P6 Senior Planner If you'd like to be considered for this opportunity we encourage you to apply promptly to avoid disappointment as if applications are high the role will close before the closing date given. This is not just another role. This is an opportunity to contribute to one of the most significant, complex and high-impact defence programmes in the UK today. Following the publication of the Defence Nuclear Enterprise Command, AWE has begun work on a sovereign replacement warhead programme known as Astraea. This programme sits at the heart of the UK's national security ensuring a safe, secure, and credible nuclear deterrent for generations to come. We are now building a team to deliver this next chapter and we are looking for exceptional people who want to work at the cutting edge of science, engineering and programme delivery. Location: RG7 4PR, located between Reading and Basingstoke, with free onsite parking Package: Salary from £49,830 - £78,770 (depending on suitability, qualifications, and experience) Working pattern: AWE operates a 9-day working fortnight. We will consider flexible working requests so that your work may fit in with your lifestyle. Just let us know your preferred working pattern on your application. Please note this role will require you to be onsite 100% of the time Closing Date: 31st October 2026 Ready to play your part? At AWE, it's not just a job, it's far more than that. Our shared purpose is to help keep the nation safe. Could this role be the opportunity for you to play your part? As a Senior Planner, you will deliver the complete planning capability within the business by maintaining the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS). You will support Task Managers with business rhythms, schedule integrity, network analysis, and communications with programme and business teams. You'll provide planning expertise to internal customers, implement planning processes and policies, and produce planning and reporting deliverables in line with agreed business rhythms. This role also involves supporting long-range operational programme planning and developing strong stakeholder relationships. As part of your role, you will: Deliver high-quality project controls planning capability through the development, maintenance and assurance of complex Integrated Master Schedules (IMS), providing accurate, timely and defensible forecasts to inform critical programme decisions Lead and support planning activities across the full project life-cycle, ensuring alignment to scope, cost and delivery strategy under configuration control Undertake schedule analysis and performance management, including critical path, dependencies, variance analysis and forecasting, to provide clear insight into current and future delivery positions Facilitate planning workshops and provide independent assurance and challenge through peer reviews, schedule health checks and adherence to planning standards and governance Drive continuous improvement and planning excellence, evolving processes, tools and capability while championing best practice across the programme Identify emerging risks, trends and delivery threats, providing early warning, recovery options and decision support to stakeholders Lead, coach and mentor junior planners, developing planning capability and embedding consistent standards of quality, integrity and delivery excellence across teams Champion the highest standards of safety, health, environment, security and quality, recognising the critical importance of these principles in delivering a programme central to the UK's national security. Whilst not a checklist, a Senior Planner should demonstrate: Experience of planning on projects/programmes in a dynamic, delivery focused environment Advanced level of skill with Oracle Primavera P6 Skills in Microsoft Office. Qualification in an appropriate business or technical discipline, or equivalent experience. Some reasons we think you'll love it here: 9-day working fortnight - every other Friday off, plus 270 hours of annual leave. Market-leading contributory pension scheme (we pay between 9% and 13% depending on your contributions). Family-friendly policies: Maternity Leave - 39 Weeks Full Pay; Paternity Leave - 4 Weeks Full Pay. Professional career development opportunities, including funding for annual membership of a relevant professional body. Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services. Life Assurance (4 x annual salary). Discounts on everyday spending. Special Leave Policy, including paid time off for volunteering, public service, and caring. For full details, visit the 'Working at AWE' page on our website and check out the AWE Benefits Guide.
Oct 13, 2026
Full time
P6 Senior Planner If you'd like to be considered for this opportunity we encourage you to apply promptly to avoid disappointment as if applications are high the role will close before the closing date given. This is not just another role. This is an opportunity to contribute to one of the most significant, complex and high-impact defence programmes in the UK today. Following the publication of the Defence Nuclear Enterprise Command, AWE has begun work on a sovereign replacement warhead programme known as Astraea. This programme sits at the heart of the UK's national security ensuring a safe, secure, and credible nuclear deterrent for generations to come. We are now building a team to deliver this next chapter and we are looking for exceptional people who want to work at the cutting edge of science, engineering and programme delivery. Location: RG7 4PR, located between Reading and Basingstoke, with free onsite parking Package: Salary from £49,830 - £78,770 (depending on suitability, qualifications, and experience) Working pattern: AWE operates a 9-day working fortnight. We will consider flexible working requests so that your work may fit in with your lifestyle. Just let us know your preferred working pattern on your application. Please note this role will require you to be onsite 100% of the time Closing Date: 31st October 2026 Ready to play your part? At AWE, it's not just a job, it's far more than that. Our shared purpose is to help keep the nation safe. Could this role be the opportunity for you to play your part? As a Senior Planner, you will deliver the complete planning capability within the business by maintaining the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS). You will support Task Managers with business rhythms, schedule integrity, network analysis, and communications with programme and business teams. You'll provide planning expertise to internal customers, implement planning processes and policies, and produce planning and reporting deliverables in line with agreed business rhythms. This role also involves supporting long-range operational programme planning and developing strong stakeholder relationships. As part of your role, you will: Deliver high-quality project controls planning capability through the development, maintenance and assurance of complex Integrated Master Schedules (IMS), providing accurate, timely and defensible forecasts to inform critical programme decisions Lead and support planning activities across the full project life-cycle, ensuring alignment to scope, cost and delivery strategy under configuration control Undertake schedule analysis and performance management, including