Commercial Manager
2 days ago
Durham
Commercial Manager office based with occasional client visits office based: County Durham Salary: £45,000 per annum Benefits: 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays | Company Pension The Role An opportunity has arisen to join a well-established manufacturing business with a long-serving, highly experienced team. The company has built a strong reputation for quality, reliability, and long-term customer partnerships within the automotive and manufacturing sectors. We are seeking a Commercial / Project Manager from an injection moulding background, who can build upon existing success while helping to drive sustainable growth. This is a customer-facing role within a stable business environment, where collaboration, continuity, and long-term relationships are valued as much as commercial performance. Key Responsibilities • Develop and grow a profitable portfolio of existing and new customers, • Ensure RFQs are completed accurately, on time, and to a high professional standard, • Act as a key customer interface, managing long-standing client relationships and new opportunities, • Identify opportunities to improve operational processes while respecting established, effective systems, • Work closely with experienced, cross-functional teams to develop accurate and consistent quotations, • Support new initiatives and new product introductions (NPI), • Assist with product planning, including purchasing guidance,and sales forecasting, • Onboard new clients while maintaining the company’s reputation for long-term partnerships, • Coach and support team members within an experienced and loyal workforce, • Maintain clear documentation of customer interactions to support future quoting and relationship management, • Proven experience in injection moulding within a manufacturing environment, • Automotive sector experience strongly preferred, • Comfortable working within an established business with long-standing processes and teams, • Strong commercial awareness with proven negotiation and contract management skills, • Experience managing RFQs, pricing, and margins, • Confident working with experienced colleagues across multiple departments, • A collaborative leadership style, suited to a stable and loyal team environment, • Salary of £45,000, • 25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays, • Company pension scheme, • Opportunity to join a stable, long-established company with a low-turnover, highly experienced team, • A long-term career opportunity rather than a short-term role