Commercial Manager

Commercial Manager

Location:

Basingstoke, England (Hybrid – travel to other locations may be required).

This role involves leading and managing post‑contract management across contracts, ensuring compliance, risk mitigation, and value delivery aligned with strategic objectives.

Due to the role requirements you will need to be eligible and willing to obtain a high level of security clearance.

• Lead contract management and negotiation and statements of work in preparation for governance approval.
• Collaborate with internal teams to achieve strategic goals.
• Engage with L&C for support to manage delays to delivery.
• Maintain contract documentation and ensure compliance with governance policies.
• Create and manage templates for SOWs, change orders, and other agreements.
• Support BAU contract management activities.
• Deliver contractually required reporting and participate in customer meetings.
• Stay current on IT law, data protection (e.g., GDPR), and commercial legislation.
• Support and develop members of the Contract Management team.
• Act in accordance with Legal and Commercial guidance.
• Ensure any contractual document (contract change or extension, relief or delay notice, or contract proposal) is reviewed and approved by the Legal & Commercial team in accordance with DOFA requirements.
• Engage support from and liaise closely with the Legal & Commercial team at the early stage of new contract or contract extension negotiations in order to agree negotiation strategy and key legal issues.
• Engage support Legal & Commercial during contract delivery regarding any contractual dispute or delay.

• 26 days annual leave plus public holidays (3 flexible days).
• Pension – double matching contributions of up to 10%.
• Life assurance.
• Company wide incentive plans.
• Flexible benefits such as increased holidays, travel, dental, critical illness, and more.
• Employee discounts.
• Employee assistance programme/virtual GP.

The recruitment process consists of two stages of interviews.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Email if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.

We are recognised as a responsible and inclusive employer: a certified Disability Confident Leader, a Times Top 50 employer for Gender Equality, a Top 75 employer for Social Mobility, accredited with the Living Wage Foundation and a signatory for the Race at Work Charter, and we are committed to the United Nations standards for LGBTI+ and are a Stonewall Top 100 Employer.

We are people centric: our work environments enable you to be completely you. Our active people‑led inclusive community networks represent all aspects of diversity and support our innovative inclusive approach.