critical path, dependencies, variance analysis and forecasting, to provide clear insight into current and future delivery positions Facilitate planning workshops and provide independent assurance and challenge through peer reviews, schedule health checks and adherence to planning standards and governance Drive continuous improvement and planning excellence, evolving processes, tools and capability while championing best practice across the programme Identify emerging risks, trends and delivery threats, providing early warning, recovery options and decision support to stakeholders Lead, coach and mentor junior planners, developing planning capability and embedding consistent standards of quality, integrity and delivery excellence across teams Champion the highest standards of safety, health, environment, security and quality, recognising the critical importance of these principles in delivering a programme central to the UK's national security. Whilst not a checklist, a Senior Planner should demonstrate: Experience of planning on projects/programmes in a dynamic, delivery focused environment Advanced level of skill with Oracle Primavera P6 Skills in Microsoft Office. Qualification in an appropriate business or technical discipline, or equivalent experience. Some reasons we think you'll love it here: 9-day working fortnight - every other Friday off, plus 270 hours of annual leave. Market-leading contributory pension scheme (we pay between 9% and 13% depending on your contributions). Family-friendly policies: Maternity Leave - 39 Weeks Full Pay; Paternity Leave - 4 Weeks Full Pay. Professional career development opportunities, including funding for annual membership of a relevant professional body. Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services. Life Assurance (4 x annual salary). Discounts on everyday spending. Special Leave Policy, including paid time off for volunteering, public service, and caring. For full details, visit the 'Working at AWE' page on our website and check out the AWE Benefits Guide.
Senior Supply Chain Development Manager Package: 63,270 to 85,000 (depending on experience) Location: Reading, with free onsite parking. Working pattern: AWE operates a 9-day working fortnight, with every other Friday as a non-working day. This role is eligible for hybrid working, meaning employees typically spend three days on site in a long week and two days on site in a short week. We support flexible working where possible, including part-time and varied working hours, so please let us know if you would like us to consider an alternative working arrangement when you apply. Ready to play your part? At AWE, it's not just a job, it's far more than that. Our shared purpose is to help keep the nation safe. Could this role be the opportunity for you to play your part? The Senior Supply Chain Development Manager plays a pivotal role within a newly established Supply Chain Development team, responsible for enabling the Commercial function to deliver a coherent, strategic, and enterprise-wide approach to supply chain development across AWE. The role supports the organisation through a significant period of procurement and tendering activity associated with the replacement warhead programme, ensuring that supply chain capability frameworks are established and embedded across the business. Reporting to the Principal Supply Chain Development Manager, the role is accountable for developing supply chain management frameworks, methodologies, standards, tools, and best practices that strengthen supplier relationships, improve supply chain performance, and position AWE as a Client of Choice. The role also leads the team in advancing sustainability, social value, and supplier inclusion objectives. Key Accountabilities: Accountable for establishing and maintaining a robust supplier governance methodology and Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) framework that supports strategic business objectives. Accountable for ensuring consistent supplier segmentation and performance management approaches are adopted across AWE. Accountable for the creation and maintenance of supply chain policies, procedures, standards, tools, and templates. Accountable for driving improvements in supplier relationship maturity and embedding best-practice supplier management principles. Accountable for delivering initiatives that enhance AWE's position as a preferred customer within key supply markets through the Client of Choice strategy. Accountable for the successful planning and delivery of supplier engagement programmes, forums, and communication activities. Accountable for embedding ESG, supplier diversity, SME participation, and social value considerations into supply chain development activities. Accountable for building strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, ensuring effective collaboration across Commercial, Programme, and Supply Chain communities. Accountable for development of a high performing Supply Chain Development Team. Whilst not to be considered a tick list, we'd like you to have experience in some of the following: Must have proven professional experience. Proven experience in developing strategy with specific experience in supply chain development and SRM. Experience in development of SME strategies that work cohesively with wider supply development strategies. Experience of working collaboratively with and influencing senior business stakeholders. Experience designing and implementing supply chain governance frameworks, policies, procedures, and operating models. Experience incorporating sustainability, ESG, social value, supplier diversity, and SME participation objectives into procurement and supply chain strategies. Ability to develop and implement enterprise-wide supply chain frameworks, governance models, and improvement strategies aligned to organisational objectives. Strong ability to build credibility and influence senior leaders, suppliers, and cross-functional stakeholders to achieve successful outcomes. Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills, with the ability to lead supplier engagement initiatives, workshops, forums. Proven capability to design, implement, and embed new processes, methodologies, and ways of working that enhance supply chain performance and organisational maturity. Ability to work effectively in a complex and ambiguous environment. Role model for innovation and continuous improvement. Work hard, be rewarded: We ask a lot and set the bar high because our work truly matters. In return we offer balance, with award winning benefits including: 9-day working fortnight - meaning you get every other Friday off work, in addition to 270 hours of annual leave. Market leading contributory pension scheme (we will pay between 9% and 13% of your pensionable pay depending on your contributions). Family friendly policies: Maternity Leave - 39 Weeks Full Pay and Paternity Leave - 4 Weeks Full Pay. Opportunities for Professional Career Development including funding for annual membership of a relevant professional body. Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services. Life Assurance (4 x annual salary). Discounts - access to savings on a wide range of everyday spending. Special Leave Policy including paid time off for volunteering, public service (including reserve forces) and caring.
