Commercial Manager (VN1793)

Business Area: Commercial, Quantity Surveying & Project Management

Vacancy Base: SANDY

 County: Bedfordshire

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: 40

Ringway is a market leader in the Highways Term Maintenance Industry, responsible for looking after over 50,000 kms of the UK’s highways network. We take pride in offering a dedicated, flexible approach which supports our clients, underpinned by the recruitment, development and retention of a locally based workforce. We want you to grow your career in a way that suits you, whether that is making the best of your skills in a role you enjoy, or developing new skills as you progress with our company.

This is a great opportunity for proven Commercial Manager to take over the management of our Areas 6 & 8 contract. 

Reporting to the Commercial Director, you will play a key role in partnering with Highways England to ensure the quality delivery of our commercial & procurement responsibilities on the Areas 6 & 8 contract. Using your commercial expertise, you will be responsible for managing the dedicated commercial team acting as a source of authoritative advice on contract administration, cost capture and analysis to improve performance across a number of high value infrastructure schemes. The successful candidate will have a strong commercial background with proven knowledge of highways improvement projects and have the ability to make a tangible difference to how our client relationship develops.

The Commercial Manager will be responsible for;

 Providing monthly commercial reports 
 Liaising with the client on commercial and contractual matters
 Managing performance and development of the commercial team 
 Using cost capture, analysis and interpretation to drive continuous improvement 
 Ensuring robust processes, tools and governance arrangements are in place to enable consistent and compliant commercial performance 
 Holding suppliers to account to deliver their scope of service, including forecasting and cost management 
 Supporting the team in final accounting with the client and supply chain partners 
 Challenging the operational teams on their monthly results 
 Supporting the Divisional Manager on the development and maintenance of the contract Risk and Opportunity Register 

The successful candidate will have;

 Proven experience of managing high volume highway or civil projects 
 Proven experience of managing overall commercial performance and the commercial team
 Consistency in commercial processes, reporting and subcontract management
 Relevant qualifications (ie) Quantity Surveying or Commercial Management 
 Experience of tendering and procurement using NEC forms of contract
 Proficient in MS Office including MS Project and the use of similar systems to SAP
 Hold a full UK Driver’s Licence 

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