Senior commercial manager Work, Jobs in Darwen, Lan (with Salaries)

Senior Category Manager - Property
Places for People —Preston
- Up to £70,000 a year
- Leadership
- Annual leave
- Employee discount
Senior National Accounts Manager
Crown Paints —Darwen
- Full-time
- Sales
- Negotiation
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Commercial Manager
Government Commercial Function —Daresbury
- £74,340 - £81,774 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Presentation skills
- Travel
- Mentoring
Senior Site Manager
Merebridge Construction —Manchester
- £57,000 - £65,488 a year
- Full-time
- Management
- Supervising experience
- Construction experience
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8d
Senior Contracts Manager
Nationwide Fencing Services Ltd —Liverpool
- £48,753.69 - £68,692.26 a year
- Full-time
- Civil engineering
- Travel
- Organisational skills
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Key Account Manager
Zeelandia Ltd —Ashton-in-Makerfield
- £52,000 - £56,000 a month
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- CRM software
- Sales
- Data analysis skills
- Employee assistance programme
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2d
Senior Account Manager
TVS Supply Chain Solutions —Chorley
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Hospitality
- Driving
- Travel
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
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12d
Senior Facilities Manager
Karrev Management —Manchester
- £60,000 - £70,000 a year
- Full-time
- Project management
- Organisational skills
- In-person
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
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Senior Commercial Manager
Assystem —Bolton
- Contracts
- Leadership
- Annual leave
- Referral programme
10d
Senior Partnerships Manager
Frasers Group Financial Services —Clayton le Moors
- Full-time
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
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Senior Operations Manager -HV
OCS Group —Salford
- No degree
- Contracts
- Leadership
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Senior Commercial Manager - Rail
Skanska —Manchester
- Contracts
- Bereavement leave
FP&A Manager
Clear Business —Sale
- Up to £70,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Microsoft Excel
- Supervising experience
- Continuous improvement
- Free parking
- Employee discount
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Senior Design Manager
Alderley Homes —Warrington
- £60,000 - £70,000 a year
- Full-time
- AutoCAD
- Construction experience
- In-person
- Annual leave
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4d
Security Regional Operations Manager
ASEL —Preston
- Management
- Project management
- Communication skills
- Employee assistance programme
Senior Planner / Planning Manager
MWHTreatment —Preston
Senior Marketing Manager
Marketing and Commercialisation Agency —Manchester
- £45,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Microsoft Excel
- English
- Analysis skills
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11d
Senior Buying Manager
Co-op —Manchester
- £60,000 - £75,000 a year
- Hybrid work
- Negotiation
- Employee discount
8d
General Manager
Hospitality: Mill Farm Sports Village, Dixon Grange, Sedgewick Scott —Preston
- £60,000 a year
- Hospitality
- Bar
- Hotel
Operations Manager
BTD Group —Blackburn
- £30,000 - £40,000 a year
- Full-time
- Sales
- Customer service
- Merchandising
- Free parking
- Employee discount
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Senior Category Manager - Property

Places for People -
Preston

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Job details

Permanent
Up to £70,000 a year

Benefits

Annual leave
Company pension
Employee discount
Flexible schedule

Qualifications

Contract management
Sourcing
Category management
Procurement
Leadership

Full job description

Location:

Preston (PR5)
Salary:

Up to £70,000 + benefits
Employment Type:

Permanent
Hours per Week:

36.25
Grade:

3
Closing Date:

17 July 2026

Reporting Group:

Group Support Services

At Places for People, we hire People, not numbers! So, if you like the sound of one of our jobs, please apply - you could be just who we're looking for! Of course, experience and track record are important, but we're more interested in hiring someone that embodies our People Promises. That's someone that does the right thing, is enthusiastic and motivated to grow, believes in Community spirit, is respectful and enjoys their work. As the UK's leading Social Enterprise we're dedicated to creating inclusive and thriving Communities for both our Customers and Employees.

So, what are you waiting for? Join a community that cares about you!

More about the role

We're looking for an experienced Senior Category Manager to play a pivotal role in shaping and delivering strategic procurement across the organisation. Leading complex, highvalue categories, you'll drive value, manage risk, and ensure strong commercial outcomes that support our longterm strategic objectives.

Working closely with senior stakeholders, you'll develop and implement category strategies, lead major sourcing initiatives, and design robust commercial and contractual arrangements that enable effective supplier and contract management throughout the lifecycle.

