AWE are looking to recruit a Commercial Manager - Business Case Assurance to join the business to support the implementation and operation of commercial processes.

Location – Reading area

Package – £Negotiable

AWE (one of the best 25 big companies to work for in the UK) offers an attractive array of benefits which include:

• Market leading contributory pension scheme
• Generous holiday entitlement (270 hours a year, inclusive of Bank Holidays, plus every other Friday off)
• Flexible working hours
• Salary sacrifice scheme
• Consideration for either full time or part time hours. Just let us know on your application if you wish to work part time

Job purpose:

To provide support to the commercial team in the operation and implementation of commercial processes. To manage AWE’s contracts throughout their lifecycle using established AWE commercial processes.

Key accountabilities:

• Conducting assessments on the viability of internal and external commercial opportunities
• Monitoring compliance with the commercial processes to measure operational efficacy, reporting the outcomes and recommend any management interventions
• Maintaining working relationships with key internal and external stakeholders
• Developing commercial bids, costing and pricing
• Identify and quantify the actual and potential commercial impact of key business performance risks, compliance risks, issues and opportunities on the contract baseline throughout the contract lifecycle
• Adherence to commercial processes, governance, tools and templates for commercial activities
• Creation of, applying configuration controls to, and performance monitoring of the Management and Operations (M&O) and Non M&O Contracts
• Scheduling and delivering training courses for Commercial
• All -maintain and promote high personal standards in environment, safety, health, security and quality and be a great team player

Key responsibilities:

• Provision of clear guidance and expertise to the business on contractual requirements
• Champion a contract management and compliance mind-set rigour within Finance and Business Management and also across the business to drive value creation and contractual compliance
• Ensuring bids comply with regulatory, governance and legislative matters
• Identify and escalate threats to the Management and Operations (M&O) and Non MO Contracts to the contract performance team
• Application of lifecycle contract management processes
• Develop and maintain commercial performance tools and processes to measure delivery against contracts

Qualifications, skills & experience:

• Good standard of education or relevant experience
• Degree educated desirable or appropriate professional qualification or equivalent experience