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Commercial / Procurement Manager – Defence

Bristol, United Kingdom, gb💼 Full-time🗓 2026-05-14 → 2026-09-26

Core

Lead procurement and commercial strategy for complex, high-profile UK defence programmes, managing contracts end-to-end and driving supplier performance.

Role type

Senior Commercial/Procurement Manager (Defence)

Builds

Defence and security programmes across air, land, sea, cyber, and space

Domain

Defence, Aerospace, Security

Deliverable

client delivery

Required skills

Procurement strategy, contract management, supplier performance management, risk management, tendering and negotiations, governance and compliance

Preferred skills

Government procurement experience, knowledge of NEC/FIDIC/JCT contracts, professional qualification in Business/Procurement/Law/Project Management, training in DSPCR/PCR/Procurement Act 2023

Responsibilities

Lead procurement and commercial strategy, manage contracts end-to-end, drive supplier performance and manage risk, support tendering and negotiations, ensure governance and compliance

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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