Details:
- Salary: £55,000 - 60,000 - Annum
- Job Type: Permanent
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Salary Per: Annum
- Location: Wolverhampton West Midlands (County)
- Date: 5 days ago
Description:
Commercial Manager
Wolverhampton | Up to £60,000 | Days
Are you a commercially minded leader with a background in engineering or manufacturing, ready to take ownership of a quote-to-order function from enquiry through to delivery? We're recruiting on behalf of a well-established precision engineering and manufacturing business for an experienced Commercial Manager to lead their commercial team and personally manage a portfolio of key accounts.
This is a senior, hands-on role reporting directly to the Commercial Director — ideal for someone who thrives on balancing people leadership with pricing, contract review and margin protection in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
What you'll be doing:
* Leading, coaching and developing a commercial team of three, setting objectives and managing day-to-day workload
* Owning a portfolio of key accounts, building relationships at buyer and engineering level and delivering growth targets
* Managing the RFQ and quotation process end to end, ensuring turnaround targets and quote conversion goals are met
* Reviewing and approving quotations and pricing within delegated authority, ensuring accurate cost build-ups and target margins
* Owning the contract review process, including PO acceptance, customer terms and flow-down requirements
* Monitoring realised versus quoted margin, leading price negotiations and surcharge recovery
* Reporting on enquiry levels, quote conversion, orderbook and sales forecast
* Acting as senior escalation point for customer commercial issues, working cross-functionally with Quality, Engineering and Production
* Supporting new business development, including customer visits and account onboarding
* Ensuring commercial processes comply with AS9100, NADCAP and export control requirements
What we're looking for:
* 5+ years' experience in a commercial, account management or internal sales role within an engineering or manufacturing business
* Proven experience managing or supervising a team
* Experience quoting and pricing bespoke or low-volume manufactured components
* A track record of managing key accounts and delivering growth
* Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel to customer sites
* Advanced Excel skills for pricing models, margin analysis and reporting
Desirable:
* Experience in precision machining, fabrication or subcontract manufacturing
* Experience supplying aerospace, defence, energy or medical sectors
* A degree, HNC/HND in engineering or business, or a formal management qualification (ILM/CMI)
* Experience negotiating long-term agreements or framework contracts
What's on offer:
* Salary up to £60,000, dependent on experience
* Dayshift working hours
* A senior, influential role within a growing commercial function
* The opportunity to lead a team and shape commercial strategy
If you're an experienced commercial leader from an engineering or manufacturing background looking for your next senior role, apply now