Senior Commercial Controller

Senior Commercial Controller

Sunderland Based

Salary: TBC

Benefits:

• 26 days holidays + bank holidays
• Company pension scheme
• Death in service x4 salary
• Private healthcare
• Car lease scheme
• Cash draw
• Sick pay
• Enhanced maternity/paternity leave

Company Overview

An award-winning, global manufacturing company who are going from strength to strength, who have factories all over the world!

Skills & Experience:

• Educated to degree level- business or Commercial degree is advantageous but not essential
• Minimum of 5 years Commercial experience within an automotive manufacturing business
• Experience in Project Management
• Strong negotiation skills as well as the ability to influence and negotiate including dealing with difficult situations
• Ability to establish and develop relationships with both internal and external contacts
• Strong organisation skills and the ability to manage multiple deadlines and priorities under pressure.
• Experience of managing a team
• Attention to detail with the ability to analyse data and present information to various levels
• Ability to add value, reduce costs and make business improvements
• Able to travel when required (UK and abroad)

Responsibilities:

• Create Sales forecasts and budget management
• Track and present Cost performance and Cost Recovery items
• Analyse and present monthly/quarterly data on business activities, discuss strategies, cost reduction ideas, priorities and issues with the Commercial Manager
• Support business improvement activities to ensure the strategic goals of the business are met
• Managing day to day activities of the Commercial team
• Support the preparation of sales quotations in line with the business policy, ensuring on time completion and accuracy as well as having sign off from various internal teams
• Develop and improve customer relationships
• Negotiate with the customers
• Manage and resolve day to day issues with customers in a timely and effective manner
• Develop ideas and strategies to improve operational efficiency, add value, aid business performance and work towards a strategy of continuous improvement
• Support relevant internal and external compliance and re-certification audits Monitor market trends and competitor strategies

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