Commercial Manager

Commercial Manager

Location:

South East England

Salary:
Up to £55,000 + Company Car + bonus + benefits

Permanent

Are you an experienced Commercial Manager with a background in Grounds Maintenance/Landscaping?

Our client is a family owned, long established provider of grounds maintenance and landscape solutions for a variety of clients within the UK. Customer care and service is paramount to their service offering.

The Commercial Manager will play a key role in following up on initial customer enquiries, increasing market share from existing customers while supporting new business activity. Typical customers include schools, care homes, hospitals, business parks etc.

• Manage customer relationships
• Produce accurate estimates
• Oversee tender activity
• Manage small works and projects, ensuring high service standards, commercial performance, and full compliance with Company procedures
• Respond to inbound sales enquiries and convert opportunities into profitable work
• Produce estimates for all works, agree pricing with customers, and project manage relevant activities
• Account manage nominated customers, including presentations, tender submissions, and negotiations
• Maintain regular client contact to build relationships and support customer satisfaction targets
• Generate sales opportunities across chosen markets
• Support and adhere to tender pricing strategies and annual contract price reviews
• Manage specified plot works, small works, and projects to agreed commercial and quality standards
• Monitor and manage sub-contractors delivering works within areas of responsibility
• Maintain accurate contract files and contribute to audits and quality control processes
• Report monthly on Sales KPIs including sales against targets, pipeline tracking, and contracts at risk

• Experience with in the grounds maintenance and the landscaping sector is essential
• Proven experience in sales, estimating, pricing, and commercial management
• Strong numerical analysis, judgement, and critical thinking skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication with confident stakeholder engagement
• Experience of tendering, negotiating, and pricing strategies
• Strong time management, organisation, and attention to detail
• High proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and Power Point
• Current UK driving licence

• Up to £55,000 salary per annum + discretionary bonus
• Death in service - 1 x salary
• Company car
• 33 days holiday

This Commercial Manager role presents a wonderful opportunity to work for a great company so apply today for consideration.