Commercial Manager - North Scotland - Aberdeen

ZipRecruiter; Aberdeen City; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a driven Commercial Manager to oversee operations in North Scotland. This hands-on role emphasizes delivering exceptional customer service while leading commercial teams to achieve key performance indicators. You will foster business development and networking, ensuring strong customer relationships and promoting safety and efficiency. Join a forward-thinking company committed to sustainability and career progression, where your contributions will have a significant impact on the modular building sector.

Benefits

25 days + bank holidays

Flexible working principles

Contributory pension

Commission

Electric company car

Health and wellbeing services

Annual volunteering day off

Fully funded professional qualifications

Qualifications

• Substantial commercial experience with a focus on face-to-face sales.
• Proven ability to drive new initiatives and manage teams effectively.

Responsibilities

• Accountability for delivering orders and achieving KPIs in the region.
• Promote a culture of health and safety and ensure excellent customer service.

Skills

Commercial Experience

Sales and Business Development

Team Management

Customer Service

Market Awareness

Job description

Job Description

Commercial Manager - North Scotland - Aberdeen

Role: Commercial Manager - North Scotland
Salary: £42,000 - £45,000 + Electric Company Car + Commission
Location: Aberdeen

We are seeking a Commercial Manager to join our Aberdeen site, covering the North of Scotland, including the Aberdeen, Dundee & Stirling and Inverness offices. The role of Commercial Manager is a hands-on, results-focused manager who has a drive to deliver excellent customer service and demonstrates our company values. Leading and developing the performance of the commercial teams in their region, this role will promote the company's hire business, including our full range of products and services, ensuring the Division's Customer Charter is followed. The key focus is on order-winning activity. Working alongside operations teams, the role holder will promote an environment of effective people development, teamwork, and communication.

As part of the commercial management team, you will work closely with the Regional Commercial Manager to shape, promote, and drive improvement in all areas of work-winning activity and departmental communication. As a Commercial Manager, you will:

1. Accountability for the delivery of orders and budgeted KPIs for the specified region.
2. Create a culture of business development and networking to identify prospects and grow understanding of modular buildings in the Scottish market.
3. Provide hands-on support for high-value and complex opportunities, including customer contact and liaison with key support functions to maximize order-winning potential.
4. Promote a culture of health and safety by taking management responsibility for ensuring safe working practices, considering health and wellbeing, and personifying Zero Harm.
5. Ensure strong customer relationships are developed in the region through effective communication, providing excellent customer service resulting in repeat, continued, or new opportunities and orders.

Benefits & Opportunities

• 25 days + bank holidays, with an option to buy an additional 5 days
• Flexible working principles - predominantly working between the offices
• Contributory pension
• Commission
• Electric company car

As a Portakabin employee, you will also have access to a range of health and wellbeing services, an annual volunteering day off, and fully funded professional qualifications. There are great opportunities for career progression within Portakabin.

Our ideal candidate

• Substantial commercial experience, including face-to-face sales and business development
• Ability to work independently and drive new initiatives
• Proven team management and coaching experience
• Ability to deliver efficiency improvements and optimization
• Awareness of current market trends and competitor information
• Full UK driving license

Why Portakabin?

At Portakabin, we design and deliver high-quality modular buildings for organizations of all sizes. Our solutions support sectors such as manufacturing, education, healthcare, transport, utilities, and construction.

We are committed to sustainability — reducing environmental impact, designing energy-efficient buildings, and supporting communities through volunteering and charitable activities. Over 2,000 people work for Portakabin across ten European countries. We are an equal opportunities employer, committed to fair treatment and making reasonable adjustments during the application, recruitment, and onboarding processes.