Senior Commercial Officer

Job Title: Senior Commercial Officer

Location: Scotstoun, Glasgow. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: £45,000 – £50,000 depending on skills and experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Leading commercial activities related to contract changes, including managing the Request for Bid Approval process, developing proposals, and negotiating change outcomes

• Resolving customer queries and issues independently, escalating when necessary, and fostering strong working-level relationships

• Implementing procedures and controls to ensure contract compliance, with a focus on margin improvement and establishing robust reporting frameworks

• Delivering commercial and contractual support to the Type 26 project, ensuring obligations are tracked and managed accurately

• Supporting complex contractual negotiations, coordinating across stakeholders to reach satisfactory resolutions

• Contributing to continuous improvement by identifying opportunities for operational enhancements within commercial practices

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Ability to lead key contract activities from end to end and influence internal/external stakeholders

• Experience leading contract interpretation and providing guidance across commercial and technical teams

• Proficient in managing contractual change and communicating commercial issues with clarity

• Skilled in stakeholder engagement and negotiation to deliver mutually beneficial outcomes

Desirable:

• In-depth knowledge of defence contracting terms, commercial agreements, and pricing models

Benefits:

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Type 26 Commercial team:

Join the Commercial team as they work on one of the largest and most high-profile contracts for BAE Systems. Delivering eight cutting-edge warships for the UK Royal Navy, this programme offers exceptional career exposure, challenge, and growth. You’ll play a pivotal commercial role across major manufacturing contract aspects, collaborating with senior stakeholders and customers at the heart of UK defence transformation. This is more than a job—it’s a chance to contribute to a Great Endeavour shaping the future of shipbuilding.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

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 applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must 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: 7th August 2025 – Interviews for this position will take place week commencing 18th August.

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