Commercial Manager - Biogas

ASTUTE Technical Recruitment Ltd; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Commercial Manager for a renewable energy company near Goole, UK. The ideal candidate will handle feedstock and oil for anaerobic digestion plants, requiring management of customer contracts and compliance with regulations. A competitive salary, car allowance, and excellent benefits are offered. Candidates must have relevant experience, a UK driving license, and be willing to travel.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Car allowance

Excellent benefits package

Qualifications

• Minimum of 1 year working in a similar role.
• Full UK Driving Licence is essential.
• WAMITAB is desired.

Responsibilities

• Target existing and new feedstock and oil customers.
• Ensure compliance with Environmental and ABP permits.
• Manage incoming feedstock and oil.
• Control feedstock contracts for cost-effective processing.
• Ensure timely sampling of potential feedstock.
• Manage client needs and meet KPIs.
• Assist with site operational KPIs and manage P&L.

Skills

Experience as a Commercial Manager in Biogas or waste oils

Flexibility to travel across the UK

Proficient in Microsoft packages

Proactive and driven

Education

Relevant qualification

Job description

Overview

A statement of interest: Astute’s Renewables Team is partnering with an established business who own and operate an impressive portfolio of anaerobic digestion plants. They are looking for a Commercial Manager for their sites near Goole, with the ideal candidate having overall responsibility of feedstock and oil supplied in and out of the AD Plant.

The strategically important Commercial Manager role comes with a very competitive salary, car allowance and excellent benefits package.

If you’re an experienced Commercial Manager with a background in either biogas, waste or waste oil sector, then submit your CV to apply today.

Responsibilities and duties

Reporting to the Group Commercial Lead you will:

• Target existing and new potential feedstock and oil customers with the aim of retaining and winning new contracts
• Ensure compliance with Environmental and Animal-by-products (ABP) permits
• Take responsibility for the feedstock and oil incoming to site, working closely with operations and bookings to resolve and manage issues
• Control and manage feedstock contracts to ensure cost effective processing and reception hall management in conjunction with biological requirements of the AD plant
• Ensure sampling of potential feedstock is timely/rigorous and meets predefined standards
• Take responsibility for managing the needs of the client base
• Meet new and existing client KPI’s
• Assisting to achieve site operational KPI’s and managing P&L for business with the Plant Manager
• Adhere to H&S criteria contained within the company SOP’s, Risk Assessments, Policies and Procedures, in accordance with the appropriate H&S legislative elements for the role
• Other duties as required

Professional qualifications

We are looking for someone with the following:

• A relevant qualification or a minimum of 1 year working within a similar role
• A full UK Driving Licence is essential
• WAMITAB is desired

Personal skills

The Commercial Manager role would suit someone who has:

• Experience working as a Commercial Manager in Biogas, waste oils or a similar processing environment
• The flexibility to work outside of normal working hours (when needed) and travel to new and existing customers across the UK
• Computer literate and proficient in Microsoft packages
• A proactive and driven individual

Salary and benefits

• Competitive salary (depending on experience)
• Car allowance
• Excellent benefits package
• The chance to join a leading business in the renewable energy industry

INDREN

Astute People are acting as an employment agency in relation to this vacancy. We do not discriminate on the grounds of age, race, gender, disability, creed or sexual orientation and comply with all relevant UK legislation. We encourage applications from individuals from all backgrounds but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Astute is also committed to the government's Disability Confident Employer initiative. We endeavour to get back to everyone, however, if you have not heard anything after 7 days, please consider your application unsuccessful.