Strategic Commercial Project Lead

Körber Pharma Packaging AG; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Körber Pharma Packaging AG in Greater London seeks a Commercial Project Manager to oversee the UK project portfolio financially and commercially. You will collaborate across Project Management, Commercial, Procurement, Operations and Finance to drive profitability and cash generation through the project lifecycle.

The role focuses on providing insight, forecasting, risk/opportunity assessment, and timely decision support. Strong experience in project finance, SAP, and Excel is essential.

Qualifications

• Part-qualified accountant or equivalent relevant experience in project finance, commercial finance, project controls or a similar environment.
• Strong experience in financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis.
• Experience with ERP systems, preferably SAP.
• Strong commercial awareness and understanding of project financial performance.
• Strong Excel and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication, influencing and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience in engineering, automation, construction, manufacturing, logistics or another project-based environment.
• Experience with customer contracts, variations, claims and change control.
• Understanding of project accounting and revenue recognition.

Responsibilities

• Provide commercial and financial oversight of assigned projects from initiation through to completion, ensuring performance is understood and managed against agreed objectives.
• Lead project-level forecasting and Estimate at Completion (EAC), working with Project Management and relevant stakeholders to maintain accurate and realistic outlooks.
• Monitor revenue, costs, gross margin, profitability, cash flow and working capital, identifying material variances and emerging trends.
• Act as a trusted business partner to Project Managers and Project Directors, providing financial insight, challenge and recommendations to improve project performance.
• Assess the financial and commercial impact of customer variations, change orders, claims, additional scope and other changes to project requirements.
• Support the identification and management of project risks and opportunities, including potential margin erosion, cost pressures, delays and commercial exposure.
• Provide commercial and financial input to project reviews, recovery plans, contract discussions and key project decisions.
• Work collaboratively with Commercial, Procurement, Operations and Finance to ensure relevant project information is accurate, timely and supports effective decision-making.
• Monitor project billing and cash-flow performance and support actions to improve cash conversion.
• Provide timely and accurate project performance information and commentary for management reporting.
• Ensure project financial and commercial information is prepared and reported in accordance with established company procedures and project governance requirements.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of project commercial management, forecasting and performance reporting.

Skills

Financial analysis

Forecasting

Project controls

Commercial awareness

Excel

Stakeholder management

Problem solving

Business partnering

Education

ACCA/CIMA/ACA or equivalent

Tools

SAP

Job description

Körber Pharma Packaging AG in Greater London seeks a Commercial Project Manager to oversee the UK project portfolio financially and commercially. You will collaborate across Project Management, Commercial, Procurement, Operations and Finance to drive profitability and cash generation through the project lifecycle.

The role focuses on providing insight, forecasting, risk/opportunity assessment, and timely decision support. Strong experience in project finance, SAP, and Excel is essential.