Senior Commercial Manager, Utilities & Contracts

Cornerstone

Glasgow

Hybrid

GBP 90,000 - 130,000

Full time

3 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Pension 6% (12% total)
Maternity & family leave
Life assurance
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Employee Assistance Programme
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Leisure discounts

Job summary

SGN is seeking a Lead Commercial Manager to join the Procurement & Supply Chain team in Glasgow or Edinburgh on a hybrid basis. The role offers personal and career development with exposure to senior management and major contracts.

You will lead commercial processes, manage a team and develop strategies for sustainable, value-driven procurement across construction and infrastructure projects.

Qualifications

  • Background in Quantity Surveying, Procurement, Commercial Management or Law.
  • Degree level education desirable but not mandatory.
  • Innovative commercial thinking to deliver value in a regulated environment with enthusiasm to provide a high-quality procurement and commercial service to senior business stakeholders.
  • Experience of working to tight deadlines, under pressure whilst still delivering quality output and prioritising requirements.
  • Ability to communicate with a diverse range of stakeholders and to influence and negotiate with users outside your own sphere of responsibility.
  • Willingness to travel across our Southern network to meet on-going stakeholder and supplier demands.
  • IT skills, including knowledge of all MS Office applications, and purchase to pay systems.

Responsibilities

  • Applying your skill and expertise to support the business in the commercial management of long term and strategic contracts.
  • Leading and growing a team of procurement and commercial professionals.
  • Enhancing existing commercial processes and procedures to ensure robust commercial management.
  • Introduce value engineering initiatives to drive value and efficiency for both SGN and their supply chain.
  • Develop and lead team to deliver sustainable and industry leading contract strategies.
  • Manage contract administration across varying contract forms including NEC3/4 and bespoke commercial agreements on construction and infrastructure projects.
  • Develop tender documentation (including draft contracts and bills of quantities) to support successful delivery of projects.
  • Liaise with a wide range of senior stakeholders including Legal, Operations and Finance.
  • Contribute to reporting on commercial performance for business directors and stakeholders.
  • Understand varying contract risk profiles and incorporate relevant mitigation measures.

Skills

Stakeholder management
Negotiation
Communication

Education

Degree in Quantity Surveying or related field

Tools

MS Office

Job description

SGN is seeking a Lead Commercial Manager to join the Procurement & Supply Chain team in Glasgow or Edinburgh on a hybrid basis. The role offers personal and career development with exposure to senior management and major contracts.

You will lead commercial processes, manage a team and develop strategies for sustainable, value-driven procurement across construction and infrastructure projects.

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