Senior Commercial Manager

Our regional commercial teams are integral to the successful delivery of every Taylor Wimpey site. The function serves as the linchpin between our Technical and Production functions and makes the reality of a Taylor Wimpey development come to life. 

As the Senior Commercial Manager, you will be responsible for setting targets and goals across the commercial department and ensuring that plans are in place to deliver those goals, this will include management, motivation and training of staff across the commercial function.

You will maintain the business culture and control framework within the boundaries set out in the Operating Framework & Taylor Wimpey CDM processes, and negotiate and procure all materials, labour and plant to ensure that the business’ unit output programme is carried out professionally and within budget.

What you will do:

Resource Management

• Manage the quantity surveying/buying activities in order that procurement and cost reporting are aligned within the COINS framework.
• Ensure adequate resources are on site to commence build in line with development programmes.
• Monitor and evaluate subcontract performance and take any appropriate action.
• Work with all subcontractors to negotiate best deals where appropriate and work with other departments to improve cost effectiveness.

Full Commercial Management of Housing Projects

• Calculate all the prime costs on developments within the business, reporting any movements in the costs since the preparation of the land purchase exercise. Prime costs to include but not restricted to house pricing, labour costs, site work operations and remediation work.
• Negotiate and place orders with all subcontractors and suppliers on a competitive tender basis.
• Provide a detailed cost budget and share with Site Manager at the appropriate time.
• Carry out full CVR process and prepare and present information for P&L meetings.
• Maintain the development budgets both in COINS and BoQ.
• Implement wherever possible value engineering solutions & strategy to optimise profit and efficiency for the business.
• Attend site and carry out valuation/payment ticks.
• Assist in finalising/agreeing/managing Housing Association contracts.
• Forecast final accounts and assist in managing the adoption process through closed contracts.

Monitoring and Cost Reporting

• Monitor the performance of suppliers and subcontractors in conjunction with site-based staff and provide feedback to suppliers and subcontractors outlining where an unacceptable standard of materials or performance has been identified.
• Report on Value Improvement actions through Quarterly Value Improvement Meetings.
• Manage, monitor external Project Managers Infrastructure Valuations and TW internal cost to complete reports and reflect latest estimates of incurred and forecast expenditure.
• To Review CVR’s with QS’s and ensure that the cost analysis of the site is correct.
• Report on savings and excesses against budget costs to the Commercial Director & Business Unit Management Team

Scheduling and Quantifying Materials and Labour

• Complete the apportionment of total prime costs to individual plots and produce a profit analysis.
• Monitor and explain subcontractor and supplier cost movements.
• Responsible for subcontractor payments, variation orders and day works.
• Undertake valuations of production at budgeted cost on a monthly basis and split the cost of profit completions and potential future profit to estimate a value for work in progress.

General

• Maintain awareness of continuing product development in light of changes in legislation i.e. building regulations etc.
• Be aware of all codes of practice that have a commercial impact i.e. building regulations, HSE, NHBC etc.
• Attend prestart, specification and any other relevant meeting as required under the Company’s Operating Framework.
• Undertake regular site visits.
• Deputise in the management of the department and the commercial function in the Commercial Director’s absence.
• Any other duties as required by the Commercial Director.

What you will have:

• Strong knowledge of all buying and quantity surveying activities.
• Good knowledge of Building Regulations, NHBC and Health and Safety requirements.
• Wide experience in the procurement and purchase of materials and sub contract labour.
• IT literate (COINS system preferable).
• Managing a Team.

Individuals seeking employment at Taylor Wimpey should know that we foster a culture of inclusion and value diversity positively which creates a better workplace and delivers stronger outcomes. We commit to treating all our job applicants and employees fairly and with respect, irrespective of background, disability or any other protected characteristic. If you require any assistance with regards to reasonable adjustments during the application process, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Checks and eligibility to work:

To be successful in this role you must be able to prove eligibility to work in the UK.

If you are successful at interview and the Company considers making an offer of employment, you may be asked to give your consent to the following pre-employment check[s] being undertaken by our third-party provider, Experian (or any other appropriate third-party provider that the Company chooses to engage). 

The type of checks made will depend on the role in question but may include any or all the following:

Criminal records (DBS);
Credit reference
DVLA

The purpose of such checks will be to assess your suitability for the role.  If it subsequently transpires that you have given incorrect, false or misleading information, your application will not be taken further.

What we will offer you:

Taylor Wimpey is a FTSE 100 business and one of the largest residential developers in the UK, building new homes and communities across England, Scotland and Wales. We are passionate about building new homes and communities with a focus on sustainability.

Our people are important to us and we want to make sure that we reward and recognise all the great work that they do. Our employees enjoy many standard benefits including access to the Taylor Wimpey House purchase discount scheme, pension (including company contributions), quality health cover, share save schemes as well as many flexible benefits such as buying additional holiday days, retails discounts, free Bupa health assessments and so much more.  Our benefits work perfectly with our culture where you feel valued as a member of a successful team. 

We offer industry leading subsidised professional training and development, which support our employees to excel and fulfil their career and personal goals in a variety of opportunities and environments. This in turn drives a strong succession of high performing customer centric leaders, really putting customers at the heart of everything we do. We embrace diversity and look to develop our people in the skills and areas they are most interested in, leveraging the qualities and appreciate the unique competencies, skills and experiences that each person brings to the company.