Commercial Manager

Operations | Bilfinger Uk Limited; Wokingham; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering and maintenance provider is seeking a Commercial Manager - South to manage the commercial team for South contracts. Responsibilities include overseeing commercial reports, managing budgets, ensuring effective handling of contractual issues, and leading margin improvement initiatives. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in the industrial services sector and a QS/accountancy background. This role offers the opportunity to work within a well-established company within the chemical, nuclear, and energy sectors.

Qualifications

• Experience of overhauls, projects and term maintenance work covering MEISIP services.
• NEC3/4 experience (essential).
• Management of receivables, the valuation process and invoicing to ensure that cash flow is maximised.

Responsibilities

• Responsibility for monthly commercial reports and contract reporting including calculation of receivables.
• Ensure that contractual issues such as rate increases, variations, notices and disputes are handled effectively.
• Development of Margin Improvement plans and initiatives with local Operational Team.

Skills

Excellent communicator

Management of commercial teams

Extensive commercial experience - industrial services sector

Education

QS / Accountancy background (Min HND/Degree standard or equivalent)

Tools

SAP

Job description

Overview

Reporting to the Head of Commercial for the MMO (Maintenance, Modification and Operations) business unit, the Commercial Manager - South will manage the commercial team on South contracts and ensure delivery of commercial/financial deliverables.

Responsibilities

• Responsibility for monthly commercial reports and contract reporting including calculation of receivables.
• Manage the commercial team in the business unit, including performance reviews, development and task management
• Responsibility for budgets and forecasts for the region including analysis of risks and opportunities
• Ensure that contractual issues such as rate increases, variations, notices and disputes are handled effectively and promptly.
• Management of receivables, the valuation process and invoicing to ensure that cash flow is maximised
• Providing Commercial support, advise and guidance to operational management
• Manage and compile monthly reports demonstrating accurate cost and revenue recognition
• Ensure internal processes and controls are adhered to
• Development of Margin Improvement plans and initiatives with local Operational Team
• Ensuring that the Bilfinger BMS procedures are observed throughout
• Extensive commercial experience - industrial services sector
• Management of commercial teams
• Experience of overhauls, projects and term maintenance work covering MEISIP services
• NEC3/4 experience (essential)
• Knowledge of SAP (desirable)
• Must be an excellent communicator
• QS / Accountancy background (Min HND/Degree standard or equivalent)
• Bilfinger UK is a leading engineering and maintenance provider, supporting customers across the chemical & petrochemical, nuclear, oil & gas, pharmaceuticals & biopharma, power & energy, utilities, renewables and food & beverage markets. We enhance the efficiency of assets, ensuring a high level of availability and reducing maintenance costs.

Company overview

We have extensive experience in offshore and onshore facilities; specialising in asset management services throughout all life cycle phases from consulting, engineering, manufacturing, assembly, operations, maintenance, and decommissioning. This commitment is delivered by an experienced and highly competent workforce of over 4,500 employees operating from 14 offices in strategic industrial hubs, upholding the highest standards of safety, compliance and quality. Reporting to the Head of Commercial for the MMO (Maintenance, Modification and Operations) business unit, the Commercial Manager - South will manage the commercial team on South contracts and ensure delivery of commercial/financial deliverables.