Sep 25, 2026
Full time
Senior Supply Chain Development Manager Package: 63,270 to 85,000 (depending on experience) Location: Reading, with free onsite parking. Working pattern: AWE operates a 9-day working fortnight, with every other Friday as a non-working day. This role is eligible for hybrid working, meaning employees typically spend three days on site in a long week and two days on site in a short week. We support flexible working where possible, including part-time and varied working hours, so please let us know if you would like us to consider an alternative working arrangement when you apply. Ready to play your part? At AWE, it's not just a job, it's far more than that. Our shared purpose is to help keep the nation safe. Could this role be the opportunity for you to play your part? The Senior Supply Chain Development Manager plays a pivotal role within a newly established Supply Chain Development team, responsible for enabling the Commercial function to deliver a coherent, strategic, and enterprise-wide approach to supply chain development across AWE. The role supports the organisation through a significant period of procurement and tendering activity associated with the replacement warhead programme, ensuring that supply chain capability frameworks are established and embedded across the business. Reporting to the Principal Supply Chain Development Manager, the role is accountable for developing supply chain management frameworks, methodologies, standards, tools, and best practices that strengthen supplier relationships, improve supply chain performance, and position AWE as a Client of Choice. The role also leads the team in advancing sustainability, social value, and supplier inclusion objectives. Key Accountabilities: Accountable for establishing and maintaining a robust supplier governance methodology and Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) framework that supports strategic business objectives. Accountable for ensuring consistent supplier segmentation and performance management approaches are adopted across AWE. Accountable for the creation and maintenance of supply chain policies, procedures, standards, tools, and templates. Accountable for driving improvements in supplier relationship maturity and embedding best-practice supplier management principles. Accountable for delivering initiatives that enhance AWE's position as a preferred customer within key supply markets through the Client of Choice strategy. Accountable for the successful planning and delivery of supplier engagement programmes, forums, and communication activities. Accountable for embedding ESG, supplier diversity, SME participation, and social value considerations into supply chain development activities. Accountable for building strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, ensuring effective collaboration across Commercial, Programme, and Supply Chain communities. Accountable for development of a high performing Supply Chain Development Team. Whilst not to be considered a tick list, we'd like you to have experience in some of the following: Must have proven professional experience. Proven experience in developing strategy with specific experience in supply chain development and SRM. Experience in development of SME strategies that work cohesively with wider supply development strategies. Experience of working collaboratively with and influencing senior business stakeholders. Experience designing and implementing supply chain governance frameworks, policies, procedures, and operating models. Experience incorporating sustainability, ESG, social value, supplier diversity, and SME participation objectives into procurement and supply chain strategies. Ability to develop and implement enterprise-wide supply chain frameworks, governance models, and improvement strategies aligned to organisational objectives. Strong ability to build credibility and influence senior leaders, suppliers, and cross-functional stakeholders to achieve successful outcomes. Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills, with the ability to lead supplier engagement initiatives, workshops, forums. Proven capability to design, implement, and embed new processes, methodologies, and ways of working that enhance supply chain performance and organisational maturity. Ability to work effectively in a complex and ambiguous environment. Role model for innovation and continuous improvement. Work hard, be rewarded: We ask a lot and set the bar high because our work truly matters. In return we offer balance, with award winning benefits including: 9-day working fortnight - meaning you get every other Friday off work, in addition to 270 hours of annual leave. Market leading contributory pension scheme (we will pay between 9% and 13% of your pensionable pay depending on your contributions). Family friendly policies: Maternity Leave - 39 Weeks Full Pay and Paternity Leave - 4 Weeks Full Pay. Opportunities for Professional Career Development including funding for annual membership of a relevant professional body. Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services. Life Assurance (4 x annual salary). Discounts - access to savings on a wide range of everyday spending. Special Leave Policy including paid time off for volunteering, public service (including reserve forces) and caring.
