Join Draken Europe as a Commercial Manager Location: Bournemouth (Hybrid) | Salary: Competitive Benefits Are you ready to take your commercial expertise to new heights? At Draken Europe, we’re redefining aerospace and defence support services—and we’re looking for a Commercial Manager to help lead the charge. As a key player in our commercial team, you’ll be at the heart of long-term service delivery programmes, working across multifunctional teams to shape, negotiate, and manage high-impact contracts. This is your chance to make a real difference in a fast-paced, mission-critical environment. What You’ll Be Doing Lead commercial activities across the full contract lifecycle—from bid to closeout. Advise on commercial and contractual matters, ensuring alignment with business goals. Negotiate and manage contracts with key clients, suppliers, and government entities. Drive supplier performance and risk management strategies. Develop and refine KPIs to ensure contract success and continuous improvement. Collaborate with internal stakeholders to deliver data-driven commercial insights. Champion innovation and best practices across all commercial engagements. What You’ll Need 5 years’ proven relevant commercial experience in aerospace, technology or related industry. Good understanding of commercial practices in securing and managing contracts. Good knowledge of commercial principles, techniques and practices with an understanding of how commercial roles fit in to an organisation as a whole. Project and commercial management capability. Strong interpersonal and communication skills. A team player with the ability to work independently and across functional teams. Knowledge of Single Source Contracting and DEFCARS (desirable). Strong attention to detail. Results driven, creative, and solutions-oriented. Good knowledge of contract law, terms and conditions. Degree-qualified in a relevant Legal or Business discipline. Why Draken Europe? At Draken, we don’t just support missions—we enable them. From advanced aviation services to cutting-edge defence solutions, we’re trusted by governments and organisations around the world. Join us and be part of a team that values integrity, innovation, and impact. Ready to Elevate Your Career? Apply now and help shape the future of defence support services with Draken Europe. About You About Us Whether it is adversarial support, electronic attack or customised rotary-wing training, we offer the most accurate and advanced readiness training in the industry. Our vast, differentiated fleet, cutting edge hardware and experienced instructors are engaged to help your mission take off. Being ready is not only a matter of when. But where. We provide services in the UK, US and across the NATO countries. Making sure that our allies can manoeuvre around defeat and prepare to prevail.