Commercial Manager

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At Taylor Wimpey, we don't just build houses; we build futures. Not just for the people who live in our homes, but for our own people too. When we bring our collective skills together, we make amazing things happen – for ourselves, for each other and for our customers. There are incredible opportunities on your doorstep, and we want you to discover them all.

With 22 regional offices across the UK and operations in Spain, we bring our vision to life locally. Here, you'll be given the tools to develop your skills and the freedom to explore new avenues. Share your ideas, experience a no‑blame culture, and shape your work around your life.

Every single one of us plays a vital role in bringing to life incredible places and spaces, where anyone can thrive. We believe in making a positive difference to our planet, as well as to people.

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Supporting the Senior Commercial Manager in the following: setting targets and goals across the commercial department and ensuring that plans are in place to deliver those goals. Management, motivation and training of staff across the commercial function. To maintain the business culture and control framework within the boundaries set out in the Operating Framework, the Commercial Manual, P.M.I.P. processes and other Taylor Wimpey CDM processes.

• Manage the Quantity Surveying and Buying activities in order that procurement and cost reporting are aligned within the COINS framework.
• Ensure adequate resources are on site to commence build in line with Development Programmes.
• Monitor and evaluate subcontract performance and take any appropriate action.
• Work with all subcontractors and suppliers to negotiate best deals where appropriate and work with other departments to improve cost effectiveness.
• Provide additional line management to team of Commercial Administrators.
• Ensure all departmental commitments to Health and Safety are adhered to and promoted with internal and external contacts.

• Assist Land team with LPEs, estimating and completing land purchase exercise viability and financial pack if bid is successful.
• Calculate all the prime costs on developments within the business, reporting any movements in the costs since the preparation of the land purchase exercise. Prime costs to include but not restricted to house pricing, labour costs, site work operations and remediation work.
• Negotiate and place orders with labour and material subcontractors on a competitive tender basis.
• Provide a detailed cost budget and share with Site Manager at the appropriate time.
• Carry out full CVR process and prepare and present information for P&L meetings, where a lead role should be taken.
• Maintain the development budgets both in COINS and BoQ.
• Ensure regional commitments to Infrastructure projects are met, reported and maintained regularly, to avoid out‑of‑date costs.
• Take responsibility for all SIT Budget and ATP submission packs, ensuring that DMD approval of all documents is received in good time to avoid Production delays.

• Monitor the performance of suppliers and subcontractors in conjunction with site‑based staff and provide feedback to suppliers and subcontractors outlining where an unacceptable standard of materials or performance has been identified.
• Report on Value Improvement actions through Quarterly Value Improvement Meetings.
• Manage, monitor external Project Managers Infrastructure Valuations and TW internal cost to complete reports and reflect latest estimates of incurred and forecast expenditure.
• Prepare regional Work In Progress (WIP) projection for annual Budget submission to Group. Monitor on a monthly basis, reporting excesses, savings and predicted future cost impact.

• Complete the apportionment of total prime costs to individual plots and produce a profit analysis.
• Monitor and explain subcontractor cost movements.
• Responsible for subcontractor payments, variation orders and day works.
• Undertake valuations of production at budgeted…