Brenwards is growing and we’d love you to grow with us!
We are seeking to welcome a Commercial Procurement & Cost Manager to join our family-friendly company based in Northfleet, Kent.
We are a highly successful building and electrical company founded in 1984 as a small electrical contractor and have gradually and organically expanded over the years. You will be joining us as we continue our vision to deliver high-quality building and electrical services with a focus on quality, customer service, value for money, and people.
Key Responsibilities
- Cost & Commercial Management: Develop and maintain reliable cost information across the company’s activities, analysing actual delivery costs against budgets, contract rates, and estimates to protect and enhance margins.
- Procurement & Supply Chain: Build and execute effective procurement strategies for materials, equipment, and subcontracted works; conduct market testing and negotiate competitive terms while managing supplier performance.
- Tendering & Business Growth: Provide commercial input into prospective contracts, developing robust cost models and pricing for tender opportunities using operational data and market intelligence.
- Commercial Improvement & Controls: Work collaboratively across contracts to identify cost‑saving opportunities, establish reusable cost models/benchmarks, and maintain clear commercial governance.
- Operational Collaboration: Partner with Directors, Contract Managers, Finance, and HSEQ teams to ensure commercial decisions align with quality, safety, and business standards.
What We’re Looking For
- Strong commercial, Quantity Surveying, estimating, or construction procurement experience.
- Demonstrable ability to build up, interrogate, and manage construction, repairs, and maintenance costs.
- Experience procuring materials, subcontracted works, and construction services within repairs, maintenance, planned works, or social housing environments.
- Familiarity with Schedule of Rates, target-cost, open-book, framework, or term-contract pricing models.
- Strong commercial negotiation, numerical, and analytical skills with advanced Microsoft Excel proficiency.
- A relevant QS/commercial qualification or membership (RICS/CICES/CIPS) is desirable, though proven practical experience is equally valued.
- A collaborative mindset with a full UK driving licence and willingness to travel as required.
What We Offer
- Salary: £65,000 – £75,000 per annum, (negotiable based on experience)
- Car allowance
- 28 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, plus an extra day off for your birthday.
- Up to two days’ paid leave for volunteering work.
- Pension scheme.
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).
- Excellent training and progression opportunities.
We are an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We welcome applications from all backgrounds.
We do not offer visa sponsorship.
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