Commercial Manager (Engineering)

In a nutshell…

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated Commercial Manager to lead a team of 10 in a busy sales and projects office. You’ll oversee quotations, order processing, and customer enquiries while driving improvements to processes and ensuring a first-class customer experience. Reporting directly to the Commercial Director, you’ll have the authority to implement change, own your department, and play a key role in the company’s continued growth.

What’s involved for the Commercial Manager…

• Manage, coach, and develop a team of 10 (1:1s, appraisals, performance management).
• Oversee customer quotations, orders, and enquiries with accuracy and professionalism.
• Monitor, capture, and report on cost variations for projects.
• Confidently explain commercial variations to clients and secure uplifted order values.
• Drive continuous improvement by analysing lessons learned and streamlining processes.
• Collaborate with installations and distribution teams to ensure smooth project handovers.
• Play a key role in implementing new Sage 200  systems
• Establish and track KPIs to balance team workload effectively.
• Produce regular performance reports and quarterly appraisals.

What you’ll need…

• Proven experience managing sales, projects, estimators or similar.
• Strong leadership and people management skills.
• Experience with costing or quotations
• Highly computer literate (MS Word, Excel; training provided on internal systems).
• Commercial awareness and confidence when speaking with customers.
• Process-driven with a proactive, “can-do” approach.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Benefits for the Commercial Manager…

• Salary: £45,000 – £48,000 P.A (depending on experience).
• Annual performance bonus.
• Monday to Friday, 8:30am – 5pm (office based).
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays.
• Opportunity to shape your department and progress within the business.
• Should you be interested in this Commercial Manager position then please apply within.
• Applications from outside the UK will not be considered.