Posted 05 August, 2026
Commercial Lead
Outsource UK
Portsmouth, ENG, GB
Full Time
Job Description
Client: BAE SystemsJob Type: ContractJob Title: Commercial LeadLocation: Portsmouth 2/3 days per weekHourly Rate: Inside IR35 (rate negotiable)Duration: 6 monthsAbout the Role: The role holder will need to ensure robust commercial management, working across business boundaries to manage dependencies across contracts. Stakeholder management, managing strategic priorities, reporting and effective contact management are key to ensuring Core activities are completed and contractual obligations are adhered to.Key Responsibilities:\n
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- Working autonomously, providing commercial guidance and leadership to the associated project team and working closely with other projects to ensure they meets the cross project dependencies and avoids operational, financial or reputational impact. \n
- Managing customer relationships in line with relational contracting. \n
- Be the commercial approver for TAFs, ensuring clearly bound requirements, AEDs and favourable terms. \n
- Managing the commercial aspects of contract change and business winning, including ownership of the RBA process and commercial management plans. \n
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- Strong commercial and business acumen \n
- Able to operate with minimal guidance, direction and supervision \n
- Experience in operational Commercial roles, in particular contract management of large and complex inter-dependent programmes. \n
- Degree educated in law/ a business adjacent field, and or with a minimum of 5 years recent experience and proven track record in a commercial front facing operational role. \n
