Job title: Commercial Manager
Location: Goole
Contract length: 6 month initial contract
IR35 Status: Inside IR35
Randstad Sourceright, a leading provider of RPO & MSP Recruitment Services, is currently recruiting for a Commercial Manager on behalf of a highly reputable company in the Rail and Mobility industry. This is a 6 month initial contract to be based in Goole.
The Commercial Manager will report to the Performance Manager, enabling the business to deliver against the agreed schedule, on time and on budget.
Responsibilities:
1. Be responsible for producing reliable, up-to-date business data by following procedures and guidelines, contributing to a results-oriented steering of the business.
2. Support day-to-day running of the business from an operational controlling standpoint involving analysis of business data, cost centre planning, problem solving, cross-functional projects, reporting/variance analysis/simulations on workload and changing capacity situations.
3. Be responsible for month/year-end close activities, financial bookings, analysis, and reporting.
4. Achieve objectives and deliver to agreed targets.
5. Be responsible for budgeting and forecasting.
6. Overhead controlling for cost centre management – trend analysis against budget/forecast.
7. Drive continuous improvement individually and within the team.
8. Support ad hoc requirements from FIN Team and wider business such as analysis into focus topics.
9. Ensure that the financial statements are reporting in line with Financial Reporting Guidelines as well as strict adherence to Risk and Internal [R/IC] measures.
10. Provide regular, standardized business reports, following up on risks and opportunities.
11. As part of the global manufacturing team, support knowledge exchange in the global community and foster expert and open exchange of thoughts.
12. Productivity analysis, product costing, investment evaluations, asset, and inventory controlling will be part of your daily routine.
13. Together with digitalization experts, find new ways of automation of processes and increasing robustness and efficiency throughout the global manufacturing network.
14. New process/system implementation/setup and development.
15. Drive localisation projects and lead on new investment proposals.
16. Ad hoc team building and project-related opportunities.
Key Skills / Experience Required:
1. Professional Accounting qualification e.g., CIMA.
2. Previous Commercial Manager experience in Engineering/Construction industry or similar would be beneficial.
3. An advanced knowledge of SAP & MS Office applications such as Excel and PowerPoint is essential, with a working understanding of Qlik Sense, Tableau, Knime, Power BI being an advantage, paired with a real mindset for change involving automation and a flair for Digital solutions.
4. A proactive outlook and a willingness to listen, learn, challenge, and improve.
5. Self-motivated, flexible, detail-oriented, with an ability to work to deadlines, as part of a team or independently.
6. A willingness to network in terms of sharing new ideas and an openness with team members across departments.
7. Team player fitting perfectly in our ambitious and multicultural team and willing to go the extra mile together with us.
We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities and encourage all qualified candidates to apply. While the hiring process may not be expedited, we urge all interested candidates to submit their applications promptly to ensure their consideration.
To apply, please follow the instructions on our application portal. We look forward to receiving your application.
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