Robert Half has partnered with a leading UK engineering and infrastructure business to recruit for a Commercial Director.
This is a senior leadership opportunity for an experienced commercial professional to take ownership of a broad commercial function and play a key role in the continued growth and development of the business.
The Role
You will provide strategic and hands-on commercial leadership across a complex, project-led environment, working closely with Operations, Finance, Procurement and senior leadership.
Key responsibilities include:
- Lead and develop the Commercial, Procurement and Document Control functions.
- Act as a trusted commercial adviser to Operations and senior stakeholders.
- Take ownership of commercial, contractual, project and supply-chain risk.
- Strengthen commercial governance, processes and accountability.
- Improve commercial reporting, forecasting and financial performance.
- Lead negotiations across major client and supplier contracts.
- Develop procurement and supplier strategies to improve value and resilience.
- Drive greater consistency and commercial maturity across the organisation.
- Support business transformation and the development of improved systems and processes.
- Provide commercial input into wider business strategy and growth.
- Build, develop and retain a high-performing commercial team.
About You
We're looking for someone with:
- Significant senior commercial experience within construction, engineering, infrastructure or building services.
- Experience working within a principal contractor environment.
- Strong knowledge of NEC4 and JCT contracts.
- A strong understanding of commercial, contractual and supply-chain risk.
- Experience improving commercial processes, governance and performance.
- Excellent negotiation and stakeholder management skills.
- The confidence to influence and challenge senior stakeholders.
- Strong commercial judgement and the ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on delivery.
The client is also open to a Senior Commercial Manager or Head of Commercial who is ready to take the next step into a Commercial Director position.
The successful candidate will need to be commercially sharp, operationally credible and comfortable working in a changing environment without relying on a large support structure.
The Opportunity
- Senior leadership position with significant influence across the organisation.
- Responsibility for a broad, multidisciplinary commercial function.
- Opportunity to shape commercial strategy, governance and ways of working.
- Significant scope to develop the team and improve commercial performance.
- London or Leeds based.
- Hybrid working, with approximately 2-3 days per week in the office.
- Regular travel between locations as required.
If you're an experienced commercial leader looking for the opportunity to influence strategy, develop a team and make a tangible impact on a growing organisation, we'd be keen to hear from you.
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