As part of the Commercial Partnering team, AWE is seeking a Principal Commercial Partner to act as the primary interface between the Commercial function and a Business Unit, Programme, or Enabling Function, providing commercial leadership and guidance throughout business case development, including Make Team Buy inputs, and develops commercial strategies aligned with Category Strategies to secure value, manage risk, and deliver business objectives. Commercial Partnering works closely with Business Units to shape demand at the earliest stages, maintaining an integrated forward pipeline of requirements and ensuring future product and service needs are translated into clear commercial strategies and sourcing requirements. Package: 63,270 to 90,000 (depending on experience) Location: Reading, with free onsite parking. Visits to Aldermaston and/or Burghfield. Working pattern: AWE operates a 9-day working fortnight, with every other Friday as a non-working day. This role is eligible for hybrid working, meaning employees typically spend three days on site in a long week and two days on site in a short week. Ready to play your part? At AWE, it's not just a job, it's far more than that. Our shared purpose is to help keep the nation safe. Could this role be the opportunity for you to play your part? The Principal Commercial Partner will provide leadership, people management and serve as the Commercial function's primary interface with the Business Unit, Programme or Enabling Function. They will strengthen commercial awareness, position Commercial as a strategic partner and collaborate with stakeholders to develop solutions that inform the commercial strategy delivered by the Commercial Delivery Towers. They will agree demand plans for Commercial and understand & constructively challenge business requirements to ensure effective and often complex commercially viable solutions are implemented. They also play a pivotal role in ensuring that the Business Unit, Programme or Enabling Function understands the role of Commercial in developing and implementing supply chain solutions which deliver most value for the Business Unit or Programme. The role will report into the Head of Commercial Partnering. Key Accountabilities: Ensures alignment and collaboration between Commercial and the Business Unit, Programme or Enabling Function to identify the demand plan and drive value for money though effective commercial strategy and prioritisation planning. Ensure an effective handshake between the programme and the Commercial function on the pipeline of activity to be delivered. Leads commercial solutioning for the Business Unit, Programme or Enabling Function, including Make Team, Buy recommendations, total cost of ownership considerations etc., with early involvement in all key commercial decisions, working closely with the Business Unit or Programme Director and their senior leadership team. Ensures alignment and collaboration between Commercial and the Business Unit, Programme or Enabling Function to identify the demand plan and drive value for money though effective commercial strategy and prioritisation planning. Ensure an effective handshake between the programme and the Commercial function on the pipeline of activity to be delivered. Leads commercial solutioning for the Business Unit, Programme or Enabling Function, including Make Team, Buy recommendations, total cost of ownership considerations etc., with early involvement in all key commercial decisions, working closely with the Business Unit or Programme Director and their senior leadership team. Who are we looking for? We are ideally seeking an individual with a high level of commercial acumen, seven to ten years of Commercial and Procurement experience, Category Management, Strategic Sourcing and Supplier Relationship Management, with excellent stakeholder management skills and a resilient approach to driving change. You should be able to demonstrate an innovative approach to problem solving. Whilst not to be considered a tick list, we'd like you to have experience in some of the following Compliance with relevant legislation and regulations. Must have proven professional experience. Track record of developing commercial strategy in highly complex environments. Experience of working in collaboration and influencing senior business stakeholders. Experience of mitigating project risks and issues. Evidence of leading teams in transformational change. Experience and understanding of delivering procurement and contract management strategies. Highly skilled commercial thinker, with high levels of financial literacy, adept at developing and presenting a range of commercial options to address specific business challenges. Articulate and persuasive, with exceptional influencing skills. Able to relay commercial strategy to a non-specialist audience and garner support for difficult or complex commercial decisions. A natural analytical thinker with ability to align business priorities to commercial outcomes. Highly skilled in stakeholder management, with ability to deploy effective tools and strategies to create business alignment and influence decision making. Comfortable with a degree of ambiguity and changing priorities. Natural public speaker, confident in presenting key messages at conferences and symposiums. Capable of working highly collaboratively in cross-functional teams. Ability to work under pressure, with personal resilience to resolve stakeholder conflict and seek collaborative business solutions. Capable of creating project controls environment to ensure activities are delivered to time, cost, and quality. Work hard, be rewarded: We ask a lot and set the bar high because our work truly matters. In return we offer balance, with award winning benefits including: 9-day working fortnight - meaning you get every other Friday off work, in addition to 270 hours of annual leave. Market leading contributory pension scheme (we will pay between 9% and 13% of your pensionable pay depending on your contributions). Family friendly policies: Maternity Leave - 39 Weeks Full Pay and Paternity Leave - 4 Weeks Full Pay. Opportunities for Professional Career Development including funding for annual membership of a relevant professional body. Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services. Life Assurance (4 x annual salary). Discounts - access to savings on a wide range of everyday spending. Special Leave Policy including paid time off for volunteering, public service (including reserve forces) and caring.
