Commercial Recruitment
In today’s fast-paced business world, your commercial team is the heartbeat of your organisation. At Point Recruitment, we specialise in sourcing exceptional office and professional talent for businesses across Cambridgeshire, from agile start-ups to established brands with national reach.
Our Commercial Division is dedicated solely to office-based recruitment. We understand that every hire, whether a temporary Administrator or a permanent Finance Manager, plays a vital role in your productivity, culture and success.
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Our expertise
We recruit across the full spectrum of commercial roles, including:
- Office Administration & Executive Support
- Customer Service & Contact Centre
- Sales, Account Management & Business Development
- Marketing & Communications
- Human Resources & Recruitment
- Finance & Accounting
- Procurement & Supply Chain
- Management & Leadership
Meet our Commercial recruitment specialist
Anthony Whitehead
Senior Consultant
Who we support
Our clients include:
- Professional services firms
- Manufacturing and logistics companies with commercial departments
- Local authorities and educational institutions
- SMEs seeking experienced office support
- Start-ups looking to build their first commercial team
Our partnerships span the region’s professional landscape. We understand the pressures of fast-paced office environments. By connecting businesses with skilled, motivated professionals, we help them strengthen teams, improve performance and deliver exceptional client service.
Commercial job openings
- Office
- Permanent
- Cambridge
We’re recruiting an Assistant Commercial Manager on behalf of an innovative, growing technology business based in Waterbeach, Cambridge. This is a full-time, permanent, office-based position offering a salary of £35,000–£55,000 depending on experience — and a genuinely stimulating opportunity for a commercially and legally minded professional looking to develop their career at the centre of a global operation.
This is a broad, varied and intellectually demanding role, supporting the global commercial objectives of the business across contract management, risk, compliance, partner onboarding and bid support. You’ll report to the Commercial Manager and operate across a wide stakeholder network — engaging with global sales partners, customers, governments and suppliers — balancing competing priorities with sound judgement and clear communication. If you’re curious, comfortable with complexity and keen to grow within a business moving into an exciting new technology space, this is well worth a closer look.
Please note: this role requires SC (Security Clearance). Some travel will be required — a full, clean driving licence, valid passport and access to your own vehicle are essential, with travel expenses reimbursed.
Main Responsibilities:
- Drafting and reviewing commercial agreements including channel partner contracts, confidentiality and teaming agreements and software licences
- Managing a portfolio of partner agreements across the full contract lifecycle, including renewals, performance obligations and governance
- Conducting contractual onboarding of partners including full due diligence checks
- Providing commercial support to in-flight contracts, managing contract changes, monitoring performance and mitigating commercial risk
- Supporting the Bid function in preparing and submitting proposals to customers in conjunction with internal subject matter experts
- Working with Finance to ensure the suitability of performance bonds, bank guarantees, parent company guarantees and trade finance instruments
- Supporting the creation of export licence applications
- Liaising with external legal counsel where required
- Acting as a trusted internal point of contact for ad hoc commercial, contractual and compliance matters, escalating where appropriate
- Contributing to a culture of best practice and knowledge-sharing across the business
Skills/Experience:
- Degree qualified in Law, Business or a related discipline, or equivalent experience — essential
- Good understanding of contract law and its practical application — essential
- Knowledge of contract, commercial and risk management methods
- Comfortable conducting legal research on complex matters of law
- Understanding of basic business finance including profit and loss, margin and markup
- Knowledge of UK/EU competition law, procurement regulations, intellectual property rights and export regulation
- Awareness of domestic and international sanctions regimes
- Ability to identify, assess and manage commercial risk effectively
- Strong stakeholder management skills — confident engaging with global partners in virtual and in-person environments
- Proactive, tenacious and results-driven with a high level of personal integrity
- Fluent in written and spoken English — essential
- Relevant professional qualifications such as GDL/LPC, IACCM or CIPS — advantageous
- Experience in telecommunications, IT or defence technology — desirable
- Additional language skills — desirable
Salary & Working Hours:
£35,000–£55,000 per annum, dependent on experience. Full-time, permanent, fully office-based in Waterbeach, Cambridge. Some travel required — travel expenses reimbursed. SC clearance required.
