We believe everyone deserves a great Glasgow life and that starts with the people who work here.
Glasgow Life is a charity like no other. Our vision is to improve the lives of everyone in our city. To help us achieve that, we are looking for a Senior Commercial Manager to join our Retail team.
Our teams focus on making a real difference through culture and sport in Glasgow. If you're excited by the idea of being part of that, this could be the job for you.
What you need to know
Hours: 35 per week.
Contract type: Fixed Term 3 years until January 2030
Location: Hybrid. You will spend part of your week at home, and part of your week in one of our offices including our head office based in Merchant City which has access to great public transport and discounted parking nearby.
What you'll do
As a Senior Commercial Operations Manager, you'll be a part of an established team, reporting to the Head of Commercial and Business Growth. You'll play an essential role in driving sustainable growth in our retail, catering, and venue hire functions. Your work will make a visible and lasting difference. This could be:
- Forming strategic commercial direction for the critical business units of retail, catering, and venue hire, where customer centricity is a pivotal priority,
- Leading best in class operational standards, objectives, and measurement.
- Bringing an attitude that seeks to constantly improve how the organisation operates commercially.
- Inspiring, leading, and coaching colleagues to deliver shared objectives.
· Aligning commercial priorities with cross functional teams within finance, supply chain, marketing, procurement, driving cross-functional initiatives to achieve shared goals.
Who you are
We're looking for someone with the right skills who brings energy to the role. If the following sounds like you, apply today!
We're looking for:
- An astute commercial leader who can both define growth strategy and own the actions linked to operational excellence.
- Experience in leading dynamic and customer orientated teams from sectors such as retail, hospitality, or sales.
Download the Person Specification in the Job Attachments section on MyJobScotland. Use this to shape your application and show how your experience aligns with the job.
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Senior Commercial Operations Manager in Glasgow employer: Glasgow Life
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