Sep 24, 2026
Full time
As part of the Commercial Partnering team, AWE is seeking a Principal Commercial Partner to act as the primary interface between the Commercial function and a Business Unit, Programme, or Enabling Function, providing commercial leadership and guidance throughout business case development, including Make Team Buy inputs, and develops commercial strategies aligned with Category Strategies to secure value, manage risk, and deliver business objectives. Commercial Partnering works closely with Business Units to shape demand at the earliest stages, maintaining an integrated forward pipeline of requirements and ensuring future product and service needs are translated into clear commercial strategies and sourcing requirements. Package: 63,270 to 90,000 (depending on experience) Location: Reading, with free onsite parking. Visits to Aldermaston and/or Burghfield. Working pattern: AWE operates a 9-day working fortnight, with every other Friday as a non-working day. This role is eligible for hybrid working, meaning employees typically spend three days on site in a long week and two days on site in a short week. Ready to play your part? At AWE, it's not just a job, it's far more than that. Our shared purpose is to help keep the nation safe. Could this role be the opportunity for you to play your part? The Principal Commercial Partner will provide leadership, people management and serve as the Commercial function's primary interface with the Business Unit, Programme or Enabling Function. They will strengthen commercial awareness, position Commercial as a strategic partner and collaborate with stakeholders to develop solutions that inform the commercial strategy delivered by the Commercial Delivery Towers. They will agree demand plans for Commercial and understand & constructively challenge business requirements to ensure effective and often complex commercially viable solutions are implemented. They also play a pivotal role in ensuring that the Business Unit, Programme or Enabling Function understands the role of Commercial in developing and implementing supply chain solutions which deliver most value for the Business Unit or Programme. The role will report into the Head of Commercial Partnering. Key Accountabilities: Ensures alignment and collaboration between Commercial and the Business Unit, Programme or Enabling Function to identify the demand plan and drive value for money though effective commercial strategy and prioritisation planning. Ensure an effective handshake between the programme and the Commercial function on the pipeline of activity to be delivered. Leads commercial solutioning for the Business Unit, Programme or Enabling Function, including Make Team, Buy recommendations, total cost of ownership considerations etc., with early involvement in all key commercial decisions, working closely with the Business Unit or Programme Director and their senior leadership team. Ensures alignment and collaboration between Commercial and the Business Unit, Programme or Enabling Function to identify the demand plan and drive value for money though effective commercial strategy and prioritisation planning. Ensure an effective handshake between the programme and the Commercial function on the pipeline of activity to be delivered. Leads commercial solutioning for the Business Unit, Programme or Enabling Function, including Make Team, Buy recommendations, total cost of ownership considerations etc., with early involvement in all key commercial decisions, working closely with the Business Unit or Programme Director and their senior leadership team. Who are we looking for? We are ideally seeking an individual with a high level of commercial acumen, seven to ten years of Commercial and Procurement experience, Category Management, Strategic Sourcing and Supplier Relationship Management, with excellent stakeholder management skills and a resilient approach to driving change. You should be able to demonstrate an innovative approach to problem solving. Whilst not to be considered a tick list, we'd like you to have experience in some of the following Compliance with relevant legislation and regulations. Must have proven professional experience. Track record of developing commercial strategy in highly complex environments. Experience of working in collaboration and influencing senior business stakeholders. Experience of mitigating project risks and issues. Evidence of leading teams in transformational change. Experience and understanding of delivering procurement and contract management strategies. Highly skilled commercial thinker, with high levels of financial literacy, adept at developing and presenting a range of commercial options to address specific business challenges. Articulate and persuasive, with exceptional influencing skills. Able to relay commercial strategy to a non-specialist audience and garner support for difficult or complex commercial decisions. A natural analytical thinker with ability to align business priorities to commercial outcomes. Highly skilled in stakeholder management, with ability to deploy effective tools and strategies to create business alignment and influence decision making. Comfortable with a degree of ambiguity and changing priorities. Natural public speaker, confident in presenting key messages at conferences and symposiums. Capable of working highly collaboratively in cross-functional teams. Ability to work under pressure, with personal resilience to resolve stakeholder conflict and seek collaborative business solutions. Capable of creating project controls environment to ensure activities are delivered to time, cost, and quality. Work hard, be rewarded: We ask a lot and set the bar high because our work truly matters. In return we offer balance, with award winning benefits including: 9-day working fortnight - meaning you get every other Friday off work, in addition to 270 hours of annual leave. Market leading contributory pension scheme (we will pay between 9% and 13% of your pensionable pay depending on your contributions). Family friendly policies: Maternity Leave - 39 Weeks Full Pay and Paternity Leave - 4 Weeks Full Pay. Opportunities for Professional Career Development including funding for annual membership of a relevant professional body. Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services. Life Assurance (4 x annual salary). Discounts - access to savings on a wide range of everyday spending. Special Leave Policy including paid time off for volunteering, public service (including reserve forces) and caring.
As part of the Commercial Partnering team, AWE is seeking a Senior Commercial Partner to provide commercial leadership and guidance throughout business case development, including Make Team Buy inputs, and develops commercial strategies aligned with Category Strategies to secure value, manage risk, and deliver business objectives. Commercial Partnering works closely with Business Units to shape demand at the earliest stages, maintaining an integrated forward pipeline of requirements and ensuring future product and service needs are translated into clear commercial strategies and sourcing requirements. Package: 63,270 to 85,000 (depending on experience) Location: Reading, with free onsite parking. Visits to Aldermaston and/or Burghfield. Working pattern: AWE operates a 9-day working fortnight, with every other Friday as a non-working day. This role is eligible for hybrid working, meaning employees typically spend three days on site in a long week and two days on site in a short week. Ready to play your part? At AWE, it's not just a job, it's far more than that. Our shared purpose is to help keep the nation safe. Could this role be the opportunity for you to play your part? As the Senior Commercial Partner, you to act as a key interface on behalf of the Commercial function within the Business Unit, Programme or Enabling Function, increasing commercial awareness and ensuring that Commercial plays a strategic role, working collaboratively to develop commercial solutions to inform the commercial strategy which is delivered by the Commercial Delivery