Commercial Manager

Whats in it for me? Salary circa £50k - £60k doe plus an excellent benefit package, including bonus scheme, shareholder opportunity, pension, health plan and life assurance, free on-site car parking.
The Job! As an experienced Commercial Manager,

you will be joining an innovative industry leader who has a modern and dynamic approach, offering exciting opportunities for future progression.
You will have responsibility for the commercial & operational aspects and functions of the Distribution Centre, managing profitability and generating an excellent customer experience. You will manage the teams delivering customer service, procurement and logistics.
The role is predominantly internal with some supplier and customer interface and therefore requires a candidate with strong people skills and the ability to create a rapport. If you are a natural leader and team player this is the role for you!
Knowledge & Experience required:
People:
Team motivation & responsibility for a team of approx.. 20 members of staff with direct reports
Promoting and ensuring effective teamwork, leading by example, facilitating good communication and planning between business functions
Managing personnel issues where required
Developing direct reports and in-turn the whole team through training, learning and continuous improvement
The team is about getting the job done in a good humoured way to ensure work also has fun elements
Operations:
Health and Safety compliance, monitoring and improvement
A focus on the efficient processing of enquiries coming into the Distribution Centre
Driving sales internally
BRCGS; ISO9001 and ISO14001 management
Transaction management and data integrity
Product quality
Excellent communication within and between business functions
Right first time approach
Profitability:
You must be proactive and drive improvements to process and efficiency
Strong focus on operational costs and the ability to deliver value for money
Driving KPIs: Margin expectations; Inventory management (with the purchasing team); Debtors (with the credit controller)
Maximising USPs
Generating, developing, and maximising supplier relationships
Reporting:
Monthly reporting
Risk Assessments
Fire Safety
Employee attendance records
Customer and supplier performance reviews
Requirements & Personal Qualities:
Outgoing, positive with excellent communication skills
A strong desire to improve the experience of the stakeholders
Good academic record (degree level education or equivalent in a relevant discipline) with a proven history of achieving
Keen to take responsibility and be accountable
A doer that completes tasks quickly and to a high standard
T. confident, proficient with Microsoft Office

particularly Excel
Outstanding planning & organisational skills. Ability to multi-task and keep calm under pressure
Ability to lead and delegate tasks to achieve goals. A natural team player and leader
A holistic approach with the ability to focus on specific details where required.

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