Commercial Manager

3sixty Resourcing Ltd; King's Lynn; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Commercial Manager (Engineering) in King's Lynn to oversee customer quotations, manage a team of 10, and drive continuous improvements. The ideal candidate should have strong leadership skills and experience in costings. This full-time position offers a salary of £45,000 - £48,000 PA plus an annual bonus and benefits such as 25 days holiday.

Benefits

Annual performance bonus

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Opportunity to progress within the business

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing sales, projects, estimators or similar.
• Commercial awareness and confidence when speaking with customers.

Responsibilities

• Manage, coach, and develop a team of 10.
• Oversee customer quotations, orders, and enquiries.
• Monitor, capture, and report on cost variations for projects.
• Drive continuous improvement by analysing lessons learned.
• Collaborate with installations and distribution teams.

Skills

Leadership and people management

Experience with costings or quotations

Excellent communication and collaboration

Proactive, 'can-do' approach

Highly computer literate (MS Word, Excel)

Job description

Overview

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

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

• 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.

Applications from outside the UK will not be considered.