Commercial Manager

Commercial Manager

A national house builder seeks to appoint a Commercial Manager to join their regional office in the North West.

About the role - Commercial Manager

The successful candidate will support the Commercial Director in delivering profitability for the region through subcontractor procurement, cost planning and control and overall commercial input. You will also be responsible for leading the commercial team to ensure the team fully supports the business in terms of needs aspirations and targets.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Liaise with the senior commercial and technical teams, taking a holistic approach to managing challenges and issues
• Support the Commercial Director in leading, motivating and effectively communicating to the commercial team to ensure that they are fully engaged to achieve best performance to meet the needs of the business
• Support the Commercial Director to manage the regional commercial function to ensure best practices are followed, costs are controlled, the department maximises revenue generation and contribution to the Division's operating profit and increases the value added to the region
• Ensure all build costs are current and correctly appraised. Support with building an accurate cost assessment for planned land acquisitions, and ensure these are included in the land appraisal, working closely with the estimating team to ensure the cost database is up to date.
• Support the team in the management of procuring sub-contractor and supplier orders and adhere to authorisations in line with Group policy and procedures, taking the lead with any disputes and more complex commercial discussions
• Support the commercial team in the preparation of monthly valuations ready to present to the Managing Director and Group Commercial Manager in accordance with Group policy and procedures
• Liaise with the appropriate members of the senior management team to establish sale prices for new budgets, prepare and evaluate fees/services budget and discuss sales and construction preliminaries
• Liaise with Group Commercial Director on all margin improvement initiatives and strategies

Requirements for the Commercial Manager

We are looking for a Commercial leader with previous experience within a similar role within the housebuilding sector.

The role will suit an individual who is creative and resilient individual with a flexible and agile approach to managing a function and an enthusiastic, self-motivated, solutions focused approach. You will be collaborative; skilled in relationship building and stakeholder engagement with experience in developing strategies and in influencing senior decision makers and with strong negotiating and influencing skills.

The successful candidate will take a straightforward approach and possess the technical experience and attention to detail to allow them to identify and work with partners, procure new sites, and ensure detailed cost planning. You will be passionate about your work and about managing and developing a team to get the best out of each individual.

What we offer - Managing Quantity Surveyor

• Competitive salary
• Company car or car allowance
• Optional salary sacrifice car scheme
• Annual bonus
• Contributory pension scheme
• 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays
• Access to discounts and benefits portal
• ShareSave Scheme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Life assurance

If you want to hear more about the Commercial Manager role, please contact Deena Fields in our Bolton office on for a confidential chat or apply via the link provided.