Location: Sewell Group Head Office, Geneva Way, Leads Road, Hull, HU7 0DG Hours: 37.5 per week, worked flexibly around 8.30am – 5.00pm, Monday to Friday Salary: Dependant on experienceClosing Date: 4 August 2026Role OverviewReporting to the Managing Director, the Senior Commercial Manager is responsible for leading the commercial strategy, governance, and financial performance of the Facilities Management business. As a key member of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT), the role provides commercial leadership across all areas of the organisation, ensuring that commercial decisions support sustainable growth, profitability, operational excellence, and exceptional customer outcomes.The Senior Commercial Manager will lead and develop the commercial function, providing expert guidance on contracts, procurement, financial controls, risk management, and business planning. They will play a pivotal role in identifying and delivering opportunities for business growth, value creation, and continuous improvement, while ensuring robust governance and compliance across all commercial activities.Working collaboratively with operational and support teams, the role is accountable for maximising commercial performance, protecting the business's contractual and financial position, and embedding a culture of accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement.To learn more about Sewell Group and [INSERT BUSINESS UNIT], please follow the link below:Home - Sewell Group (sewell-group.co.uk)Facilities Management experts - Sewell FMKey ResponsibilitiesProvide strategic commercial leadership, contributing to senior leadership and board discussions, and supporting delivery of business objectives.Lead and develop the commercial team, ensuring high performance and providing expert commercial advice across the business.Drive business growth through commercial input into bids, pricing strategies, contract mobilisation and customer opportunities.Take overall responsibility for commercial performance, identifying and managing risks, opportunities, profitability and margin improvement.Oversee financial planning, budgeting, forecasting and commercial reporting to support business performance and decision-making.Ensure robust commercial governance, financial controls and compliance with delegated authorities, contractual obligations and regulatory requirements.Lead contract performance management, including KPI delivery, change control, dispute resolution and protection of the company's commercial position.Build and manage effective supplier and subcontractor relationships, developing procurement strategies that deliver value, resilience and compliance.Champion continuous improvement, driving efficiencies, system enhancements and innovative approaches across the commercial function and wider business.Support key client relationships, providing senior commercial leadership in contract reviews, value discussions and future growth opportunities.The responsibilities outlined above provide an overview of the role and are not intended to be exhaustive. A full role profile can be provided on request.RequirementsAs well as exhibiting our company behaviours of being Positive, Professional, Customer Focused, a Team Player and Doing the Right Thing, the successful candidates will have the following:EssentialSenior commercial leadership experienceStrong financial and performance and management capabilityProcurement and supply chain management experienceStrategic thinking with hands-on deliveryExperience in managing purchase and sales invoicing, and cash collectionPrevious experience in team leadership and people managementFull Driving License, valid in the UKBe computer literate (Microsoft Office including Excel and Word)Innovative, proactive, agile, and flexibleDesirable Facilities Management experienceWorking knowledge of PFI and LIFT programmesGood understanding of contractual obligations and T&CsSewell Group and its subsidiary businesses are equal opportunities employers, recruiting within the guidelines of the Equality Act 2010. We are committed to the promotion of diversity and equal opportunity, as an employer and in the delivery of our products and services. As a committed safe employer, an enhanced DBS (criminal record) check will be carried out for the successful candidate of this role.Benefits Competitive Salary, Dependent on experience Annual Bonus opportunity 25 days holiday (plus Bank Holidays), rising with length of service to 30 days Being a Co-Owner of Sewell Estates, learn more here: Employee Ownership - Sewell Group (sewell-group.co.uk) Auto Enrolment pension Staff discounts High Street & Retail discount schemes Bike 2 Work Scheme Technology Scheme Paid Parental Leave and Sickness Absence schemes Click here to take a look at our flexible reward and benefits offer!
Location: Sewell Group Head Office, Geneva Way, Leads Road, Hull, HU7 0DG
Hours: 37.5 per week, worked flexibly around 8.30am – 5.00pm, Monday to Friday
Salary: Dependant on experience
Closing Date: 4 August 2026
Role Overview
Reporting to the Managing Director, the Senior Commercial Manager is responsible for leading the commercial strategy, governance, and financial performance of the Facilities Management business. As a key member of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT), the role provides commercial leadership across all areas of the organisation, ensuring that commercial decisions support sustainable growth, profitability, operational excellence, and exceptional customer outcomes.
The Senior Commercial Manager will lead and develop the commercial function, providing expert guidance on contracts, procurement, financial controls, risk management, and business planning. They will play a pivotal role in identifying and delivering opportunities for business growth, value creation, and continuous improvement, while ensuring robust governance and compliance across all commercial activities.
Working collaboratively with operational and support teams, the role is accountable for maximising commercial performance, protecting the business's contractual and financial position, and embedding a culture of accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement.
To learn more about Sewell Group and [INSERT BUSINESS UNIT], please follow the link below:
Home - Sewell Group (sewell-group.co.uk)
Facilities Management experts - Sewell FM
Key Responsibilities
- Provide strategic commercial leadership, contributing to senior leadership and board discussions, and supporting delivery of business objectives.
- Lead and develop the commercial team, ensuring high performance and providing expert commercial advice across the business.
