Retail Commercial Director

Commercial Manager 50,000 - £60,000 + Car/Allowance + Healthcare +33 days holiday + Life Assurance + Taste Card + Retail Discount Facilities Maintenance - Commercial Properties You would be working with one of the largest family-owned construction and facilities maintenance businesses in the UK. They're looking for a Commercial Manager around Wakefield to oversee the facilities maintenance of commercial properties for Wakefield council. The role holder will provide effective and proactive commercial support to the FM business, which may include the Contract and Operational Teams, the Project Teams, the Business Development and Bid Team, and the wider Commercial and Lifecycle team in accordance with the needs of the business and the business plan. Supporting on the creation, development and operation of all commercial reporting, governance, and related activities in line with the contract requirements (both PFI and commercial contracts) but taking the lead on CCS Framework contracts.

• Providing first line commercial support to the Operational teams on the CCS Framework Contracts, including resolution of contractual / commercial queries, ownership of Commercial Variations processes (ensuring internal governance procedures are followed at all times) and support with Finance processes and application for payment and invoicing.
• Working in conjunction with the Regional Commercial Managers or Contract/Project Commercial Managers on the early identification of risk or opportunity and supporting the teams to mitigate or resolve these matters.
• Delivering commercial improvement across the business by acting as a commercial support for operations [and finance].
• Supporting the projects and procurement teams to optimise RFM's performance on the contracts.
• Ownership of the Contract Compliance Review process, including developing and carrying out of all audits, improvement plans and monitoring / reporting on same.
• Effective and appropriate escalation of risk items to the RCM / CD as appropriate.