Commercial Manager - Purchasing

Just Recruitment Group; Colchester; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a bright and ambitious Commercial Manager to join their supplier negotiation team in Colchester. The role involves negotiating purchasing agreements, supporting pricing queries, and identifying new product ranges. Ideal candidates will have strong Excel skills and experience in a similar role.

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar role or related industry preferred.
• Good level of competency with Excel.
• Keen grasp of numbers and a dynamic, 'can do' attitude.

Responsibilities

• Negotiating purchasing agreements for the best deals.
• Supporting managers and estimators with pricing queries.
• Attending events to network and identify opportunities.

Skills

Negotiation

Excel

Analytical skills

Communication

Job description

The Just Recruitment Group have a fantastic opportunity for a bright and ambitious Commercial Manager to join an exciting company as they rapidly expand nationwide.

Based in Colchester, Essex, the successful applicant will be working as part of their supplier negotiation team.

Duties will include:

Negotiating purchasing agreements to ensure the best deal for the business

Delivering support to both managers and estimators in their pricing and queries

Providing a point of contact for our suppliers to help deliver their message to our staff and customers

Attending events, shows and exhibitions to network and identify further possibilities for a better deal.

Working alongside the Product File team to creating pricing structures to enable our staff to trade competitively

Identifying new product ranges and suppliers that will provide futureproofing for the years to come.

Providing direct assistance to the Commercial Director with support from the other Commercial Managers

A good level of competency with Excel is a must. Experience in either a similar role or a related industry is preferred.

Key personality traits would be a keen grasp of numbers and an enthusiastic, dynamic, 'can do' attitude.

For more information on this position, please contact Just Recruitment Group Ltd on telephone (phone number removed) quoting job reference (phone number removed).

Please note that if you have not been contacted within 7 days, your application for this position has been unsuccessful.