Commercial Manager

Miller Homes; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading housebuilder in Wakefield is seeking a Commercial Manager to manage day-to-day commercial operations. The role involves overseeing procurement, conducting reviews with project surveyors, and preparing management reports. Candidates should have extensive experience in a senior commercial role within housebuilding and strong negotiation skills. The position offers a competitive salary, company car or allowance, 26 days annual leave plus public holidays, and an opportunity to earn a 25% bonus.

Benefits

Competitive basic salary

Company car or car allowance of £5,850

26 days annual leave + public holidays + your birthday off

Opportunity to earn 25% bonus

Qualifications

• Extensive experience working in a senior Commercial role with a Housebuilder.
• Ability to oversee procurement and manage commercial operations.
• Knowledge of software systems used within a Commercial role.

Responsibilities

• Oversee procurement of all necessary trades and materials.
• Carry out monthly commercial reviews with project surveyors.
• Prepare monthly management reports for review with the Commercial Director.

Skills

Negotiation skills

Ability to influence decision-making

Analytical skills

Education

Extensive experience in a senior Commercial role

Tools

Cognos

Anaplan

JDE

Job description

We are looking to recruit a Commercial Manager to join our Yorkshire team, based in Wakefield. The main purpose of the Commercial Manager role is to manage the day-to-day commercial operations for the business with the assistance of the regional commercial team and support the Commercial Director with implementation of the commercial strategy.

• Oversee procurement of all necessary trades and materials to deliver regional forecast
• Carry out monthly commercial review of all current projects with each project surveyor
• Preparation of monthly management report for review with Commercial Director
• Ensure that all commercial and general Miller Group policies and procedures are complied with by the team
• Extensive experience working in a senior Commercial role with a Housebuilder
• Negotiation skills and the ability to influence the decision making process to meet business targets
• Able to review and analyse information accurately
• Knowledge and experience with software systems used within a Commercial role (Cognos/Anaplan and JDE desirable)
• At Miller Homes we are building homes in a way which allows us to build better places for people to belong to, better homes for customers and better places for communities to thrive and nature to prosper. We are also creating a better working environment for our people. We create better places where people and planet prosper
• Competitive basic salary
• Company car or car allowance of £5,850
• 26 days annual leave + public holidays + your birthday off
• Opportunity to earn 25% bonus