Pay: £45,000.00 per year Job description: The Deputy Commercial Manager will act as second-in-command within the Commercial Department, taking ownership of day-to-day operations across projects, stock, and order management. The role ensures smooth delivery of client projects, accurate reporting, and effective process control, while providing vital support to the Commercial Manager. This position is key to keeping the department running efficiently and enabling the focus on strategic priorities. Deputy Commercial Manager – Key Responsibilities Run day-to-day delivery of commercial projects, ensuring projects are completed on schedule and within budget. Manage stock across key clients, balancing availability with cost and cash flow. Oversee order flow, reducing delays and clearing aged stock/orders. Provide accurate reporting and insight to support decision-making. Act as second-in-command for the Commercial Manager, taking ownership of operational decisions. Support and guide the team to keep processes running smoothly. Our Ideal Candidate Experienced in managing commercial operations, projects, or stock processes. Highly organised, with the ability to juggle multiple priorities without losing detail. Strong with numbers and comfortable interpreting reports to spot risks or opportunities. Confident communicator, able to work with colleagues, clients, and suppliers. Proactive problem-solver who takes ownership rather than waiting for instruction. Reliable and adaptable — able to step up and make decisions when required. Company Information Who are we? Millers Vanguard are proud to have been supporting all the UK’s Supermarket chains for over 40 years, in brief, we are the people in the background ensuring that supermarkets keep the Nation fed! Maintaining a wide and varied range of assets from food production equipment through to loading bay lifts. Our service are as follows: – Nationwide reactive maintenance Hygienic Deep cleaning & Planned maintenance services Refurbishment, logistics and installation of equipment We do all of this with the firm foundations of being owned by the global Ali Group, whose turnover is in excess of £4 billion p.a. Our people Despite being a large operation here at Millers Vanguard we still firmly believe in running the business like we have done for the last 40 years, by valuing our biggest asset we have YOU…the employee. Our team of over 500 employees have the advantage of working in state-of-the-art working environments: – New (2021) Technical response centre Award Winning research, Innovation, and recycling facility Industry leading Mercedes Benz fleet We believe in providing you with the very best environment and tools to do the job. Why join us? Job Specific Uniform & tooling for all roles Company wide fun days and charity events Company Pension 32 holidays days per year Regular staff ‘treats’ for employees and their families. Monday - Friday 9.00am - 17.00pm