Towers. You will agree demand plans for Commercial and understand & constructively challenge business requirements to ensure effective and commercially viable solutions are implemented. You will also play a pivotal role in ensuring that the Business Unit, Programme or Enabling Function understands the role of Commercial in developing and implementing supply chain solutions which deliver most value for the Business Unit, Programme or Enabling Function. The role will report into the Head of Commercial Partnering. Key Accountabilities: Ensures alignment and collaboration between Commercial and the Business Unit, Programme or Enabling Function to identify the demand plan and drive value for money though effective commercial strategy and prioritisation planning. Ensure an effective handshake between the programme and the Commercial function on the pipeline of activity to be delivered. Act as a senior leader in commercial solutioning for the Business Unit, Programme or Enabling Function, including Make, Team, Buy recommendations, total cost of ownership considerations etc., with early involvement in all key commercial decisions, working closely with the Business Unit or Programme Director and their senior leadership team. Is a "trusted advisor" to the Business Unit, Programme or Enabling Function, advising on key commercial matters and acting as the interface between Commercial and the Business Unit, Programme or Enabling Function to ensure priorities are clearly understood, constructively challenged, articulated and met by the Commercial team. Develops mature cross-functional working capabilities which deliver optimal commercial outcomes and strengthen relationships between Commercial and the Business Unit, Programme or Enabling Function. Key interface with each Programme Director to understand and manage demand signals into each Business Unit, Programme or Enabling Function and translate into Commercial strategic demands including Make, Team, Buy decisions. Who are we looking for? We are ideally seeking an individual with a high level of commercial acumen, five to seven years of Commercial and Procurement experience, Category Management, Strategic Sourcing and Supplier Relationship Management, with excellent stakeholder management skills and a resilient approach to driving change. You should be able to demonstrate an innovative approach to problem solving. Whilst not to be considered a tick list, we'd like you to have experience in some of the following: Compliance with relevant legislation and regulations. Must have proven professional experience. Track record of developing commercial strategy in complex environments. Experience of working in collaboration and influencing business stakeholders. Experience of mitigating project risks and issues. Experience and understanding of delivering procurement and contract management strategies. Skilled commercial thinker, with good levels of financial literacy, adept at developing and presenting a range of commercial options to address specific business challenges. Articulate and persuasive, able to relay commercial strategy to a non-specialist audience and garner support for difficult or complex commercial decisions. A natural analytical thinker with ability to align business priorities to commercial outcomes. Skilled in stakeholder management, with ability to deploy effective tools and strategies to create business alignment and influence decision making. Comfortable with a degree of ambiguity and changing priorities. Capable of working highly collaboratively in cross-functional teams. Ability to work under pressure, with personal resilience to resolve stakeholder conflict and seek collaborative business solutions. Work hard, be rewarded: We ask a lot and set the bar high because our work truly matters. In return we offer balance, with award winning benefits including: 9-day working fortnight - meaning you get every other Friday off work, in addition to 270 hours of annual leave. Market leading contributory pension scheme (we will pay between 9% and 13% of your pensionable pay depending on your contributions). Family friendly policies: Maternity Leave - 39 Weeks Full Pay and Paternity Leave - 4 Weeks Full Pay. Opportunities for Professional Career Development including funding for annual membership of a relevant professional body. Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services. Life Assurance (4 x annual salary). Discounts - access to savings on a wide range of everyday spending. Special Leave Policy including paid time off for volunteering, public service (including reserve forces) and caring.
Sep 24, 2026
Full time
As part of the Commercial Partnering team, AWE is seeking a Senior Commercial Partner to provide commercial leadership and guidance throughout business case development, including Make Team Buy inputs, and develops commercial strategies aligned with Category Strategies to secure value, manage risk, and deliver business objectives. Commercial Partnering works closely with Business Units to shape demand at the earliest stages, maintaining an integrated forward pipeline of requirements and ensuring future product and service needs are translated into clear commercial strategies and sourcing requirements. Package: 63,270 to 85,000 (depending on experience) Location: Reading, with free onsite parking. Visits to Aldermaston and/or Burghfield. Working pattern: AWE operates a 9-day working fortnight, with every other Friday as a non-working day. This role is eligible for hybrid working, meaning employees typically spend three days on site in a long week and two days on site in a short week. Ready to play your part? At AWE, it's not just a job, it's far more than that. Our shared purpose is to help keep the nation safe. Could this role be the opportunity for you to play your part? As the Senior Commercial Partner, you to act as a key interface on behalf of the Commercial function within the Business Unit, Programme or Enabling Function, increasing commercial awareness and ensuring that Commercial plays a strategic role, working collaboratively to develop commercial solutions to inform the commercial strategy which is delivered by the Commercial Delivery Towers. You will agree demand plans for Commercial and understand & constructively challenge business requirements to ensure effective and commercially viable solutions are implemented. You will also play a pivotal role in ensuring that the Business Unit, Programme or Enabling Function understands the role of Commercial in developing and implementing supply chain solutions which deliver most value for the Business Unit, Programme or Enabling Function. The role will report into the Head of Commercial Partnering. Key Accountabilities: Ensures alignment and collaboration between Commercial and the Business Unit, Programme or Enabling Function to identify the demand plan and drive value for money though effective commercial strategy and prioritisation planning. Ensure an effective handshake between the programme and the Commercial function on the pipeline of activity to be delivered. Act as a senior leader in commercial solutioning for the Business Unit, Programme or Enabling Function, including Make, Team, Buy recommendations, total cost of ownership considerations etc., with early involvement in all key commercial decisions, working closely with the Business Unit or Programme Director and their senior leadership team. Is a "trusted advisor" to the Business Unit, Programme or Enabling Function, advising on key commercial matters and acting as the interface between Commercial and the Business Unit, Programme or Enabling Function to ensure priorities are clearly understood, constructively challenged, articulated and met by the Commercial team. Develops mature cross-functional working capabilities which deliver optimal commercial outcomes and strengthen relationships between Commercial and the Business Unit, Programme or Enabling Function. Key interface with each Programme Director to understand and manage demand signals into each Business Unit, Programme or Enabling Function and translate into