Commercial Manager

Summary: The Commercial Manager will oversee post-contract management, ensuring compliance with contractual obligations and risk mitigation while aligning with strategic objectives. This role requires collaboration across various teams, including legal, sales, delivery, procurement, and finance, to minimize legal exposure and achieve business goals. Active SC clearance is mandatory for this position. The contract duration is six months, with a day rate of £700 inside IR35.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead Qualified Defence Contract (QDC) single source contract management and negotiation and statements of work in preparation for governance approval.
• Construct overall QDC deal structure in collaboration with internal teams and L&C.
• Provide QDC cross training to other key internal commercial managers.
• Collaborate with internal teams to achieve strategic goals.
• Engage with L&C for support to manage delays to delivery.
• Maintain contract documentation and ensure compliance with governance policies.
• Create and manage templates for SOWs, change orders, and other agreements.
• Support BAU contract management activities.
• Deliver contractually required reporting and participate in customer meetings.
• Stay current on IT law, data protection (e.g., GDPR), and commercial legislation.
• Support and develop members of the Contract Management team.
• Act in accordance with Legal and Commercial guidance.
• Ensure any contractual document is reviewed and approved by the Legal & Commercial team in accordance with DOFA requirements.
• Engage support from and liaise closely with the Legal & Commercial team at the early stage of new contract or contract extension negotiations.
• Engage support Legal & Commercial during contract delivery regarding any contractual dispute or delay.

Key Skills:

• Experience in managing Qualified Defence Contracts (QDC).
• Strong negotiation skills.
• Knowledge of IT law and data protection regulations (e.g., GDPR).
• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Strong organizational and documentation skills.
• Experience in contract management and compliance.
• Ability to provide training and support to team members.
• Understanding of governance policies and procedures.

Salary (Rate): £700 daily

City: Bracknell

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: Mid-Level

Industry: Other

Detailed Description From Employer:

Role: Commercial Manager

Location: Bracknell (Hybrid)

Duration: 6 Months

Day rate: £700 Inside IR35

Active SC clearance required

Brief Overview of role / project:

The Commercial Manager will lead and manage post-contract management across contracts, ensuring compliance with contractual delivery obligations, risk mitigation, and value delivery aligned with strategic objectives. This role acts as a bridge between legal, sales, delivery, procurement, and finance teams to ensure business objectives are met with minimal legal and contractual exposure.

Mandatory Skills & Experience
*Lead Qualified Defence Contract (QDC) single source contract management and negotiation and statements of work in preparation for governance approval.
*Construct overall QDC deal structure in collaboration with internal teams and L&C
*Provide QDC cross training to other key internal commercial managers
*Collaborate with internal teams to achieve strategic goals
*Engage with L&C for support to manage delays to delivery
*Maintain contract documentation and ensure compliance with governance policies
*Create and manage templates for SOWs, change orders, and other agreements
*Support BAU contract management activities
*Deliver contractually required reporting and participate in customer meetings
*Stay current on IT law, data protection (e.g., GDPR) , and commercial legislation
*Support and develop members of the Contract Management team
*Act in accordance with Legal and Commercial guidance
*Ensure any contractual document (contract change or extension, relief or delay notice, or contract proposal) is reviewed and approved by the Legal & Commercial team in accordance with DOFA requirements.
*Engage support from and liaise closely with the Legal & Commercial team at the early stage of new contract or contract extension negotiations in order to agree negotiation strategy and key legal issues.
*Engage support Legal & Commercial during contract delivery regarding any contractual dispute or delay.

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