Commercial Manager (Digital Transformation)
Posted 3 days ago by Adecco
Negotiable
Undetermined
Hybrid
Bristol, Gloucestershire, UK
Summary: The role of Commercial Manager (Digital Transformation) involves overseeing a high-profile digital services transformation contract within the defence sector. This mid-level position requires negotiation, mobilisation, and management of contractual obligations while fostering effective relationships with customers and stakeholders. The role also emphasizes proactive risk management and governance to ensure profitable outcomes. The position is based in Bristol and offers some hybrid working options.
Key Responsibilities:
- Support with final negotiations and mobilisation of a complex and high-profile digital transformation and services contract.
- Support with supplier (and intercompany) flow-down, negotiation and mobilisation.
- Support, manage and/or govern the discharging of contractual obligations.
- Lead and participate in moderate complexity proposal development, negotiation, and execution of contractual agreements, including contract changes and amendments, with appropriate signature authority.
- Draft, review, interpret, and administer terms and conditions (ranging from simple to moderately complex) and other legally binding agreements.
- Support and lead internal coordination across functional areas (programme, finance, legal) to deliver commercial solutions aligned with strategic goals.
- Anticipate, interpret, and mitigate commercial risks; summarise contractual issues and propose creative, risk-aware solutions.
- Maintain effective commercial governance, ensuring compliance with Boeing Defence UK and corporate policies, applicable laws, and regulations.
- Lead or support development and review of Statements of Work.
Key Skills:
- Experience in commercial management within the digital transformation or defence sector.
- Strong negotiation and contract management skills.
- Ability to interpret and administer contractual terms and conditions.
- Proven track record in managing supplier and intercompany relationships.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
- Proficiency in risk management and governance practices.
- Ability to coordinate across functional areas to achieve strategic goals.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Bristol
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: Other
Role: Commercial Manager (Digital Transformation)
Location: Bristol
Assignment Duration: 6 months
Is the role onsite/Offsite: Onsite, some hybrid working available
Introduction:
An exciting opportunity has become available to join our client as a Commercial Manager in the Digital business unit (defence), focusing predominantly on a pan-defence IS transformation contract.
This is a non-line management role within the Digital Commercial Team, reporting to the Digital Head of Commercial.
About the role:
Notable features of the role include; negotiation and mobilisation of a complex and high profile digital services transformation contract, supporting with supplier and intercompany flow-down, negotiation and mobilisation, managing the discharging of contractual obligations, interpretation of contractual terms and positions, building and maintaining effective customer and stakeholder relationships, proactive risk and opportunity management, preparing and negotiating proposals for contract change & amendment proposals as well as proposals for new business, managing intercompany arrangements and supplier flow-down, proactive participation in all required programme and customer meetings and providing effective governance to changes and proposals to ensure robust, protective and profitable outcomes by adopting a leadership attitude and approach.
Further duties:
This is a mid-level, non-line management role within the team, with principal responsibilities including: -
Support with final negotiations and mobilisation of a complex and high-profile digital transformation and services contract.
Support with supplier (and intercompany) flow-down, negotiation and mobilisation.
Support, manage and/or govern the discharging of our contractual obligations
Lead and participate in moderate complexity proposal development, negotiation, and execution of contractual agreements, including contract changes and amendments, with appropriate signature authority.
Draft, review, interpret, and administer terms and conditions (ranging from simple to moderately complex) and other legally binding agreements.
Support and lead internal coordination across functional areas (programme, finance, legal) to deliver commercial solutions aligned with strategic goals.
Anticipate, interpret, and mitigate commercial risks; summarise contractual issues and propose creative, risk-aware solutions.
Maintain effective commercial governance, ensuring compliance with Boeing Defence UK and corporate policies, applicable laws, and regulations.
Lead or support development and review of Statements of Work.
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