Commercial Manager - Co-op Property

Co-op; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail organization in Manchester is seeking a motivated Commercial Manager to handle construction budget and cost tracking in a hybrid work model. You will collaborate with various teams and external partners to drive down costs while managing capital expenditure. Ideal candidates will possess relevant qualifications and strong communication abilities. Enjoy benefits including an annual bonus, healthcare, and opportunities for career development.

Benefits

Annual bonus based on performance

28 days holiday plus bank holidays

Pension with up to 10% employer contributions

Private healthcare

Subsidised onsite gym access

Coaching and training for career development

Wagestream app for early access to wages

Qualifications

• Have achieved a relevant commercial management or quantity surveying qualification, or equivalent experience.
• Capable of managing budgets through the end-to-end cycle.
• Strong communication skills to engage with various levels of the business.

Responsibilities

• Manage cost tracking and dashboards for capital expenditure.
• Track and monitor spend on all construction capital streams.
• Collaborate with finance to provide performance insights.

Skills

Commercial management or quantity surveying qualification

Experience with clients and contractors

Construction or retail experience

Excellent communication skills

Budget management experience

Education

Relevant commercial management or quantity surveying qualification

Job description

Commercial Manager - Co-op Property
£55,000 to £59,200 plus benefits. Permanent role (Work Level 5)
Manchester city centre, hybrid working

We’re looking for a motivated Commercial Manager to join our team at Co-op. In this role, you’ll work in a hybrid way splitting your time between home and coming into the office once a week.

As a Commercial Manager you’ll be responsible for managing, tracking capex spent by our construction activity, supporting colleagues in delivering projects successfully. You’ll be the main point of contact for cost tracking, dashboards, and external QS (quantity surveying) management, maximising on opportunities to drive down costs through trend analysis and interpretation of data.

What you’ll do

• Be the main point of contact for project and budget cost tracking and dashboards and external QS management
• Track & Monitor spend for all construction capital streams, providing updates to the senior teams on performance
• Collaborate with finance to consolidate monthly performance insights
• Maximise opportunities to drive down costs through collaboration with external QS, construction delivery team, trend analysis and interpretation of data
• Provide data to support finance teams with cash forecasting, budgeting and phasing
• Offer advice to the property and construction teams, along with business partners at all levels
• Manage our external resource to help make sure that accounts are completed, documentation is in place, and property governance is followed and maintained

This role will suit people who have

• Achieved a relevant commercial management or quantity surveying (RICS) qualification, or you have equivalent experience
• Experience of working with both clients and contractors
• Previous construction or retail experience
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage with others at all levels of the business
• Experience in budget management; end to end cycle

Why Co-op?

At Co-op, we’re owned by our members. And because we’re owned by you, we can do right by you. So when you join us, you’re not just taking a job, you’re joining a movement. We’re an organisation that puts people and communities first, and we’re powered by purpose. We want this to be a place where you can thrive, so you’ll also receive:

• An annual bonus (based on personal and business performance)
• 28 days holiday (rising to 32 with service) plus bank holidays
• A pension with up to 10% employer contributions
• Private healthcare
• Access to a subsidised onsite gym (at our Manchester HQ)
• Coaching and training to support your career development
• Wagestream app – giving you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn

Building a diverse environment

We’re actively building diverse teams and we welcome applications from everyone. If you have a disability, we can make reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process according to your needs. We're also part of the Disability Confident scheme, meaning we'll always offer an interview to disabled candidates who apply through the scheme if they meet the minimum criteria for a job.

We'll ask whether you’d like to be considered under the Disability Confident scheme when you apply.

If we invite you to take part in the recruitment process for any of our jobs, we’ll ask you if you need any reasonable adjustments to enable you to participate.

You can find out more about our recruitment process at jobs.coop.co.uk/apply-process

You can find out more about the Disability Confident scheme at Disability Confident Scheme - Co-op Colleagues and more about our commitments to diversity and inclusion at Diversity and Inclusion

Please note that we may close applications for this role early.

As part of your application, you'll need to complete an online assessment. This assessment typically takes up to 50 minutes. If you're a current Co-op colleague, this does not need to be completed.