Commercial Manager (Social Housing)
18 hours ago
City of London
ABOUT US The Guinness Partnership is one of the leading providers of affordable housing in England. We build and manage homes and provide housing services for nearly 160,000 residents nationwide. Guinness Property, our in-house maintenance service, delivers repairs to 55,000 of our homes. Our national teams deliver rapid-response housing repairs, maintenance, and improvement services to ensure our residents' homes are safe and maintained to a high standard. The Guinness Partnership is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all colleagues, and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. JOB DESCRIPTION Our company ethos is to improve people's lives by providing decent, safe, and high-quality homes and services. Help us to serve this mission by joining our crucial Guinness Property team. Working closely with procurement you will drive commercial strategy and ensure effective cost control and cash flow management across the region. You will ensure that commercial pricing structures are well balanced against quality, cost and efficiency. We operate a hybrid working model which requires employees to work in the office for three days per week with the remaining 2 being from home. Key Responsibilities: Risk management: Identify and manage commercial risks / opportunities and ensure robust commercial reporting. Sourcing and supplier selection: Identifying and choosing the right suppliers based on quality, reliability, cost, and other factors. Contract negotiation: Ensuring that we are getting the best value across our contracts. Cost saving: Ensure that the commercial pricing structures we have in place with regional subcontractors are effective, efficient and provide value for money. Supplier engagement: Building and maintaining strong relationships with suppliers for better pricing, service, and long-term reliability. Data analysis: Analysing market trends to identify cost-saving opportunities and potential suppliers. Role Criteria: Essential: Proven ability to produce accurate costs submissions, valuations and provide margin analysis on works. Experience in managing contracts that deliver works in a responsive environment. Good attention to detail and the ability to prioritise and manage a varied workload to meet agreed timescales. Understanding of construction industry processes, frameworks and ways of working. A full driving licence is required for this role. Desirable: Experience in the social housing sector. If you're interested in joining us and would like to apply for this role, please review the role profile to view all of the key responsibilities and to ensure you meet the essential criteria. REEDTGP Benefits • Holidays We offer 25 27 days holiday a year, plus bank holidays. We will also give you the opportunity to buy up to an additional 5 days. You will also receive additional holiday in line with your length of service (1 extra day per 5 years service, capped at 4 days). • Competitive Pension Scheme We will help you save for your retirement through our workplace pension scheme. Guinness match your contribution up to 9%. To help you get the most out of your pension contributions, we operate a salary sacrifice arrangement that means you will pay less National Insurance contributions. • Benefits Portal We have a lifestyle benefits scheme, pulling together a range of special offers and great deals. You can make some great savings on everyday shopping from fashion and electronics to travel, leisure and days out and weekly supermarket shopping. • Performance Pay Annual Performance Score bonus subject to eligibility • Life Assurance For peace of mind Guinness provides three times salary life cover in the event of your death • Health Plan Options There are a couple of health care schemes available depending on the post grade • VDU/DSE Free eye test vouchers every 2 years with £55 contribution to glasses if requires for VDU work • Access to the Finance wellbeing portal • Professional subscription annual payment • Travel season ticket loan • Car lease scheme TPBN1_UKTJ