We have an amazing opportunity for a Commercial Manager to join our APT Skidata team, based in Hemel Hempstead. In this role, you will effectively review contracts and commercial documents in a timely manner, offering professional opinions. Enhance focus, details, and recording of quotations and tenders to deliver commercial support solutions to the business. Ensure requests for information from the Sales Team/clients are answered in a timely manner for all Bid Responses, providing support for the Sales Team and Customers.
Key Responsibilities
* Receive and log enquiries
* Liaise with Sales Team
* Negotiate contracts with customers and suppliers with respect to the business's terms and conditions, safety, lead-time, cost, and quality objectives
* Coordinate enquiry, order reviews, and project reviews
* Deliver savings and performance improvement benefits
* Document any special project requirements and collaborate with all aspects of projects where they need support, especially on technical aspects
* Ensure the Sales Team is supplied with relevant documentation to support their discussions with clients, including up-to-date terms and conditions
* Work with the Sales Team in the design of new systems ensuring their effectiveness
* Ensure the system is delivered as per customer specifications
* Communicate with internal and external customers, ensuring all needs and expectations are met
Your Profile
Essential
* Proven experience in a commercial/sales or procurement role
* Negotiation, communication, and supplier management skills
* Contracts management including negotiation, drafting, and ongoing management of contracts
* The ability to deal with a wide variety of commodities, preferably within a broad range of areas including but not limited to Technical, IT, Networks, Construction, Civil Works, & Manufacturing
* Experience in the negotiation, drafting, and ongoing management of contracts for sales and purchasing
* Educated to degree level or equivalent, preferably in a sourcing/supply chain or other relevant discipline
* Ability to communicate with all levels of both internal and external contacts
* Right to live and work in the UK
* Full UK driving licence
* Ability for national travel, including overnight stays
Desirable
* Experience of contracts involving FTS and industry-standard contracts highly desirable
* Affiliation to a recognised sales/purchasing association
Your Benefit
As well as providing a competitive salary and benefits package, we actively run employee opinion surveys as part of our drive to provide a comfortable and supportive working environment. We will support your development and you will also receive:
* Competitive salary
* 25 days holiday rising to 28 days with bank holidays in addition, plus the option to buy an agreed number of days
* Your Birthday off
* Employee discount scheme with discounts online, in high street stores, cinema, holidays, restaurants, and many more
* Generous employer pension contributions
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Life assurance up to 6x salary
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