Commercial Manager

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

Job summary

A dynamic engineering recruitment consultancy in King's Lynn is seeking a Commercial Manager to lead a team of 10. You'll manage customer quotations and orders while implementing improvements for a first-class customer experience. This role requires strong leadership, commercial awareness, and excellent communication skills. The salary ranges from £45,000 to £48,000 with annual bonuses, Monday to Friday hours, and ample holiday benefits.

Benefits

Annual performance bonus

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Office based - Monday to Friday

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing sales, projects, or estimators.
• Strong leadership and people management skills required.
• Experience with costings or quotations is essential.
• Commercial awareness and confidence in customer interactions.

Responsibilities

• Manage and develop a team of 10.
• Oversee customer quotations, orders, and enquiries.
• Drive continuous improvement by streamlining processes.
• Monitor cost variations and report on projects.

Skills

Leadership and team management

Customer engagement

Cost analysis

Process improvement

Communication skills

Computer literacy (MS Word, Excel)

Tools

Sage 200

Job description

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.