Commercial Manager

Gold Group; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Gold Group in Stevenage is seeking a Commercial Manager to drive business strategy and win new work. You will lead bid processes, coordinate cross‑functional teams, and manage contracts to ensure client commitments are met.

The role requires a confident communicator with strong attention to detail and an analytical mindset. You will build relationships with customers and report progress to senior management under pressure.

Qualifications

• Confident communicator with strong written and verbal skills.
• Ability to build and maintain working relationships.
• Adaptable and approachable in a fast-paced environment.
• High attention to detail and accuracy.
• Analytical and problem-solving mindset.
• Determined to succeed and deliver results.
• Experience in contracts; legal background preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop business strategy to maximise identified business opportunities.
• Play a key role in winning new work, including full Route to Contract, driving the bidding process, ensuring cross‑functional collaboration to deliver costs on time, generating proposals and negotiating contracts while maintaining viability.
• Ensure contract delivery, ensuring the client meets its promises to customers.
• Negotiate to gain acceptance and agreement on issues and amendments, ensuring contractual compliance.
• Build and maintain relationships with new and existing customers, focusing on collaboration.
• Act as the point of contact for project contractual information and agreements, including providing legal advice.
• Communicate with personnel at all levels.
• Report to senior management on contract progress.
• Represent the commercial team in progress reviews and customer meetings.
• Analyse and solve complex issues daily with a multi‑functional team as required.
• Work under pressure to meet deadlines.
• Handle day‑to‑day administration and maintenance of company systems.

Skills

Confident communicator

Building working relationships

Adaptable

Attention to detail

Analytical

Determined to succeed

Contracts experience

Job description

Commercial Manager

Location: Stevenage

Responsibilities

• Develop business strategy to maximise identified business opportunities.
• Play a key role in winning new work, including full Route to Contract, driving the bidding process, ensuring cross‑functional collaboration to deliver costs on time, generating proposals and negotiating contracts while maintaining viability.
• Ensure contract delivery, ensuring the client meets its promises to customers.
• Negotiate to gain acceptance and agreement on issues and amendments, ensuring contractual compliance.
• Build and maintain relationships with new and existing customers, focusing on collaboration.
• Act as the point of contact for project contractual information and agreements, including providing legal advice.
• Communicate with personnel at all levels.
• Report to senior management on contract progress.
• Represent the commercial team in progress reviews and customer meetings.
• Analyse and solve complex issues daily with a multi‑functional team as required.
• Work under pressure to meet deadlines.
• Handle day‑to‑day administration and maintenance of company systems.

Skillset

• Confident communicator, both written and verbal.
• Comfortable building working relationships.
• Adaptable and approachable.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Analytical approach.
• Determined to succeed.
• Experience in contracts; legal background preferred.

Eligibility

Must hold or be eligible to hold BPSS clearance.