Commercial Manager

Commercial Manager

Scotland - Central Belt

Salary £55-60K plus benefits

Our client is looking for a Commercial Manager to join their facilities management company in Scotland. You will be responsible to Head of Commercial.

The Role

• Operate as the key commercial resource for the Contract, manage all commercial activities in line with the NEC 4 requirements.
• Lead on the approach to, and resolution of, contentious items in agreement with operations and finance including a central role in aged debt management and managing risk
• Ensure that those responsible for delivering individual projects fully understand the commercial detail of contracts to enable optimal performance and risk management.
• Drive commercial performance (across the business and at individual project level) by continually reviewing areas for improvement.
• Supporting site teams in the application of payment reports and contract mechanics.
• Identify and share areas of best practice from the wider FM industry and within the business
• Ensure the business is commercially resilient to external threat.

Commercial Improvement

• Lead the contract on commercial improvement activity.
• Undertake planned contract compliance and commercial health check reviews to develop commercial acumen across the contract.
• Deliver a risk-based approach to commercial improvement, reviewing the risk landscape regularly.
• Deliver training to the Contract and Client team on a regular basis, addressing specific issues of risk and areas of NEC 4 focus
• Carry out regular reviews of contract and projects with a view to developing new opportunities / service lines offering added value to client and improving margin where possible.

Qualifications & Skills:

• Educated to Degree standard (preferably Law, Business, Quantity Surveying or similar); OR
• Significant demonstrable relevant industry experience
• Recognised health and safety qualification (desirable)

Essential

• Extensive experience of working within a commercial FM environment
• In depth knowledge and experience of NEC contracting and processes
• Experience at providing operational commercial services (e.g. applications and reporting, for example: monthly, early warning and compensation events reporting)
• Management of systems updates (e.g. task orders, service orders, project orders, CAFM etc)
• Proven ability to produce detailed and complex reports for internal and external parties
• Client facing experience (e.g. monthly meetings)

Desirable

• Projects experience, including managing low, medium and high value changes, and establishing and monitoring related appointments
• Procurement and/or Subcontracting experience
• High degree of numeracy and literacy
• Proactive customer focussed approach

If you are interested in this role, please apply immediately.