Commercial strategic demands including Make, Team, Buy decisions. Who are we looking for? We are ideally seeking an individual with a high level of commercial acumen, five to seven years of Commercial and Procurement experience, Category Management, Strategic Sourcing and Supplier Relationship Management, with excellent stakeholder management skills and a resilient approach to driving change. You should be able to demonstrate an innovative approach to problem solving. Whilst not to be considered a tick list, we'd like you to have experience in some of the following: Compliance with relevant legislation and regulations. Must have proven professional experience. Track record of developing commercial strategy in complex environments. Experience of working in collaboration and influencing business stakeholders. Experience of mitigating project risks and issues. Experience and understanding of delivering procurement and contract management strategies. Skilled commercial thinker, with good levels of financial literacy, adept at developing and presenting a range of commercial options to address specific business challenges. Articulate and persuasive, able to relay commercial strategy to a non-specialist audience and garner support for difficult or complex commercial decisions. A natural analytical thinker with ability to align business priorities to commercial outcomes. Skilled in stakeholder management, with ability to deploy effective tools and strategies to create business alignment and influence decision making. Comfortable with a degree of ambiguity and changing priorities. Capable of working highly collaboratively in cross-functional teams. Ability to work under pressure, with personal resilience to resolve stakeholder conflict and seek collaborative business solutions. Work hard, be rewarded: We ask a lot and set the bar high because our work truly matters. In return we offer balance, with award winning benefits including: 9-day working fortnight - meaning you get every other Friday off work, in addition to 270 hours of annual leave. Market leading contributory pension scheme (we will pay between 9% and 13% of your pensionable pay depending on your contributions). Family friendly policies: Maternity Leave - 39 Weeks Full Pay and Paternity Leave - 4 Weeks Full Pay. Opportunities for Professional Career Development including funding for annual membership of a relevant professional body. Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services. Life Assurance (4 x annual salary). Discounts - access to savings on a wide range of everyday spending. Special Leave Policy including paid time off for volunteering, public service (including reserve forces) and caring.
As part of the Commercial Partnering team, AWE is seeking a Commercial Partnering Specialist to provide commercial leadership and guidance throughout business case development, including Make Team Buy inputs, and develops commercial strategies aligned with Category Strategies to secure value, manage risk, and deliver business objectives. Commercial Partnering works closely with Business Units to shape demand at the earliest stages, maintaining an integrated forward pipeline of requirements and ensuring future product and service needs are translated into clear commercial strategies and sourcing requirements. Package: 37,910 to 50,000 (depending on experience) Location: Reading, with free onsite parking. Visits to Aldermaston and/or Burghfield. Working pattern: AWE operates a 9-day working fortnight, with every other Friday as a non-working day. This role is eligible for hybrid working, meaning employees typically spend three days on site in a long week and two days on site in a short week. Ready to play your part? At AWE, it's not just a job, it's far more than that. Our shared purpose is to help keep the nation safe. Could this role be the opportunity for you to play your part? The Commercial Partnering Specialist supports the Commercial Partnering Team by coordinating and maintaining integrated demand plans across multiple Business Units. The role works closely with Business Unit stakeholders, Commercial delivery teams, and Commercial Partners to ensure current and future demand for commercial support is understood, prioritised, and translated into a forward programme of activity. Key responsibilities include providing demand planning expertise, maintaining visibility of commercial demand, improving planning processes, and enabling effective collaboration between Commercial and the wider organisation to support informed resource allocation and delivery planning. The role reports to the Head of Commercial Partnering. Key Accountabilities: Drive the delivery of accurate, comprehensive and up-to-date demand plans that support commercial planning and operational delivery. Ensuring demand forecasts and pipeline information are captured, validated and maintained in line with agreed governance processes. Providing high-quality management information and analysis to support decision-making by Commercial leadership and Business Unit stakeholders. Supporting alignment between Commercial delivery teams and Business Units through effective planning and stakeholder engagement. Identifying and escalating demand risks, resource pressures, conflicts and dependencies in a timely manner. Enabling identification of opportunities for cross-functional and cross-organisational collaboration that improve commercial efficiency and value. Maintaining a transparent forward view of commercial activity, priorities to support planning of workload across delivery teams. Ensuring planning assumptions, dependencies and key milestones are documented and communicated to relevant stakeholders. Contributing to the continuous improvement of demand planning methodologies, tools, reporting and governance arrangements. Building effective working relationships across Commercial, Business Units and supporting functions to drive a coordinated approach to demand management. Who are we looking for? We are ideally seeking an individual with Commercial acumen, Commercial and Procurement experience, Category Management, Strategic Sourcing and Supplier Relationship Management, with excellent stakeholder management skills and a resilient approach to driving change. You should be able to demonstrate an innovative approach to problem solving. Whilst not to be considered a tick list, we'd like you to have experience in some of the following: Must have proven professional experience. Experience in demand planning, business planning, commercial support, portfolio management, resource planning or a related business coordination role. Experience of gathering, analysing and consolidating information from multiple stakeholders to support planning and decision-making. Experience of working across functional teams and building effective relationships with a wide range of stakeholders. Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills Strong organisational and planning skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and maintain attention to detail. Strong analytical skills. Ability to facilitate planning discussions, challenge assumptions constructively and support consensus-building across teams. Work hard, be rewarded: We ask a lot and set the bar high because our work truly matters. In return we offer balance, with award winning benefits including: 9-day working fortnight - meaning you get every other Friday off work, in addition to 270 hours of annual leave. Market leading contributory pension scheme (we will pay between 9% and 13% of your pensionable pay depending on your contributions). Family friendly policies: Maternity Leave - 39 Weeks Full Pay and Paternity Leave - 4 Weeks Full Pay. Opportunities for Professional Career Development including funding for annual membership of a relevant professional body. Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services. Life Assurance (4 x annual salary). Discounts - access to savings on a wide range of everyday spending. Special Leave Policy including paid time off for volunteering, public service (including reserve forces) and caring.
