Assistant Commercial Manager

  • Gigaclear
  • Witham, Essex
  • Jan 02, 2026
Contractor Administration

Job Description

The Assistant Commercial Manager (12 month FTC) will support in the commercial administration of activities within the Operational function and Commercial close out. They will also assist in producing reports to provide valuable insight into business performance allowing Gigaclear to mitigate risks and capitalise on opportunities.

Key Accountabilities

Raising Task Orders and reviewing and accepting supply chain Quotations as well as the administration of these Task Orders to ensure that Gigaclear is fulfilling its contractual obligations in respect of (Managing change, Applicatins for payment, Final accounts)

Proactively challenge our operational teams in respect of cost recoveries for non-compliance of the contract and initiate / administer these recoveries.

Reporting on actual and forecast costs by supplier and activity to provide insight on performance to support supplier benchmarking.

Produce ad-hoc analysis and forensic investigation on performance to identify root causes and drive change.

Sage administration to allow payment to the supply chain.

Work closely with both the supply chain and our internal operations teams encouraging positive outcomes, whilst respecting contractual requirements

Work closely with our internal finance teams to bring projects to a close

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

Experience of working within a Commercial environment.

Knowledge of CEMAR and Sage is desired.

Intermediate level excel skills are essential to include lookups and pivots.

Organised and pragmatic nature with a desire to learn new skills.

Gigaclear is a growing Fibre Broadband (FTTP / FTTH) company, developing our fibre-to-the-premises broadband infrastructure to some of the most difficult to reach areas of the UK, empowering those communities with broadband to rival any city.

Staff rewards, benefits and opportunities

We foster a collaborative, engaging culture that empowers staff to grow and maximise their skills. We want to challenge our people in a fair environment where hard work is rewarded and a path for progression is open to all.

  • Generous employer pension; up to 8% matched contribution
  • Income protection & life assurance
  • 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays), holiday purchase scheme and Yay Days!
  • Health cash plan, 24/7 remote GP access and Employee Assistance Programme including counselling & legal advice
  • Unlimited access to online training and development content via our Learning Management System
  • Long service benefits and monthly employee recognition
  • Enhanced maternity and paternity provisions
  • Flexible working environment
  • Health & Wellbeing initiatives and company funded social events

Our approach is to work guided by our mission, vision and values.

Our Mission - Empowering communities with brilliant broadband

Our Vision - Connected Communities

Our Values - Own it, Find the Right Way, Work Together, Win Together