Opportunities within Commercial

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Job title: Opportunities within Commercial, ranging from Assistant Commercial Officer, Commercial Officer and Senior Commercial Officer Levels

Location: Barrow-In-Furness - We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: Ranging from £28,000 to £38,000 dependant on experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Supporting commercial programme activities preparing, negotiating bidding, entering into and managing profitable contracts with our customers and supply chain

• Management of administration activities and contract bids, this includes working with a wide customer base

• Contributing as part of a team and assisting in stakeholder relationships both internal within BAE and external with our current and potential customers

• Following and advising on commercial policy process and procedure

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Qualified to minimum A-Level or equivalent (suggested subjects include Law, English, Humanities, Business Studies)

• Knowledge or exposure to a commercial environment

• An understanding of the subject area of writing and drafting, negotiations and contract flow downs

Desirable:

• Practical and relevant commercial experience

• Knowledge of terms and conditions, types of contracts, commercial risks and opportunities

• Ability to forge strong working relationships across peer groups and confidence to brief managers on key areas

• Ability to develop knowledge of the full life cycle management of a contract

Benefits:

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 Submarines Commercial Team:

As a member of the Commercial team, you will work cross functionally and with the MOD. Your primary role will be to support the contract preparations negotiating, bidding, writing and drafting, configuring and managing of contracts.

Career Development is fully supported within the team, with the opportunity to move up to management level along with skillset development through further education and recognised training to facilitate lateral moves within the wider BAE business.

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.