Commercial Manager

Job Introduction

As a Commercial Manager, you will be responsible for the commercial management and administration of both internal and external contract agreements, you will work closely with our Director of Operations & Commercial Ian Sparkes as you help shape, maintain and improve working relationships as you establish yourself as the Commercial SME within the function.

You will need to be a strong communicator as the scope of the role will see you interacting with a number of stakeholders, internally and externally with a real focus on our client and supply chain. Although the role requires a commercial focus and good contractual knowledge a pragmatic ‘solution oriented’ approach will help you hit the ground running with this opportunity.

Role Responsibility

• Ensure contractual compliance.
• Managing change control, which requires developing Impact Assessments, providing commercial proposals and developing and agreeing those with by the client.
• Work closely with the Finance function to assist in the delivery of the contract at prescribed revenue and margin
• Work closely with the Key Account Management (KAM) function in managing risk across the contract and model.
• Ensure that the supply chain is delivering the agreed standard and supporting supply chain leads in each category.
• Take commercial responsibility for Sodexo vendors on the contract.
• Directly support the Director Operations & Commercial in account development, revenue and margin optimisation and reporting back in to group.
• Provide support to the Operations and Real Estate directorates and Key Account Management function and other members of the team, aiding in the development of the account and Integrator offering.
• Develop and evolve commercial understanding across the Integrator functions.

The Ideal Candidate

Essential

• Demonstrable Commercial acumen
• Analytical with exceptional numerical skills
• Good experience of contract management, interpretation of contracts and drafting.
• Highly organised with strong attention to detail (create written/edit documents and run spread sheets)
• Motivated to continuously develop technical skills and knowledge
• Excellent communication and stakeholder relationship skills

Desirable

• Wide understanding of Hard & Soft service delivery and projects
• Demonstrable knowledge of NEC forms of contract, particularly TSC and E&C
• Experience of a range of complex contract forms including property/ construction related activity
• Extensive exposure to managing contract change, compiling impact assessments of change and administering variations.

Package Description

As part of our commitment to improving the quality of life for our employees, Sodexo offers a Flexible Benefits Scheme, allowing you to tailor a reward package to suit your needs but includes a technology scheme, private dental insurance, travel insurance, gym membership, Gourmet card, private medical insurance and the ability to purchase or sell annual leave. We also have a Sodexo Discount scheme, which offers employees and their friends and family the opportunity to benefit from over 1,200 discounts from top retailers both online and in-store.

About the Company

In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo employs some 35,000 employees to deliver integrated facilities management services to clients at over 2,000 locations in the corporate, healthcare, education, leisure, defence and justice sectors. With an annual turnover of over £1bn, we provide everything from catering, cleaning and reception to security, laboratory and grounds maintenance services, enabling our clients to focus on their core business.

We are building on our support to the Armed Forces community through the development of specific pathways within our recruitment process to support ex-forces personnel and reservists, those applying for jobs with us who meet the ideal candidate criteria for the role advertised are guaranteed to progress to the selection process.

Sodexo and our clients are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults within a regulated activity. Certain roles will require applicants to undergo screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and/ or Disclosure Scotland.