Location: Sewell Group Head Office, Geneva Way, Leads Road, Hull, HU7 0DG

Hours: 37.5 per week, worked flexibly around 8.30am – 5.00pm, Monday to Friday

Salary: £28,000 - £35,000 dependant on experience

Bonus opportunity: Up to 20% of annual salary, measurement based on company and personal performance

Role Overview

The Commercial Manager will work closely with the wider Operational teams to manage all commercial activities across a diverse range of client contracts.

Reporting to the Commercial Team Lead, the Commercial Manager will be responsible for budgeting and monitoring financial performance of contracts. As well as pricing new contracts and new works requests.

The Commercial Manager will review sales and purchase invoices and play a key role in supply chain management.

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Key Responsibilities

• Management of Contract Renewals and Variations
• Reviewing and monitoring financial performance of reactive works and contracts
• Production of monthly financial reports
• Pricing and mobilisation of new contracts
• Issuing quotations, management of approvals and client follow up expired quotations
• Supply Chain Procurement & Management including

1. Producing Subcontract orders and renewals
2. Subcontractor market testing
3. Performance monitoring and annual reviews

• Approval and issuing of invoicing and schedules for reactive works
• Raising and issuing contractual invoices
• Cash collection
• Purchase ledger – Coding, approval of invoices and managing queries
• Credit card reconciliation and allocation
• Maintenance Team timesheets and coding
• Provide cover for Commercial Team as required
• Support the development of new procedures to ensure effective and efficient operation

Requirements

As well as exhibiting our company behaviours of being Positive, Professional, Customer Focused, a Team Player and Doing the Right Thing, the successful candidates will have the following:

Essential:

• Previous experience within a similar role
• Previous experience of managing budgets and providing commercial services
• Excellent analytical skills to interpret data and make informed decisions
• Have advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel
• Excellent communications skills
• Positive and professional attitude
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to prioritise a variety of tasks
• Excellent levels of computer literacy and be comfortable with Microsoft packages
• Have a flexible outlook towards hours worked
• The ability to work as a team member in a busy and fast paced working environment
• A positive approach to learning, development and progression

Desirable:

• Full Driving License, valid in the UK
• Previous experience with Lifecycle forecasting
• Previous experience in pricing and quoting
• Previous knowledge of, or experience within Construction or Facilities Management
• Have experience within a Health, Education and/or Commercial sector
• An interest in sustainability with the desire to drive efficiencies and new technology for the benefit of the planet, customers, and our people.

As a committed safe employer, an enhanced DBS (criminal record) check will be carried out for the successful candidate of this role.

Benefits

• Competitive Salary, Dependent on experience
• Annual Bonus opportunity
• 25 days holiday (plus Bank Holidays), rising with length of service to 30 days
• Being a Co-Owner of Sewell Estates, learn more here: Employee Ownership - Sewell Group (sewell-group.co.uk)
• Auto Enrolment pension
• Staff discounts
• High Street & Retail discount schemes
• Bike 2 Work Scheme
• Technology Scheme
• Paid Parental Leave and Sickness Absence schemes