Commercial Manager

Role: Commercial Manager

Location: Farnborough, willing to consider Malvern or Boscombe down (3 days onsite)

Rate: Negotiable

Length: initially 6 months

SC Cleared Contractor

The Materials, Manufacturing & Products team provide various levels of support from Category Management to project delivery of owned products. We are responsible for a spend of circa £100 million across key categories including but not limited to Contract Electrical Manufacturing, Precision Engineering and Engineering Support Services.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage procurement and commercial activities across multiple construction and infrastructure projects, ensuring alignment with project objectives, budgets, and delivery programmes.
• Administer and manage NEC3/NEC4 contracts, including contract formation, change control, compensation events, early warning processes, risk management, and contract compliance.
• Provide commercial leadership and governance across projects, ensuring robust cost control, forecasting, reporting, and commercial decision-making.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with clients, consultants, contractors, subcontractors, and supply chain partners to ensure successful project delivery.
• Manage commercial risks and opportunities, proactively identifying issues and implementing mitigation strategies to protect project and organisational interests.
• Provide guidance and support to project teams on contractual matters, procurement best practice, and commercial management processes.
• Lead negotiations on contractual and commercial matters, ensuring favourable outcomes while maintaining strong stakeholder relationships.
• Monitor supplier and contractor performance, ensuring contractual obligations, quality standards, programme requirements, and key performance indicators are achieved.
• Support the development and delivery of long-term procurement and commercial strategies, contributing to the organisation's planned growth and operational objectives over the next three years.
• Contribute to sustainability and Net Zero initiatives by embedding sustainable procurement principles and supporting low-carbon project delivery wherever possible.
• Prepare and present commercial reports, procurement updates, cost forecasts, and risk assessments to senior leadership and project stakeholders.
• Ensure all procurement and commercial activities are undertaken in accordance with company policies, industry regulations, governance requirements, and best practice standards

Experience and Qualifications

• Proven experience operating as a Procurement and Commercial Manager within the construction sector. With a background in construction, engineering, and manufacturing environments
• Strong working knowledge of NEC contracts (NEC3/NEC4) including contract administration, change control, risk management, and commercial governance
• Demonstrable experience managing procurement activities across the project lifecycle
• Experience Providing commercial and procurement support - develop procurement strategies aligned to project objectives
• Procurement and Commercial Manager with strong NEC contract experience, a background in construction projects and proven client-side delivery experience. Candidates with exposure to Net Zero initiatives and early-stage project development (RIBA 0-2) would be desirable.