Commercial Officer

Job Description

Job Title: Commercial Officer

Location: Rochester

Salary: £28,000

What you’ll be doing:

• Lead the commercial aspects of bids and proposals from initial engagement through to contract award
• Negotiate contracts and agreements with customers in line with company policies and governance
• Interpret and communicate customer requirements to internal stakeholders
• Identify, assess and mitigate commercial risks while maximising business opportunities
• Support contract management activities to ensure delivery against financial and contractual commitments
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to manage change and drive successful outcomes
• Represent BAE Systems externally, building strong stakeholder relationships and travelling as required

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• An awareness of the aspects of the Law that affect the activities of the business
• Familiarity with typical internal governance requirements
• Experience of contract/agreement types
• Good literacy and numeracy skills
• Customer focus and a commitment to meet deadlines and targets

Desirable:

• Commercial/ contracts background

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 Commercial team:

This is an exciting opportunity to join a high-performing team that supports the delivery of transformative technology across a global portfolio of military and commercial customers. The Commercial function is the trusted partner of the business. We are responsible for managing customer relationships, negotiating deals, creating innovative solutions, and providing guidance on contractual, regulatory and governance matters.

All of our Commercial roles include a high-level of interaction with external stakeholders, and as such we represent BAE Systems in a variety of business settings around the world.

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: 3rd March 2026

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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