Group Commercial Associate at Ambrey in Southampton SO14

THE COMPANY

Our people aren’t just part of the journey—they are the journey. That’s why we’re dedicated to creating a workplace where individuality is celebrated, inclusion is natural, and everyone has room to grow. Regardless of your role, your contributions fuel innovation and help us discover new ways to prepare, support, and respond – for every seafarer, every vessel, everywhere.

Since 2010, our people have been the heart of our success. Our teams unite individuals with diverse skills, perspectives, and backgrounds, all committed to nurturing an inclusive culture where everyone can thrive. By offering personalised development opportunities, we empower our team members to focus on what truly matters to them—shaping their careers to align with their unique goals and aspirations.

THE ROLE

The Group Commercial Associate is a high-visibility role reporting directly to the Chief Commercial Officer (CCO), providing hands-on support across every area of Ambrey’s Group Commercial function. The post holder will help the CCO turn commercial strategy into action: coordinating key projects, owning commercial reporting, preparing leadership materials, and driving the follow-through that keeps priorities moving across regions, service lines and supporting teams.

This is an ideal role for an ambitious, analytically strong early-career professional who wants broad exposure to how a global maritime services business is run commercially. The goal is to give the CCO greater capacity and visibility, improve the quality and pace of commercial decision-making, and ensure strategic initiatives are delivered on time and to a high standard.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Strategic Projects & Key Initiatives

↘ Coordinate and deliver priority commercial projects on behalf of the CCO, from scoping and planning through to implementation and review.

↘ Build and maintain project plans and trackers, hold owners to agreed milestones, and escalate risks or delays early.

↘ Carry out research and analysis to support new initiatives, including market and competitor insight, new service-line or market-entry assessments, pricing reviews and business cases.

↘ Act as a central point of coordination for cross-functional projects involving Operations, Finance, Marketing, HR and regional commercial teams.

Commercial Reporting & Performance Insight

↘ Own the production of regular commercial reporting, including weekly and monthly performance packs, pipeline reviews, sales forecasts and KPI dashboards.

↘ Consolidate data from CRM, finance and operational sources into a single, reliable view of commercial performance across regions, sectors and service lines.

↘ Analyse trends, variances against budget and target, and account performance, highlighting insights, risks and opportunities for the CCO and commercial leadership.

↘ Support the annual budgeting, target-setting and forecasting process alongside Finance and regional leads.

↘ Continuously improve the accuracy, consistency and automation of reporting, and promote good CRM and data discipline across the commercial team.

Strategy Implementation & Commercial Governance

↘ Translate the Group commercial strategy into clear, trackable action plans with defined owners, timelines and success measures.

↘ Monitor progress against strategic objectives and report on delivery, helping to keep regional and service-line teams aligned to Group priorities.

↘ Support the roll-out of new commercial processes, tools, policies and ways of working, including change communication and adoption tracking.

↘ Help maintain commercial governance, such as bid and pricing approval processes, key account plans and commercial operating rhythms.

Support to the Chief Commercial Officer

↘ Prepare high-quality briefing notes, presentations and papers for executive, board and client meetings on behalf of the CCO.

↘ Organise and run the commercial leadership meeting cadence, including agendas, pre-reads, minutes and tracking of actions and decisions through to completion.

↘ Manage incoming requests and information flows to the CCO, prioritising and resolving matters directly where appropriate.

↘ Act as a trusted representative of the CCO with internal stakeholders, handling sensitive and confidential information with discretion.

↘ Support the planning and coordination of commercial events, conferences, strategy sessions and team communications.

Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement

↘ Build strong working relationships with commercial colleagues, Account Managers and regional leaders across Ambrey's global footprint.

↘ Work closely with Finance, Operations, Marketing and other functions to gather inputs, resolve issues and ensure joined-up delivery.

↘ Share best practice and insights across the commercial group to support a culture of commercial excellence.

Other Duties

↘ Carry out any additional responsibilities aligned with the evolving needs of the business.

QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS

Required

↘ BSc/BA in Business, Economics, Finance, Engineering or another relevant field.

↘ 2–4 years’ experience in a commercial, strategy, business analysis, consulting, project coordination or similar role.

↘ Strong analytical and numerical skills, with the ability to turn data into clear insight and recommendations.

↘ Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills, with experience building reports, dashboards and executive-ready presentations.

↘ Excellent organisational and project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities to tight deadlines.

↘ Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, with confidence engaging senior stakeholders.

↘ High levels of discretion, integrity and professionalism when handling confidential information.

↘ A proactive, curious and solutions-focused mindset, with a strong sense of ownership and follow-through.

Desirable

↘ Experience within maritime, security, shipping, offshore energy, insurance or another B2B services environment.

↘ Experience with CRM systems (e.g. Salesforce, HubSpot or Microsoft Dynamics) and BI tools such as Power BI.

↘ Exposure to working across multiple regions, cultures and time zones in an international business.

↘ A project management or business analysis qualification (e.g. PRINCE2, APM, Agile or similar).

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

↘ Salary: Commensurate with experience

↘ Annual Leave: 25 days per annum plus public holidays

↘ Location: UK with extensive travel

↘ Working hours: 08:30am to 17:30pm Monday to Friday

↘ Job type: Full-time, permanent

↘ Benefits: Private Medical Insurance Cover, Referral Bonus, Eye Care, Discount Card,

↘ Techscheme, Cyclescheme, Discounted Gym Membership, Wellness & Fitness, Employee Assistance Programme, Pension, Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay. And much more!

OUR MISSION - VISION TO PREPARE, SUPPORT, RESPOND – FOR EVERY SEAFARER, EVERY VESSEL, EVERYWHERE. OUR VALUES - THE AMBREY WAY

↘ ACCOUNTABLE - “Safety first” is our promise, it’s the Ambrey way and we don’t compromise on compliance.

↘ MORAL - We pride ourselves on doing the right thing and delivering on our promises with integrity.

↘ BOLD - We value those who strive to master new things. We never stop learning, improving and pursuing the highest quality.

↘ RELIABLE - We always deliver. To us this means being dependable, responsive and agile in everything we do.

↘ ENTREPRENEURIAL - It’s our spirit. We innovate, explore, create and elevate. We have fun and celebrate while working hard.

↘ YOU, ME & US - We know teamwork produces the best results for our clients. We are respectful, inclusive, empowering and compassionate.

Application question(s):

• Which of the following have you used professionally? (Excel, Power BI, Salesforce, HubSpot, Microsoft Dynamics CRM)

Education:

• Bachelor's (required)

Experience:

• commercial, business analysis or project coordination: 2 years (required)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Willingness to travel:

• 50% (required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Southampton SO14