Commercial Manager

Randstad CPE; City Of London; On-site; GBP 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Commercial Manager to oversee financial governance for a high-security contract in London. The ideal candidate will have commercial management experience in Facilities Management, excellent data handling skills, and strong stakeholder management capabilities. This role requires security clearance, and candidates must be eligible to work in the UK.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a commercial management role within Facilities Management.
• Experience working with complex contract documentation.
• Familiarity with financial management systems.

Responsibilities

• Own all commercial aspects of the project portfolio.
• Produce accurate project forecasts and month-end CVR.
• Ensure strict adherence to commercial governance and processes.

Skills

Commercial management

Stakeholder management

Data handling

Financial control

Process improvement

Tools

Oracle

MS Excel

Power BI

Job description

Commercial Manager

Salary: Up to £85,000 per annum + car allowance + bonus

Location: West London

Contract: Permanent, Full-Time (40 hours per week)

The Opportunity

We are seeking a dedicated Commercial Manager to take full ownership of the commercial governance and financial control across a prestigious, high-security contract in London.

This is a pivotal role requiring meticulous financial control, contractual expertise, and strong stakeholder management within a critical defence environment.

What You'll Be Responsible For

• Commercial Accountability: Own all commercial aspects of the project portfolio, ensuring all financial activities align with organizational guidance and procedures.
• Financial Control: Produce accurate project Forecasts and month-end CVR, including detailed cost management and the timely recovery of commercial entitlements.
• Governance & Risk Mitigation: Ensure strict adherence to commercial governance and company processes to protect financial entitlements and proactively mitigate risk exposure across the contract.
• Stakeholder Interface: Build strong rapport with the client, customer, and other stakeholders. You will manage the commercial interface and escalate any disputes or complex matters to the Senior Commercial Manager.
• Process Improvement: Proactively seek and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency and ensure contract obligations and deliverables are consistently met.
• Supply Chain Compliance: Be responsible for achieving the Government's Prompt Payment targets for supply chain payments across the project or portfolio.

What You'll Bring

• Commercial Experience: Proven experience in a commercial management role within the Facilities Management sector.
• Contractual Knowledge: Experience working with complex contract documentation, with exposure to PFI, JCT, or NEC contracts being highly desirable.
• Financial Systems: Familiarity with financial management systems (e.g., Oracle) and a working understanding of CAFM systems.
• Data Proficiency: Excellent IT skills, including MS Excel (pivot tables, data handling) and experience with data handling and manipulation via tools like Power BI.
• Leadership: Experience mentoring junior team members in commercial awareness and applying strong governance and control.

Essential Requirement:

Security Clearance: This role requires a minimum level of security clearance and candidates must be eligible to undergo National Security Vetting.

Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.