At a Glance
- Tasks: Join our Commercial team to support customer relationships and identify new business opportunities.
- Company: Hutchison Ports, the UK's largest container port with a focus on global trade.
- Benefits: Up to £42,000 salary, competitive pension, bonuses, and employee assistance programme.
- Other info: Collaborative culture with a focus on continuous improvement and innovation.
- Why this job: Launch your career in a fast-paced environment with excellent growth opportunities.
- Qualifications: Bachelor's degree and experience in a customer-facing role required.
The predicted salary is between 42000 - 42000 £ per year.
Are you ready to launch your career in the UK's largest container port? Hutchison Ports has an exciting Graduate Commercial Manager opportunity!
Location: Port of Felixstowe, Suffolk, IP11 3SY
Salary: Up to £42,000 per annum depending on skills and experience
Job Type: Full time
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday - Friday
Closing Date: 14 June 2026
About Us: Hutchison Ports operates the Port of Felixstowe, the UK's largest deep water container port and a major gateway for global trade. We have been serving the shipping and logistics industry for decades, handling container traffic from across the world and supporting customers in multiple sectors through our state-of-the-art facilities and customer-focused services.
The Role: The Graduate Commercial Manager will join our Commercial team to develop knowledge of our customer profile and shipping line accounts. You will support customer relationships and provide direct assistance to shipping line accounts and projects. This is a fast-paced, customer service-centric environment offering excellent opportunities to progress your career while working collaboratively across all departments.
Key Responsibilities:
- Work as part of the Commercial team on nominated shipping line accounts, providing day-to-day support and dealing with customers directly on selected issues
- Identify, evaluate and report on potential new business opportunities from external contacts and media sources
- Build market awareness of the Port's advantages, facilities and added value services, plus develop knowledge of competitor UK terminal operators
- Produce regular and ad hoc reports with statistical and analytical data accuracy delivered in a timely manner
- Establish relationships and build rapport with customers through regular dialogue with internal and external stakeholders to enable continuous improvement
You:
- Hold a bachelor's degree
- Have previous experience in a customer-facing environment, handling customer issues sensitively and effectively
- Work efficiently with data and statistics, managing pressure and meeting deadlines while using analysis to prioritise work
- Have working knowledge of Microsoft Office including Excel and PowerPoint
- Manage changing circumstances with initiative, solving problems reactively and communicating effectively in verbal and written forms
Benefits:
- Competitive pension: 8% employer contribution (min 4% employee)
- Life Assurance: 14 annual salary for pension scheme members (4 for non-members)
- Annual profit share bonus and performance related bonus
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP): confidential counselling, stress
Graduate Commercial Manager employer: Hutchison Ports
Hutchison Ports is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work environment at the UK's largest container port in Felixstowe. With a strong focus on employee development, competitive benefits including a generous pension scheme and performance-related bonuses, and a collaborative culture that encourages career progression, this role as a Graduate Commercial Manager provides a meaningful opportunity to contribute to global trade while growing professionally.
