Commercial Manager
Location: Basingstoke but travel to other locations may be possible (Hybrid)
Our purpose is to make the world more sustainable by building trust in society through innovation. As a Commercial Manager you will contribute to this by leading and managing 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.
Due to the role requirements you will need to be eligible and willing to obtain a high level of security clearance.
Role responsibilities and experience:
• Lead contract management and negotiation and statements of work in preparation for governance approval.
• 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 (., 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.
Your benefits:
26 Days annual leave plus public holidays (3 flexible)
Pension – Double matching contributions of up to 10%
Life assurance
Companywide incentive plans
Your choices (Flexible benefits such as increased holidays/ travel/ dental critical illness and more)
Perks at work – employee discounts
Employee assistance programme/ virtual GP