Senior Commercial Manager in Gloucester

As a Senior Commercial Manager, you’ll play a pivotal role within our Mission Systems providing commercial leadership across complex, business‑critical contracts. This role has scale, influence and impact supporting customer missions, enabling sustainable growth, and shaping commercial strategies that balance performance, innovation and risk. You’ll lead high‑value contract management activities, support negotiations and bid development, and act as a trusted commercial partner to senior stakeholders. In return, you’ll gain exposure to strategic programmes, work alongside highly experienced professionals, and enjoy real opportunities to grow your leadership capability within a supportive, forward‑thinking environment.

Day‑to‑day, you’ll be required to:

• Lead commercial contract management and governance across the full contract lifecycle
• Deliver negotiations, pricing activities and commercial input for new and organic growth opportunities
• Identify and implement pragmatic, value‑adding commercial solutions that support win‑win outcomes
• Support and execute commercial strategies aligned to business and customer objectives
• Mentor and guide commercial team members, sharing best practice and supporting development

This role is full time, 37 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with a minimum of 2 days onsite and the rest of the week working from home.

Essential experience

• Proven experience leading commercial and contract management activities within complex, matrix organisations
• Strong background in negotiations, commercial risk management and contractual frameworks
• Demonstrated experience supporting bid activity, proposals and pricing strategies
• Ability to operate confidently with senior internal and external stakeholders
• Experience leading, inspiring and developing people at all levels

Qualifications

• Ideally a degree qualified (or equivalent) in Engineering, Business, Law, Accountancy but not essential.
• Functional qualifications achieved, or willing to work towards, may include Membership of Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (MCIPS), International Association for Contract and Commercial Management (IACCM) or Post Graduate Certificate in Commercial Management (PGCCM)

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) / Security Check (SC) and Developed Vetting (DV) security clearance for this role. Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. Eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held.

What we offer

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10‑day special paid leave
• Holiday Trading to buy or sell annual leave
• ‘Be Kind Day’ – one paid volunteering day each year
• Flexible working options to support work‑life balance
• A dynamic working environment with genuine career development opportunities

Equal Opportunities and Support for Applicants with Disabilities

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email careers@babcockinternational.com with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.