- Drive business growth through commercial input into bids, pricing strategies, contract mobilisation and customer opportunities.
- Take overall responsibility for commercial performance, identifying and managing risks, opportunities, profitability and margin improvement.
- Oversee financial planning, budgeting, forecasting and commercial reporting to support business performance and decision-making.
- Ensure robust commercial governance, financial controls and compliance with delegated authorities, contractual obligations and regulatory requirements.
- Lead contract performance management, including KPI delivery, change control, dispute resolution and protection of the company's commercial position.
- Build and manage effective supplier and subcontractor relationships, developing procurement strategies that deliver value, resilience and compliance.
- Champion continuous improvement, driving efficiencies, system enhancements and innovative approaches across the commercial function and wider business.
- Support key client relationships, providing senior commercial leadership in contract reviews, value discussions and future growth opportunities.
The responsibilities outlined above provide an overview of the role and are not intended to be exhaustive. A full role profile can be provided on request.
Requirements
As well as exhibiting our company behaviours of being Positive, Professional, Customer Focused, a Team Player and Doing the Right Thing, the successful candidates will have the following:
Essential
- Senior commercial leadership experience
- Strong financial and performance and management capability
- Procurement and supply chain management experience
- Strategic thinking with hands-on delivery
- Experience in managing purchase and sales invoicing, and cash collection
- Previous experience in team leadership and people management
- Full Driving License, valid in the UK
- Be computer literate (Microsoft Office including Excel and Word)
- Innovative, proactive, agile, and flexible
Desirable
- Facilities Management experience
- Working knowledge of PFI and LIFT programmes
- Good understanding of contractual obligations and T&Cs
Sewell Group and its subsidiary businesses are equal opportunities employers, recruiting within the guidelines of the Equality Act 2010. We are committed to the promotion of diversity and equal opportunity, as an employer and in the delivery of our products and services.
As a committed safe employer, an enhanced DBS (criminal record) check will be carried out for the successful candidate of this role.
Benefits
- Competitive Salary, Dependent on experience
- Annual Bonus opportunity
- 25 days holiday (plus Bank Holidays), rising with length of service to 30 days
- Being a Co-Owner of Sewell Estates, learn more here: Employee Ownership - Sewell Group (sewell-group.co.uk)
- Auto Enrolment pension
- Staff discounts
- High Street & Retail discount schemes
- Bike 2 Work Scheme
- Technology Scheme
- Paid Parental Leave and Sickness Absence schemes
Click here to take a look at our flexible reward and benefits offer!
Sewell Group is a multi-disciplined group of
companies operating across the North of England. As a family business,
it has a long and illustrious history dating back to 1876. Alongside its
retail division, which operates 12 fuel and convenience stores across
East Yorkshire, Sewell Estates is a collective of built environment
businesses made up of Sewell Investments, Sewell Construction, Sewell
Facilities Management, Illingworth and Gregory, Sewell Advisory and Parallel Data Intelligence. At
the heart of the business’ vision and strategy is delivering value for
the communities it serves, promoting opportunities by employing local
people and investing in developing talent, as well as giving back to
communities and supporting the regional economy through commissioning
the local supply chain. Sewell
pride themselves on their commitment to support, train, develop and
reward employees. In return, they ask that their employees work hard,
live the company behaviours and have some fun along the way. Culture is a
massive part of the day-to-day life at Sewell and its people follow
core principles of being Positive; Professional; Customer Focused; Team
Players; and Always Doing the Right Thing. In
2021 the Group was recognised as one of only 18 businesses across the
country in the Queen’s Awards for Enterprise for Promoting Opportunity –
the most prestigious accolade for UK businesses. We have also been
recognised again in 2022 as a 3 Star World Class 'Best Companies to Work
For', the 7th best in the Yorkshire and Humber Region, and feature in the Sunday Times Top 100 Companies list.
Sewell Group is a multi-disciplined group of
companies operating across the North of England. As a family business,
it has a long and illustrious history dating back to 1876. Alongside its
retail division, which operates 12 fuel and convenience stores across
East Yorkshire, Sewell Estates is a collective of built environment
businesses made up of Sewell Investments, Sewell Construction, Sewell
Facilities Management, Illingworth and Gregory, Sewell Advisory and Parallel Data Intelligence.
At
the heart of the business’ vision and strategy is delivering value for
the communities it serves, promoting opportunities by employing local
people and investing in developing talent, as well as giving back to
communities and supporting the regional economy through commissioning
the local supply chain.
Sewell
pride themselves on their commitment to support, train, develop and
reward employees. In return, they ask that their employees work hard,
live the company behaviours and have some fun along the way. Culture is a
massive part of the day-to-day life at Sewell and its people follow
core principles of being Positive; Professional; Customer Focused; Team
Players; and Always Doing the Right Thing.
In
2021 the Group was recognised as one of only 18 businesses across the
country in the Queen’s Awards for Enterprise for Promoting Opportunity –
the most prestigious accolade for UK businesses. We have also been
recognised again in 2022 as a 3 Star World Class 'Best Companies to Work
For', the 7th best in the Yorkshire and Humber Region, and feature in the Sunday Times Top 100 Companies list.