The role is working in our Armitage, South Rings Office in Preston 1-2 days a week

More about you

You're an experienced procurement professional with strong expertise in category management, strategic sourcing, and the design of effective commercial and contractual models. With proven commercial acumen and the ability to engage senior stakeholders, you deliver value, manage risk, and drive sustainable outcomes across complex categories.

The Essential criteria for this role is listed below

Significant procurement experience in a public sector environment with strong expertise in category management, strategic sourcing, and commercial strategy development, including the design of robust commercial and contractual models (KPIs, SLAs, performance frameworks, payment mechanisms, risk allocation, indexation, social value requirements, and outcome based specifications) to enable effective post contract management

Experience in providing strategic commercial advice to senior stakeholders, influencing requirements, challenging demand, supporting options appraisals (make/buy, insource/outsource, standardisation), and improving compliance to preferred routes and policies

Proven leadership experience, including coaching and developing teams and driving high performance.

The benefits

We are a large diverse and ambitious business, which will give you all the challenge you could wish for.

We know that there's always more we can do to make you smile, that's why we offer a comprehensive benefits package with each role, yours will include:

Competitive salary, with a salary review yearly

Pension with matched contributions up to 7%

Excellent holiday package – up to 35 days annual leave with the option to buy or sell leave

Cashback plan for healthcare costs – up to £500 saving per year

A bonus scheme for all colleagues at 2%

Training and development

Extra perks including huge discounts and offers from shops, cinemas and much more

What's next?

If you meet the criteria and are ready to make the next step in your career then apply following our simple 5 minute application process, upload a CV and a supporting statement which demonstrates how you meet the requirements of the role. If you have any questions please email the recruitment team [email protected]

As part of our commitment to diversity and inclusion, we offer a guaranteed interview to candidates who are disabled, neurodiverse, or have served in the Armed Forces, provided you meet the essential criteria for the role. If you would like to be considered under this scheme, please indicate this in your application.

We are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support your application or interview experience, please let us know. We're happy to work with you to ensure you have the opportunity to perform at your best.

If you are a Places for People customer and you're looking for support with your application, please contact our skills and employment team on [email protected].

Please note that we may bring the closing date forward, if we receive a large number of quality applications. If you are interested in this role we would advise applying immediately to avoid disappointment.

If you are using a mobile device such as an iPad then ensure your CV is stored in the cloud, we currently support Google Drive, OneDrive and Dropbox.

We understand the importance of a supportive and inclusive work culture so please talk to us at interview about flexibility you may need. We can't promise to give you exactly what you want, but we promise not to judge you for asking. For this role we are open to discussing the possibility of reduced hours, flexible start and finish times or compressed hours.

If you are a recruitment agency please note we operate a PSL and do not take cold calls

Safeguarding

At Places for People, safeguarding is everyone's responsibility. We are committed to creating safe communities for our customers and colleagues by protecting children, young people, and adults at risk from harm, abuse, and neglect.

We follow robust safeguarding policies and procedures, ensuring all employees, volunteers, and contractors uphold the highest standards of safeguarding and accountability. Our recruitment process includes pre-employment checks, including Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks where applicable, to promote a safe and secure working environment.

By joining Places for People, you are expected to contribute to our safeguarding culture, following our policies and reporting concerns to protect those in our communities

Armed Forces - We are proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant. Places for People will guarantee an interview for any candidate who is serving or has formerly served in the Armed Forces, as a reservist, armed forces veteran (including the wounded, injured and sick), cadet instructor and military spouse/partner and who meets the essential criteria for the vacancy.

Disability Confident - We are proud to be a member of the Disability Confident scheme certified as Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This helps us to successfully employ and retain people with disabilities and health conditions. Disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for a vacancy will be guaranteed an interview. The Equality Act 2010 (Disability Discrimination Act 1995 for NI) defines a disabled person as someone who has a physical or mental impairment that has sa substantial and long-term negative effect on their ability to do daily activities.

Neurodivergent – Neurodiverse individuals have highly valuable skills, and we recognise that a traditional interview process sometimes works against them and doesn’t allow them to self-advocate. Neurodiverse applicants who meet the criteria for a vacancy will be guaranteed an interview.

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senior commercial manager jobs in darwen, lan

Senior Category Manager - Property

Senior National Accounts Manager

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Senior Site Manager

Senior Contracts Manager

Key Account Manager

Senior Account Manager

Senior Facilities Manager

Senior Commercial Manager

Senior Partnerships Manager

Senior Operations Manager -HV

Senior Commercial Manager - Rail

FP&A Manager

Senior Design Manager

Security Regional Operations Manager

Senior Planner / Planning Manager

Senior Marketing Manager

Senior Buying Manager

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