Commercial Manager

Arguile; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Arguile, Glasgow-based international business, is seeking a Commercial Contract Manager to work across a variety of public and private sector clients in a hybrid role with occasional travel to the office 1-2 days a week.

You will guide contract lifecycle activities from bid support through negotiation, ensure compliance, manage change, and provide commercial guidance with finance, operations and technical teams to drive growth and profitability. This role is not a sales position.

Qualifications

• Experience of working in a pre contract signature environment.
• Experience of working closely with finance, operations and technical specialists.
• Strong legal and financial skills.

Responsibilities

• Identify risks, liabilities, and commitments in contracts; ensure clear understanding and potential impact.
• Review, draft, update and maintain contract documents.
• Monitor and report performance and compliance against contractual obligations including commercial and financial metrics.
• Collaborate with contract delivery teams to manage change requests and implement changes per the contract.
• Report on progress of change requests and projects.
• Review contract performance and take steps to manage commercial risk.

Skills

Contract management

Legal skills

Financial skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Glasgow – Hybrid working (Flexible travel to office 1-2 days a week)

Our client, an international business, currently have an opportunity for a Commercial Contract Manager - working across a variety of clients in both public and private sector.

This role is ideal for a commercially minded professional who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment, partnering with operational and business development teams to drive growth, manage risk, and maximise contract performance

You will play a key role throughout the entire contract lifecycle, from supporting new business opportunities and bid activity through to contract negotiation and drafting, delivery support, and contract close-out. The successful candidate will provide pragmatic commercial guidance, develop robust contractual arrangements, and help ensure profitable and sustainable business growth.

You will:

• Identify the risks, liabilities, and commitments of contractual agreements; ensure these are clearly understood and that the business fully appreciates any potential impact.
• Review, draft, update and maintain contract documents
• Monitor and report performance and compliance against contractual obligations including commercial performance, financial management and contract management
• Work with the contract delivery teams to ensure that the management of change request process and change implementation is carried out in line with the contracts.
• Report on progress of change requests and projects
• Review contract performance, assessing commercial risks and ensuring appropriate steps are taken to manage the risk
• Prevent and resolve contractual disputes
• Assuring adherence to Group Commercial Policy
• Supporting the client engagement teams in all commercial aspects, post contract signature, to achieve the orders, profit and cash budget and overall management of the Client relationship.
• Support the delivery streams who are responsible for the delivery of projects and provide clear direction working with the client engagement team.
• This is not a sales role

The person:

• Experience of working in a pre contract signature environment.
• Experience of working closely with finance, operations and technical specialists.
• Sector experience is not essential.
• Strong legal and financial skills