Commercial Manager

ZipRecruiter; King's Lynn; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment consultancy in King's Lynn is seeking a motivated Commercial Manager to lead a team of 10 and oversee sales and project processes. Key responsibilities include managing customer quotations, reporting on cost variations, and driving continuous improvement in operations. Ideal candidates will have proven management experience, strong leadership skills, and excellent communication abilities. This full-time role offers a salary of £45,000 - £48,000 plus an annual bonus.

Benefits

Annual performance bonus

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Office-based work

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing sales or projects.
• Strong leadership skills for team management.
• Commercial awareness and confidence with clients.

Responsibilities

• Manage and develop a team of 10 individuals.
• Oversee customer quotations and orders.
• Drive continuous improvement in processes.

Skills

Leadership and people management

Communication skills

Proactive approach

Costing experience

MS Word and Excel proficiency

Job description

Overview

Commercial Manager (Engineering) — Full Time, Permanent — King's Lynn — £45,000 - £48,000 P.A + Annual Bonus

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 costings 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.

3Sixty Resourcing Ltd is an independent recruitment consultancy based in Peterborough supplying permanent and contract personnel across the UK.

We have a wealth of experience operating in the permanent, temporary, and contract industry. We take pride in providing the best customer journey for our clients and candidates covering the following areas: Office, Engineering, Technical, Manufacturing & Construction.