Role: Commercial Manager
Location: Birmingham
We are seeking a Commercial Manager to join our Birmingham site, covering the 3 Commercial Catchments withing the West Midlands region.
The role of Commercial Manager is hands on, commercial and results focused manager who has a drive to deliver excellent customer service and demonstrates our Company values
Leading and developing the performance of the commercial teams in their region this role will promote the Company’s hire business, to include our full range of products and services, ensuring the Division’s Customer Charter is followed. The key focus is on order winning activity.
Working alongside operations teams, the role holder will promote an environment of effective people development, teamwork and communication.
As part of the commercial management team you will work closely with the Regional Manager and other Commercial Manager to shape, promote and drive improvement to all areas of work winning activity and departmental communication.
As a Commercial Manager, you will:
- Have accountability for the delivery of orders and budgeted KPIs for specified region.
- Create a culture of Business development and networking to identify prospects and grow the understanding of modular buildings in the Scottish Market.
- Provide hands on support for high value and complex opportunities includes customer contact and liaisons with key support functions to ensure that order winning potential for these is maximised.
- Promote a culture of Health and Safety by taking a management responsibility for ensuring safe working and consideration for health and wellbeing. Personifying Zero Harm.
- Ensure that strong customer relationships are developed in the region through effective communication to provide excellent levels of customer service resulting in repeat, continued or new opportunities and orders.
Benefits & Opportunities
- 25 days plus bank holidays, option to buy additional 5 days
- Working flexibly principles – predominately working between the offices
- Contributory pension
- Commission
- Company car
As a Portakabin Employee, you will also be able to access a range of dedicated health and wellbeing services, a chance to give back to your community with an annual volunteering day off, and fully funded professional qualifications! There is also a great opportunity for career progression within Portakabin.
Our ideal candidate
We are looking for someone who has:
- Substantial commercial experience, including face to face sales experience and business development
- Can demonstrate ability to work independently and drive in new initiatives
- Proven experience in team management, including coaching
- Can deliver efficiency improvement and optimisation
- Current competitor information and market trends awareness
- Full UK driving licence.
Why Portakabin?
At Portakabin, we design and deliver high-quality modular buildings for organisations of all sizes. Our solutions support a wide range of sectors, including manufacturing, education, healthcare, transport, utilities, and construction.
We’re committed to sustainability, from reducing the environmental impact of our own operations, to designing energy-efficient buildings for our customers, and supporting the communities we serve through employee volunteering and charitable giving.
Today, more than 2,000 people work for Portakabin across ten European countries.
Portakabin is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective colleagues. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives and hire great people to build talented and diverse teams.
We are committed to making reasonable adjustments throughout the application, recruitment, and onboarding processes for candidates that require additional support and/or adjustments to be made. If you are having any difficulty applying, please contact our recruitment team on resourcing@portakabin.com
