Commercial Operations Manager

JR United Kingdom; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company as a Commercial Operations Manager in Stevenage, where you'll enhance the customer experience across key accounts. This pivotal role involves managing the quote-to-order process, partnering with supply chains, and driving operational efficiency to achieve excellence in customer support. Collaborate with senior leadership and make a measurable impact in a fast-paced team environment.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in commercial operations, supply chain or customer service.
• Comfortable managing large key accounts.
• Experience driving cross-functional change.

Responsibilities

• Own the quote-to-order process, managing quotations precisely.
• Lead the rollout of digital support tools.
• Generate insights to support commercial strategy.

Skills

Commercial awareness

CRM knowledge

Data-driven analysis

Strong communication

Process improvement

Technical aptitude

Education

Degree educated

Tools

Salesforce

HubSpot

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Signet Recruitment and Retention

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Posted:

04.06.2025

Expiry Date:

19.07.2025

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Job Description:

Location: Henley-on-Thames

Department: Commercial Operations

Reports To: Managing Director – Domestic Products Division

Are you a commercially minded operations leader with a sharp eye for process improvement and a passion for delivering best-in-class customer support? Join us as our new Commercial Operations Manager and take a pivotal role in shaping the customer experience across key accounts, internal teams, and technical channels.

What You’ll Be Doing:

As a central figure in our Domestic Products Division, you'll drive performance and efficiency across the customer lifecycle—balancing commercial agility with operational rigour.

You will:

• Own the quote-to-order process, managing quotations and CRM data with precision.
• Partner with key account supply chains to minimise stock-outs, reduce delivery costs, and identify mutual efficiencies.
• Deliver exceptional technical support, ensuring we maintain our “Excellent” Trustpilot rating.
• Lead the rollout of first-class digital support tools, from FAQs to AI-powered online help.
• Support our sales team, freeing them up to focus on customer growth.
• Be the voice of the customer, liaising with Engineering and Quality to resolve field failures and reduce warranty costs.
• Generate insights, using CRM and reporting tools to support commercial strategy and sales growth.

What We’re Looking For:

• Proven experience in commercial operations, supply chain or customer service roles within manufacturing or distribution.
• Comfortable managing large key accounts, with experience reducing friction in supply chain workflows.
• Excellent CRM (e.g. Salesforce, HubSpot) and ERP know-how.
• Skilled communicator with technical aptitude—able to translate complexity into clarity.
• Commercially astute and data-driven, with a track record of improving process and margin.
• Experience driving cross-functional change across sales, support and ops.
• Degree educated, with strong analytical and organisational skills.

Why Join Us?

You’ll be part of a fast-paced, forward-thinking team that’s redefining customer support and operational excellence in our space. You’ll work directly with senior leadership and be empowered to make a measurable impact.