Commercial Manager

Daniel Owen Ltd

Commercial Manager

Essex

Permanent – 65,000 – 70,000

Social Housing

Daniel Owen are proud to be representing a well-known social housing company based in Essex who are looking for an ambitious Commercial Manager to join their team.

They are looking for a proactive Commercial Manager who is wanting to progress quickly in a social housing environment where they will be supported from the start.

• Overall, this role is responsible for ensuring the commercial success and viability of the Repairs & Planned service.
• Reporting into the Commercial Director this role will lead all commercial activities in relation to the Repairs, Planned, D&M and Disrepair service.
• To lead on all commercial negotiations with suppliers and contractors to the service, to continually review our commercial arrangements and ensure we are achieving value for money
• To have ownership of the budgets allocated to the service and to work collaboratively with the Head of Operations to maximise our commercial position whilst remaining within allocated budgets
• To lead on all aspects of cost control, variations approvals and finance reporting
• To interrogate and validate all materials expenditure incurred by the Repairs & Planned service
• To oversee the team and contact clients to ensure commercial delivery
• Accountable for the resolution of contractual issues both client and supply chain facing.
• Report together with the Head of Operations the Business Units, CVR’s
• To ensure that the contract review process focuses on contract performance, WIP, debt, etc. and to ensure that forecast final cost, value and profit reconciliations are produced against the contracts on a monthly basis.
• To manage the commercial team to ensure all variations are produced and claimed, including other formal records for extra works and to maximise the evaluation of these.
• To lead a regional team including, Commercial, Estimating, Surveying, Governance, Procurement and Administration. This will also cover performance management, Personal Performance Reviews, disciplinary action and learning and development of the team.

Key Knowledge:

• Property services/construction industry interest
• IT and Excel Literate
• HNC or Degree in Quantity Surveying or Commercial management qualification required.

If this sounds like a role that suits your profile, then feel free to get in touch.

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