Benefits:
- Competitive salary of £35,000–£55,000 DOE
- Join an innovative technology business at an exciting stage of growth
- Broad, varied role with genuine career development potential
- Collaborative, cross-functional working environment
- Travel opportunities with expenses covered
- Opportunity to build and shape a growing commercial function
Anthony Whitehead
- Office
- Permanent
- Huntingdon
We’re recruiting a part-time Office Administrator on behalf of a well-established, specialist technology business based in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire. This is a permanent position working 16 hours per week, Monday to Thursday, 9:30am–1:30pm, on-site — with a start date of 2nd November 2026. The role pays £16.00 per hour and offers a varied, hands-on administrative position within a small, close-knit team.
Reporting directly to the Managing Director, you’ll play a key role in the smooth day-to-day running of the business, covering everything from customer support and facilities management through to production administration and general office coordination. If you’re highly organised, proactive and enjoy the variety that comes with working across multiple areas of a business, this is a great opportunity to find a role that genuinely fits around your lifestyle.
Main Responsibilities:
- Raising invoices and despatch notes and handling straightforward customer enquiries
- Updating customer records and maintaining the marketing database
- Managing office facility accounts including utilities and phone contracts
- Coordinating building maintenance requirements such as servicing and contractor management
- Generating scheduled Excel reports and producing database reports for the Production Manager
- Arranging collection of WEEE waste in line with regulatory requirements
- Managing company contracts including shipping providers and staff mobile phones
- Organising company functions and events
Skills/Experience:
- Minimum 2 years of office administration experience
- Strong organisational skills with excellent attention to detail
- Good IT skills, particularly Microsoft Excel and database systems
- Confident communicating with colleagues across multiple departments at all levels
- High standard of written and verbal English communication skills
- Able to work both independently and as part of a small team
- Experience using Sage or similar accounts packages — desirable
- Previous customer service experience — desirable
- Must have the right to live and work indefinitely in the UK — essential
Hourly Rate & Working Hours:
£16.00 per hour. Part-time, permanent position — 16 hours per week, Monday to Thursday, 9:30am–1:30pm. Fully on-site in Huntingdon. Start date: 2nd November 2026.
Benefits:
- £16.00 per hour
- Company pension scheme
- Free on-site parking
- Discretionary company bonus
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Pleasant, modern working environment
- Stable, permanent part-time role with consistent hours
Anthony Whitehead
- Office
- Contract
- St Ives
- £28,000
The Role
Are you a confident and motivated sales professional who enjoys speaking to new people and generating opportunities? Do you thrive in a target-driven environment where your efforts have a direct impact on business growth?
Our client, a successful and internationally recognised business, is looking to recruit a Telesales Executive to join their growing commercial team. This role is ideal for someone with outbound sales or telesales experience who enjoys building relationships, identifying opportunities and working closely with marketing and sales teams.
Based from their Cambridgeshire headquarters, you’ll play a key role in generating high-quality sales opportunities through proactive outbound calling, research and customer engagement.
Main Responsibilities
- Proactively contacting prospective and existing customers to generate new sales opportunities
- Conducting targeted outbound calls using qualified prospect lists
- Identifying customer needs and qualifying high-quality sales leads
- Maintaining accurate customer records and activity within the CRM system
- Working closely with the Sales and Marketing teams to maximise campaign success
- Using a variety of sales tools, databases and online platforms to identify new opportunities
- Building rapport quickly with prospective customers over the phone
- Following up enquiries and nurturing leads through the sales process
- Sharing customer feedback and market intelligence with internal teams
- Working towards individual and team sales targets and KPIs
Skills & Experience
- Previous experience in a telesales, outbound sales, lead generation or business development role
- Proven success working in a target-driven sales environment
- Excellent telephone manner and communication skills
- Strong relationship-building and influencing abilities
- Experience using CRM systems such as Salesforce or similar
- Comfortable using LinkedIn, email and other sales engagement tools
- Self-motivated with a resilient and positive attitude
- Good organisational skills with strong attention to detail
- Confident working independently whilst contributing to a collaborative team
Salary & Working Hours
Salary: £28,000 per annum
Hours: Monday to Friday, 9:00am – 5:30pm
Location: St Ives, Cambridgeshire.
Hybrid Working: Following your initial training period, you’ll have the flexibility to work from home two days per week.
Benefits
- Hybrid working available
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Company events
- Supportive and collaborative working environment
- Modern office facilities
- Opportunity to develop your sales career within a growing business
Anthony Whitehead
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