Sep 24, 2026
Full time
As part of the Commercial Partnering team, AWE is seeking a Commercial Partnering Specialist to provide commercial leadership and guidance throughout business case development, including Make Team Buy inputs, and develops commercial strategies aligned with Category Strategies to secure value, manage risk, and deliver business objectives. Commercial Partnering works closely with Business Units to shape demand at the earliest stages, maintaining an integrated forward pipeline of requirements and ensuring future product and service needs are translated into clear commercial strategies and sourcing requirements. Package: 37,910 to 50,000 (depending on experience) Location: Reading, with free onsite parking. Visits to Aldermaston and/or Burghfield. Working pattern: AWE operates a 9-day working fortnight, with every other Friday as a non-working day. This role is eligible for hybrid working, meaning employees typically spend three days on site in a long week and two days on site in a short week. Ready to play your part? At AWE, it's not just a job, it's far more than that. Our shared purpose is to help keep the nation safe. Could this role be the opportunity for you to play your part? The Commercial Partnering Specialist supports the Commercial Partnering Team by coordinating and maintaining integrated demand plans across multiple Business Units. The role works closely with Business Unit stakeholders, Commercial delivery teams, and Commercial Partners to ensure current and future demand for commercial support is understood, prioritised, and translated into a forward programme of activity. Key responsibilities include providing demand planning expertise, maintaining visibility of commercial demand, improving planning processes, and enabling effective collaboration between Commercial and the wider organisation to support informed resource allocation and delivery planning. The role reports to the Head of Commercial Partnering. Key Accountabilities: Drive the delivery of accurate, comprehensive and up-to-date demand plans that support commercial planning and operational delivery. Ensuring demand forecasts and pipeline information are captured, validated and maintained in line with agreed governance processes. Providing high-quality management information and analysis to support decision-making by Commercial leadership and Business Unit stakeholders. Supporting alignment between Commercial delivery teams and Business Units through effective planning and stakeholder engagement. Identifying and escalating demand risks, resource pressures, conflicts and dependencies in a timely manner. Enabling identification of opportunities for cross-functional and cross-organisational collaboration that improve commercial efficiency and value. Maintaining a transparent forward view of commercial activity, priorities to support planning of workload across delivery teams. Ensuring planning assumptions, dependencies and key milestones are documented and communicated to relevant stakeholders. Contributing to the continuous improvement of demand planning methodologies, tools, reporting and governance arrangements. Building effective working relationships across Commercial, Business Units and supporting functions to drive a coordinated approach to demand management. Who are we looking for? We are ideally seeking an individual with Commercial acumen, Commercial and Procurement experience, Category Management, Strategic Sourcing and Supplier Relationship Management, with excellent stakeholder management skills and a resilient approach to driving change. You should be able to demonstrate an innovative approach to problem solving. Whilst not to be considered a tick list, we'd like you to have experience in some of the following: Must have proven professional experience. Experience in demand planning, business planning, commercial support, portfolio management, resource planning or a related business coordination role. Experience of gathering, analysing and consolidating information from multiple stakeholders to support planning and decision-making. Experience of working across functional teams and building effective relationships with a wide range of stakeholders. Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills Strong organisational and planning skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and maintain attention to detail. Strong analytical skills. Ability to facilitate planning discussions, challenge assumptions constructively and support consensus-building across teams. Work hard, be rewarded: We ask a lot and set the bar high because our work truly matters. In return we offer balance, with award winning benefits including: 9-day working fortnight - meaning you get every other Friday off work, in addition to 270 hours of annual leave. Market leading contributory pension scheme (we will pay between 9% and 13% of your pensionable pay depending on your contributions). Family friendly policies: Maternity Leave - 39 Weeks Full Pay and Paternity Leave - 4 Weeks Full Pay. Opportunities for Professional Career Development including funding for annual membership of a relevant professional body. Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services. Life Assurance (4 x annual salary). Discounts - access to savings on a wide range of everyday spending. Special Leave Policy including paid time off for volunteering, public service (including reserve forces) and caring.
