Assistant Commercial Manager

• Job Title: Assistant Commercial Manager
• Location: Portsmouth with the potential for hybrid working as business needs allow
• Referral Scheme: £1000
• Grade: GG11
• You’re expected to have completed 12 months in role prior to applying for an advertised vacancy and you should also discuss the internal opportunity with your line manager to ensure sustained business continuity and to further support your career development.
• We know there may be exceptionalindividual circumstances that impact this, in the first instance please discuss this with your line manager.
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• PLEASE NOTE Should you be invited for interview, you will be giving consent for the Recruitment Team to contact you and your line manager regarding your application for this opportunity.

Role description

As a member of the wider Simulation and Training team, you will play a pivotal role in supporting the Senior Commercial Manager in the shaping and securing of the next generation of simulation and training capabilities.

You will be required to operate at both a strategic and tactical level, support the delivery of fit for purpose commercial solutions and guidance for export and domestic campaigns and programmes in the training and simulation domain. You will establish yourself as part of the current Commercial team, providing support to complex and challenging commercial, contractual and licensing issues including negotiations, pricing and business winning strategies.

If you are a commercial professional who thrives in fast-paced environments, future-focused work and who is comfortable forging new paths rather than following old ones, we’d like to hear from you.

Core duties

• Supporting the development and delivery of commercial strategies from opportunity through contract award
• Providing commercial guidance across domestic and export programmes, including licensing and compliance
• Supporting bids, customer engagements, demonstrations and business-winning activities in competitive environments
• Negotiating commercial, contractual and licensing arrangements, securing approvals and managing risk
• Collaborating with project, engineering, finance and business development teams to deliver practical commercial solutions
• Building trusted stakeholder relationships and providing clear commercial recommendations to support business growth and informed decision-making

Essential skills

• Established Commercial background with in-depth professional knowledge of Commercial principles, techniques and practices including licensing
• Ideally some experience with product development and sales into new markets
• Comfortable with a flexible working environment and able to work with a variety of teams
• Stronganalytical and numerical skills and proficient with all Microsoft Office products
• Confident presenting skills

The Commercial team

The Products Commercial Team comprises 30 commercial professionals of all grades and experience who provide valued and trusted business advice by ensuring a balance of maximising opportunities and managing business risk. The team is a close-knit supportive team that has the benefit of reach back into the wider commercial community across the BAE Systems Corporation across the world that presents unrivalled opportunities for career development and growth.

The Products business is a vibrant and changing business with a clear growth strategy offering candidates the opportunity to demonstrate their capabilities and really make a difference to the success of this business.

Why BAE Systems?

Here you’ll build a career with purpose and limitless possibilities. With lifelong learning and meaningful work, this is a place where you can grow your career with confidence and be empowered to be your best.

You’ll be recognised for your contribution and enjoy rewards tailored to what’s most important to you and your family, support for your financial and personal wellbeing, as well as a balanced lifestyle. In an environment embracing sustainable ways of working and with a strong sense of shared purpose, our supportive culture is a place you can feel you belong and proud of the difference you make.

A place where everyone can thrive

We’re committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We know that a diversity of backgrounds, perspectives and experiences strengthens our teams and is vital to the work we do.

We welcome applications from all suitably qualified people, who are BAE Systems employees and have been in their current role for 12 months or longer.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicantsmust as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicantsmust typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 20th November 2026

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