Commercial Manager

**General Information**:
**Job Type**

Permanent

**Category**

Finance

**Business**

PlaceMakers

**Location**

Auckland

**Job Reference**

39628

**Posted Date**

06-Mar-2025

**Closing Date**

28-Mar-2025

**Description**:
**About Us**:
PlaceMakers is the trading name of Fletcher Distribution Limited, the retail trading arm of Fletcher Building Limited in New Zealand. PlaceMakers is New Zealand's leading and largest supplier of building materials and hardware. We're 100% committed to our customers. We employ over 2,100 people and assist over 300,000 customers.

We have 67 stores, from Kaitaia to Invercargill. We sell over 74,000 product lines from concrete to paint and plasterboard. We manufacture frames and trusses from 8 manufacturing plants nationwide.

**The Role**:
We are seeking a Commercial Manager to join the PlaceMakers Manufacturing and Supply Chain team. This role will be based in Auckland. In this pivotal role, you will partner with our General Manager Manufacturing & Supply Chain to drive our financial success, providing commercial and financial leadership to our Frame & Truss plants across NZ.

You will lead a team of finance professionals, ensuring financial targets are met and identifying growth opportunities. This role will provide you with the opportunity to perform at the highest level, reporting through to our Divisional CFO.

Key Responsibilities:

- Commercial Leadership: Support the development of business strategy, drive strategy execution, continuously identify new and clever ways to unlock/create value, develop commercial capability across the wider business, and provide day-to-day commercial decision support.
- Transformation & Change Leadership: Champion and drive the growth agenda and strategic initiatives to achieve long-term goals.
- Financial Planning & Performance Management: Develop financial plans that maximise return on funds; provide valuable insights into business performance and drive fast performance interventions where required. Manage the allocation and rationing of capital expenditure.
- Financial Control & Compliance: Ensure compliance with risk management policies, financial delegated authorities, tax, statutory reporting, and audit requirements.
- Special Projects: Undertake special projects as directed by the Divisional CFO, GM Manufacturing and CE of our Distribution division.

**About you**:

- CA qualification required with 10 + years’ experience in strategic commercial/financial management
- Proven track record in financial and business process improvement.
- Customer-oriented with the ability to craft commercially relevant narratives.
- Experience in large manufacturing, distribution, retail, or related industries.
- Experience in leading change & transformation
- Proactive problem solver who thrives on understanding & resolving complex issues
- Have a strong attention to detail and analytics skill set

**Our Benefits**:

- Excellent salary and incentive package
- Access to Fletcher Building Group benefits, including paid parental leave & share scheme
- Staff-buying privileges
- Employment Education Fund
- Health & Wellbeing initiatives including an Employee Assistance Programme

**Pre-employment checks including references, medical, drug test and a Criminal background check is required as well as the legal right to work in NZ indefinitely.**
- We are proud of the incredible diversity of people who make up our business As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we strive to create an inclusive environment for all our employees across our national network of branches throughout New Zealand._