Commercial Manager (Telecommunications)

Location: Newbury, United Kingdom; hybrid working with office attendance 2–3 days per week and at least 8 days per month.

Company

hirify.globalThree is building a UK-wide connectivity network and provides technology and connectivity products and services, including 5G, AI, and the Internet of Things, to organisations from small businesses to multinational corporations.

What you will do

• Commercially qualify new opportunities and develop strategies, pricing, proposals, and solutions that balance customer value, market dynamics, risk, and commercial outcomes.
• Lead negotiations with customers, suppliers, and internal stakeholders to close deals and secure commercially sound agreements.
• Guide opportunities through governance and provide commercial insight for effective decision-making.
• Capture contractual terms, obligations, liabilities, and risk mitigations accurately and hand them over to delivery teams.
• Manage commercial performance across the contract lifecycle, including changes, disputes, renewals, extensions, and exits.
• Protect and improve revenue and margin while building trusted relationships and providing commercial thought leadership.

Requirements

• Experience in Commercial and/or Contract Management with a strong record of delivering successful commercial outcomes.
• Experience planning and leading complex negotiations, including deal closing, commercial dispute resolution, or margin improvement.
• Ability to assess commercial and contractual risk and develop practical mitigation approaches.
• Ability to use data and informed assumptions to make sound commercial decisions.
• Strong stakeholder collaboration skills and credibility with decision-makers at all levels.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain complex commercial topics clearly.
• Growth mindset, willingness to tackle new challenges, improve processes, share expertise, coach colleagues, and support team development.

Nice to have

• Experience in telecommunications or IT.
• World Commerce & Contracting accreditation, formerly IACCM.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time schedule of 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday.
• Hybrid work with flexibility to work from the office and home, subject to team and line-manager expectations.
• Basic salary plus bonus, up to 28 days of annual leave plus bank holidays, and paid charity-work time.
• Benefits including discounts, vouchers, pension plan, learning tools, and parental leave policies.
• Employment offers are subject to criminal (DBS) and financial background checks due to Financial Conduct Authority regulation.

Hiring process

• Recruitment may include online assessments; reasonable adjustments and accessibility support are available.
• Interviews should reflect the candidate’s own knowledge, skills, experience, and achievements; AI-generated preparation must not replace authentic responses.