Head of Commercial

4 weeks ago

Glasgow, United Kingdom BAE Systems (New) Full time

Location: Scotstoun, we offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: Competitive + Executive Benefits Package

What you’ll be doing:

  • Providing leadership and strategic direction of all contract and commercial activities on the delivery of 8 Type 26 Frigates for the Royal Navy.
  • Driving the delivery of the Risk and Opportunity management to ensure suitable financial returns for the programme.
  • Supporting the development of the Commercial functional discipline into other programme functions to build commercial awareness across the business
  • Management of customer and selective supplier relationships and escalations of issues, bring swift conclusion and resolution to disputes and sentencing of queries.
  • Delivering effective change management, obligation mapping and execution of out of Contract requests through Sea Trials and to Vessel Acceptance
  • DOA (Delegation of Authority) for Commercial Director at key Type 26 programme and customer reviews as applicable, ensuring a seamless continual engagement of leadership & management aspects across commercial and estimating

Your skills and experiences:

Essential skills:

  • Experience of large-scale complex engineering and/or production programmes
  • Experience of MOD programmes and SSRO/Single Source QDC/QSC contracting (or equivalent in other Government departments or nations)
  • Proven Commercial acumen built up from exemplary project management, strong negotiation, market understanding and contracting
  • Ability to identify and articulate sound commercial propositions, balancing risk and opportunity, to meet customer and business needs
  • Broad understanding of complex financial and contractual mechanisms
  • Legal awareness in relation to management of Export, Intellectual Property, licensing and out of scope contract changes
  • Knowledge of sub-contracting and dissemination of contractual obligations
  • Proven experience of negotiation large value claims and settlement agreements
  • Preferably qualified to degree level

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.

The Type 26 Commercial team:

With eight ships under contract through to 2033, this is a fantastic opportunity to work on one of BAE’s most prestigious contracts, offering you plenty of room for advancement and career options.

Using your excellent interpersonal, persuasion, and negotiation skills as well as your ability to forge dependable connections with suppliers and customers, you will lead the Type 26 Commercial team in fulfilling and overseeing the Type 26 contractual responsibilities in your capacity as Head of Commercial.

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.

Please be aware that many roles working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation.

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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