Commercial Manager - Engineering & Defence

Commercial Manager - Engineering & Defence in Little Blenheim, Kidlington (OX5), OX5 1QZ | Manpower Search Search These jobs were popular with other job seekers Commercial Manager Future Engineering Slough (SL1) £80000 - £90000 per annum + Travel allowance + Bonus 1 day ago Operations Manager HSB Engineering Insurance London Industry leading Salary and Annual salary review. 1 day ago Service Area Manager Otis Brentford (TW8), TW8 9AG Competitive + benefits 1 week ago Commercial Business Manager Bennett and Game Recruitment LTD Sevenoaks (TN13) £70000 - £80000 per annum 3 days ago Air & Sea BDM WR Logistics Sunbury-On-Thames (TW16), TW16 7LB £50000 - £70000 per annum 1 day ago Continuous Improvement Manager GXO Logistics Brabsden Green, Greenford (UB6), UB6 0AA From GBP 52000.0 to 55000.0 per year 2 days ago Operations Manager - Social Housing Planned Works Howells Solutions Limited Hemel Hempstead (HP1) £80000 - £95000 per annum + plus package 1 week ago Contract Manager Heathrow Airport London Competitive 1 week ago Contract Manager Job Switch Ltd Clerkenwell, City of London (EC1), EC1M 5NW £28 per hour 23 hours ago NEW General Manager (CEO) Executive Recruit Greenford (UB6) £95000 - £115000 per annum 1 day ago Commercial Manager Future Engineering Slough (SL1) £80000 - £90000 per annum + Travel allowance + Bonus 1 day ago Operations Manager HSB Engineering Insurance London Industry leading Salary and Annual salary review. 1 day ago Service Area Manager Otis Brentford (TW8), TW8 9AG Competitive + benefits 1 week ago Commercial Business Manager Bennett and Game Recruitment LTD Sevenoaks (TN13) £70000 - £80000 per annum 3 days ago Air & Sea BDM WR Logistics Sunbury-On-Thames (TW16), TW16 7LB £50000 - £70000 per annum 1 day ago Continuous Improvement Manager GXO Logistics Brabsden Green, Greenford (UB6), UB6 0AA From GBP 52000.0 to 55000.0 per year 2 days ago Operations Manager - Social Housing Planned Works Howells Solutions Limited Hemel Hempstead (HP1) £80000 - £95000 per annum + plus package 1 week ago Contract Manager Heathrow Airport London Competitive 1 week ago Contract Manager Job Switch Ltd Clerkenwell, City of London (EC1), EC1M 5NW £28 per hour 23 hours ago NEW General Manager (CEO) Executive Recruit Greenford (UB6) £95000 - £115000 per annum 1 day ago Commercial Manager - Engineering & Defence Manpower View Profile Little Blenheim, Kidlington (OX5), OX5 1QZ Permanent Published: 1 day ago Negotiable Commercial Manager - Engineering & Defence Manpower Commercial Manager - Engineering & Defence Location: Kidlington, UK Our client, a leading organisation within the aviation and engineering sector, is hiring a commercially astute, results-driven Commercial Manager to join their high-performing Commercial Operations team. This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key role in managing major UK Government and defence contracts within a regulated, contract-heavy environment. What you'll be doing: * Lead the commercial and contractual management of significant defence and government contracts, ensuring compliance with regulations such as the Procurement Act 2023, DSPCR, and SSRO requirements. * Prepare and oversee contractual reporting, including SSRO-mandated reports, Contract Pricing Statements, and Final Price Adjustments. * Manage the full contract lifecycle, ensuring milestones, deliverables, and payment schedules are met, with a focus on allowable costs, contract profit rate, and cash flow. * Act as the primary commercial contact for Government/Defence clients, leading negotiations, amendments, change orders, and reporting. * Collaborate with internal teams including Sales, Engineering, Production, Maintenance, Supply Chain, Finance, and Programme Management to support contract success. * Contribute to process improvements around SSRO compliance and best practices. What you'll bring: * Degree in Business, Law, or a related field. * Proven experience in contract management within defence, aerospace, or highly regulated engineering sectors. * Strong knowledge of UK Government/Defence contracting and SSRO frameworks. * Experience leading complex negotiations, financial analysis, and business case development. * Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills. * Organised, proactive, with strong problem-solving abilities and commercial risk awareness. * Proficiency in MS Office and Google Workspace. * Willingness to travel within the UK and internationally. Desirable: * Experience managing contracts over £5m. * Knowledge of contract law and procurement processes. * Ability to develop automation tools for reporting. Additional requirements: * Ability to obtain DBS and Security Clearance. * Compliance with Export Control regulations. * Proof of right to work in the UK. Our client offers a competitive salary and benefits package including private medical insurance, pension contributions, healthcare cash plan, and more. If you're ready to make an impact in a dynamic, regulated environment, we'd love to hear from you! In Short Industry Recruitment Founded 1948 Location UK Company size 5000+ ABOUT US Manpower has been a global leader in contingent and permanent recruitment workforce solutions for over 70 years. Since 1948, our purpose has remained consistent - we connect people with meaningful and sustainable work. Whilst our purpose remains constant, the world of recruitment is evolving fast. Technology innovations are reducing traditional value. We see people and unemployment at scale and witness first-hand the trends which are changing the world of work around us. We help organisations nationwide develop and maintain their workforce to respond to changing business demands, market fluctuations and keep pace as the future of work evolves. Fast Fulfilment: our teams are experts in their markets, and through our strong global brands they have access to a vast talent pool of compliant and ready to work candidates. Agile approach: we have the insights, expertise and experience to create a workforce to provide clients and candidates with the right match to help them go further. Precision performance: we invest in our people. Through robust training and our development programme, MyPath, we develop our people with the skills critical to their job today and for the jobs of tomorrow. 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