collaboratively with project teams, stakeholders, and our partners to achieve the best commercially position possible.

Day-to-day, you’ll support our drive to transform Mission Systems by delivering innovative and pragmatic commercial solutions for our customers, and our business.

• Conducting pricing activities and dynamic contractual risk assessments
• Supporting tender and organic growth activities at every level to achieve our customer’s mission.
• Managing existing contracts
• Undertaking negotiations
  
  
  

This role is full time, 37 hours per week and is based at Bristol.

Essential Experience Of The Head Of Commercial

• Experienced commercial individual who has a track record in bidding for, negotiating and managing complex and/or Highly strategic contracts.
• Has commercial and contracts experience and demonstrable track record of owning and delivering pre and post contract and commercial activity.
• Experienced in defining, driving, and overseeing commercial and contract governance.
• Identify and implement pragmatic commercial solutions to achieve a win-win.
  
  
  

Qualifications For The Head Of Commercial

• Ideally qualified to degree level or equivalent achieved through extensive and demonstrably successful experience.
  
  
  

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 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

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 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 [email protected] 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.