Overview
Reference
0000022301 Salary
£30,000 - £35,000/annum Job Location
- United Kingdom -- England -- East of England -- Cambridgeshire -- Huntingdon Job Type
Permanent Posted
Tuesday, November 11, 2025
My client based on the outskirts of Huntingdon are currently recruiting for a Commercial Manager to join their team on a full-time permanent basis. You will be responsible for the effectiveness of the Commercial Team and ensuring administration processes work effectively.
1. OFFICE BASED ROLE – NOT HYBRID
2. Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm
3. Own Transport required due to the location
4. Salary - £30-35,000 DOE
5. Packaging Experience Required to be considered for this role.
The Commercial Manager is responsible for assisting in daily needs and managing the company’s general processing activities to ensure the efficient and smooth day-to-day operation of the department. You will be expected to work successfully with other team managers to assist in the effectiveness of meeting customer and supplier needs and requirements. The Commercial Manager is also responsible for daily stock control and analysis, providing necessary information and guidance to managers and colleagues.
Duties and key responsibilities:
6. Build relationships and trust with customers, suppliers and colleagues through open and interactive communication
7. Communicate and co-ordinate with internal departments
8. Work collaboratively with management team to enhance the day-to-day operations of the business and ensure positive and timely outcomes
9. Support Commercial Team staff members
10. Delegate work to staff together with managing own workload and output
11. Provide training where required on in-house systems and processes
12. Promote staff development and training
13. Understand and ensure compliance with ISO 9001 QMS policies and procedures
14. Ensure compliance with all regulatory accreditations including FSC, EPR and BRC
Administrative responsibilities:
15. Deal directly with customers and suppliers by telephone, email and face to face where necessary
16. Identify and assess customers’ needs to achieve satisfaction
17. Process purchase orders, sales orders and goods receipts
18. Raise sales invoices / delivery notes
19. Registering, matching and posting purchase invoices
20. Progress purchase orders
21. Issue debit notes
22. Book in supplier deliveries
23. Stock control and analysis
24. Reporting for customers
25. Respond to customer enquiries and process complaints where necessary
26. Obtain initial price or updated price from suppliers
27. Negotiate with suppliers
28. Create, update and fully maintain, new or existing specifications on bespoke enquiry database
29. Create new parts or superseded parts on Intellect
30. Assist area sales managers in the preparation of customer quotations
31. Arrange samples from suppliers
32. Send artwork, colour swatches and pallet specifications to customers for approval
33. Liaise with suppliers on received non-conformance goods
34. Adhere to company Health and Safety Policy
Key Skills
35. Excellent team management skills with the confidence to lead and motivate both collectively and individually
36. The ability to manage your own workload and supervise the work of others simultaneously
37. The ability to develop and maintain successful working relationships with customers, suppliers and team members across the business
38. Customer focused, with service and customer satisfaction being key priorities
39. Excellent negotiation skills
40. Good time management and the ability to prioritise work
41. Strong organisational skills with the ability to multi-task
42. The ability to work under pressure
43. Attention to detail
44. Excellent standard of numeracy
45. Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills being able to communicate effectively by telephone, email and face to face
46. Active listening skills
47. The ability to adapt and respond to different types of character
48. Flexibility and adaptability to changing workloads
49. A problem-solving approach to work
50. Good level of IT skills including Outlook, Excel & Word together with bespoke in-house systems
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