Graduate Commercial Manager

Are you ready to launch your career in the UK's largest container port? Hutchison Ports has an exciting Graduate Commercial Manager opportunity!
Location: Port of Felixstowe, Suffolk, IP11 3SY
Salary: Up to £42,000 per annum depending on skills and experience
Job Type: Full time
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday - Friday
Closing Date: 14 June 2026
About Us:
Hutchison Ports operates the Port of Felixstowe, the UK's largest deep water container port and a major gateway for global trade. We have been serving the shipping and logistics industry for decades, handling container traffic from across the world and supporting customers in multiple sectors through our state-of-the-art facilities and customer-focused services.
Graduate Commercial Manager - The Role:
The Graduate Commercial Manager will join our Commercial team to develop knowledge of our customer profile and shipping line accounts. You will support customer relationships and provide direct assistance to shipping line accounts and projects. This is a fast-paced, customer service-centric environment offering excellent opportunities to progress your career while working collaboratively across all departments.
Graduate Commercial Manager - Key Responsibilities:
- Work as part of the Commercial team on nominated shipping line accounts, providing day-to-day support and dealing with customers directly on selected issues
- Identify, evaluate and report on potential new business opportunities from external contacts and media sources
- Build market awareness of the Port's advantages, facilities and added value services, plus develop knowledge of competitor UK terminal operators
- Produce regular and ad hoc reports with statistical and analytical data accuracy delivered in a timely manner
- Establish relationships and build rapport with customers through regular dialogue with internal and external stakeholders to enable continuous improvement
Graduate Commercial Manager - You:
- Hold a bachelor's degree
- Have previous experience in a customer-facing environment, handling customer issues sensitively and effectively
- Work efficiently with data and statistics, managing pressure and meeting deadlines while using analysis to prioritise work
- Have working knowledge of Microsoft Office including Excel and PowerPoint
- Manage changing circumstances with initiative, solving problems reactively and communicating effectively in verbal and written forms
Benefits:
- Competitive pension: 8% employer contribution (min 4% employee)
- Life Assurance: 14× annual salary for pension scheme members (4× for non-members)
- Annual profit share bonus and performance related bonus
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP): confidential counselling, stress & anxiety support, financial wellbeing guidance, plus access to our Wellbeing Hub
- On site Occupational Health Team and wellbeing support
- Paid leave, enhanced sick pay terms, and family friendly policies
- Volunteering days supporting our local community
- Perkbox retail discounts, wellbeing content and savings across hundreds of brands
- Access to development pathways, accredited training, and career progression opportunities across our port network
We are committed to creating an inclusive, welcoming workplace where everyone can thrive. We celebrate individual differences and believe that embracing diversity drives innovation, creativity, and stronger collaboration across our teams.
As part of this commitment, we consider all qualified applicants and encourage open conversations about flexible working. We offer a supportive, community‑focused environment and are proud to hold Chartered Status from Women in Maritime.
Closing Date: 14 June 2026
To submit your CV for this exciting Graduate Commercial Manager opportunity, click Apply today