Commercial Manager

A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business, Law, or a related field

Proven experience in a commercial, contract management, or a related business role, demonstrating strong commercial acumen within the defence or aerospace industry.

Proven track record in UK Government or Defence contract management. (Note: Training on SSRO and Procurement Act 2023 regulations will be provided to candidates with limited prior exposure.)

Demonstrable experience in leading complex contract negotiations. You must be adept at financial analysis, business case development, and managing contract profitability.

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a proven ability to influence and build robust relationships with a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders.

Exceptional organisational and time-management skills, with a proven ability to manage multiple complex projects simultaneously and prioritise effectively to meet business deadlines.

Excellent MS Office capabilities (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and GSuite (GSheet, GDocs, and related applications).

A proactive, "can-do" attitude and a flexible approach, with a talent for identifying commercial risks and developing effective mitigation strategies.

Willingness and ability to travel occasionally to other sites in the UK, and abroad as required

A broad understanding of the global aviation/aerospace/military industry or another high-value, complex engineering sector.

A track record of successfully managing the full lifecycle of contracts with values exceeding £5 million.

A strong understanding of contract law and its practical application in a commercial setting.

Ability to work on several contracts at any one time and prioritise according to business needs

Knowledge of UK civilian and/or military procurement processes would be a significant advantage.

In joining the Airbus family, you will play a critical part in delivering the most efficient helicopters for its customers, who serve, protect, save lives and carry passengers in demanding environments. On top of your competitive base salary, you will have access to the following benefits below via our Airbus salary sacrifice schemes:

Private Medical Insurance (Bupa) – single cover for employees paid by the company

Pension: Employees are auto-enrolled into the Airbus Group UK Retirement Fund. Initially, AH contributes 6%, employee 4% basic (Maximum contribution AH 8%, Employee 6%)

Den-Plan (employee purchase scheme)

Health-care Cash Scheme

Personal Accident Insurance (employee purchase scheme)

Health Assessments

Travel Insurance

Financial/Legal Advice (eg, Will-writing; Lasting Power of Attorney)

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Airbus is committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief.

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

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By submitting your CV or application you are consenting to Airbus using and storing information about you for monitoring purposes relating to your application or future employment. This information will only be used by Airbus. Airbus is committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief.

Airbus is, and always has been, committed to equal opportunities for all. As such, we will never ask for any type of monetary exchange in the frame of a recruitment process. Any impersonation of Airbus to do so should be reported to emsom@airbus.com .

At Airbus, we support you to work, connect and collaborate more easily and flexibly. Wherever possible, we foster flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking.