Commercial Lead
South Staffs Water
Date: 1 day ago
City: Walsall, England
Contract type: Full time
Job Title Commercial Lead
Salary To £40,00 dependant on experience
Hours 37 hours per week
Location Walsall – travel required
South Staffs Water is seeking a Commercial Lead to drive cost recovery, supply chain management, and programme efficiency for capital schemes ranging from water service connections to strategic reinforcement projects. This role is pivotal in ensuring that Developer Services delivers an annual programme that remains cost-neutral, balancing spend and revenue while maximising value for money.
Who We Are
At South Staffs Water, we deliver clean and reliable water supplies to around 1.7 million customers within the South Staffs and Cambridge regions. As a water only Company, providing clean, healthy water 24 hours a day, 365 days a year is at the very heart of what we do and that’s where you come in.
The Role
South Staffs Water is committed to delivering high-quality, cost-efficient services that support infrastructure development and sustainability. The Commercial Lead role offers the opportunity to take ownership of financial strategy, optimise operational efficiency, and drive impactful change within Developer Services.
Key Responsibilities
Salary To £40,00 dependant on experience
Hours 37 hours per week
Location Walsall – travel required
South Staffs Water is seeking a Commercial Lead to drive cost recovery, supply chain management, and programme efficiency for capital schemes ranging from water service connections to strategic reinforcement projects. This role is pivotal in ensuring that Developer Services delivers an annual programme that remains cost-neutral, balancing spend and revenue while maximising value for money.
Who We Are
At South Staffs Water, we deliver clean and reliable water supplies to around 1.7 million customers within the South Staffs and Cambridge regions. As a water only Company, providing clean, healthy water 24 hours a day, 365 days a year is at the very heart of what we do and that’s where you come in.
The Role
South Staffs Water is committed to delivering high-quality, cost-efficient services that support infrastructure development and sustainability. The Commercial Lead role offers the opportunity to take ownership of financial strategy, optimise operational efficiency, and drive impactful change within Developer Services.
Key Responsibilities
- Ensure effective supply chain management, delivering value for money from the creation of accurate works scope and design, through to productive delivery and applications for payment
- Ensure internal processes effectively allocate spend and revenue accurately within company systems
- Identify the key drivers for delivering a cost neutral service across scheme types, for example gang productivity, quote accuracy, charging gaps, scope changes, cost of failure and deliver an action plan to address these drivers
- Provide monthly reporting on spend and revenue successes and opportunities
- Provide input and challenge the monthly contractor application process
- Recover outstanding revenue from developer customers where applicable
- Calculate and collate the annual developer charges
- Financial and data analysis expertise, working with spreadsheets, interrogating data, and generating reports
- Strong stakeholder management with proven experience building relationships and communicating improvement actions effectively
- Strategic thinking by prioritising high-value opportunities within a broad programme
- Excellent customer communication skills with the ability to explain cost recovery professionally while maintaining a positive experience
- Experience in financial analysis, quantity surveying, or contract management
- Knowledge of utilities or construction industries
- Self-motivated and able to work autonomously, taking initiative and driving results
- Full UK Driving Licence
- Contract management, quantity surveying, or financial qualifications
- A competitive salary
- 25 days holiday + bank holidays.
- Company pension with employer contributions.
- 24-hour helpline providing free and confidential advice to you and your family on financial, legal, marital, and health matters.
- Eyecare vouchers – via Specsavers.
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).
- 24/7 remote GP access
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