Commercial Manager - Commercial Contracts Manager

We're looking for an experienced Commercial Manager to take ownership of a diverse portfolio of business-critical contracts across our northern region.This is a highly visible role where you'll operate as the commercial lead across live contracts, ensuring performance, protecting revenue, managing risk, and driving value from complex agreements.

You'll partner closely with operational, finance, legal, and business development teams, playing a key role in both pre-contract negotiations and post-contract management with a strong focus on commercial performance and contract optimisation.As a Commercial Manager you will need to understand and take contract and how it works and how output is.

Need someone who can interpret contract so need someone who has enough experience to understand contracts and interpret the risk and what that means for them commerciallyWhat You'll Be Doing

Commercial Contract Ownership

• Take full ownership of a portfolio of commercial contracts, ensuring they deliver against financial and operational expectations
• Lead on contract interpretation, ensuring key obligations and risks are clearly understood across the business
• Manage contract variations, amendments, and new agreements in line with business strategy

Performance & Commercial Oversight

• Monitor and drive contract performance, ensuring all KPIs, SLAs, and commercial targets are met
• Analyse financial and operational data to identify risks, underperformance, and commercial opportunities
• Deliver clear, insight-led reporting to senior stakeholders

Commercial Strategy & Risk Management

• Act as the commercial advisor to operational teams on existing and future contracts
• Identify, manage, and mitigate commercial and contractual risk
• Develop strategies to maximise value, protect margin, and improve contract outcomes

Stakeholder & Relationship Management

• Build strong relationships with:
  • Senior internal stakeholders (operations, finance, legal, leadership)
  • External clients and partners
• Act as a key interface between commercial, operational, and client teams
• Support and lead commercial negotiations with customers and partners

Disputes & Resolution

• Lead on the resolution of contractual and commercial disputes
• Work collaboratively to reach commercially sound outcomes that protect the business

Financial & Commercial Governance

• Support budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning across contracts
• Ensure strong cash collection performance on commercial agreements
• Maintain oversight of contract compliance from both a financial and regulatory perspective