Commercial Director
Location: Crewe, UK
Employment Type: Full-Time, Monday to Friday, 08.00 – 18.00 or as required to meet the needs of the business, with occasional weekend work and substantial overtime, with time in lieu.
Salary: £55K with uncapped commission.
Benefits: Company Pension, uncapped commission, and bonuses.
About Our Client:
They are a leading security solutions provider with a commitment to excellence and innovation. They are dedicated to safeguarding their clients' assets, people, and properties. As a company, they value work-life balance and believe in empowering their employees to take initiative, lead, and make critical decisions. Join them in their mission to deliver exceptional security services and become a key contributor to their continued success.
Position Overview:
They are seeking a dynamic and results-driven Commercial Director to lead their sales and revenue generation efforts. Reporting to the Managing Director you will achieve the overall budget revenue targets for each financial year. This will be achieved through a minimum client loss rate by delivering outstanding customer satisfaction – coordinating processes associated with implementing customer services. You will also be responsible to deliver/exceed the company sales targets in line with the annual budget.
If the following describes you then this is the opportunity for you:
1. Analytical and creative thinking, partnered with a strategic mindset.
2. Have a deep understanding of business operations, finances, sales, marketing tactics, and market conditions.
3. Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills to enable you to work collaboratively, both within the business and externally.
4. Experienced in developing and implementing successful business growth strategies that align with the corporate aims of the business.
5. In-depth understanding of the security sector (an advantage).
6. Solid knowledge of performance reporting and financial/budgeting processes.
7. Strong attention to detail, time management, organisational, and leadership ability to guide the business to achieve business goals.
Role & Responsibilities:
8. Oversee the management of all operational staff, motivate to achieve peak productivity and performance. Oversee recruitment, conduct, and oversee all aspects of the HR Department including disciplinaries.
9. Responsible for compliance with Health, Safety, Welfare and Environmental management.
10. Assist the MD with developing/managing annual budgets, perform cost and productivity analyses, plan and develop strategies and programs for generating revenue; involves some weekend working. Formulate a marketing strategy to ensure it delivers the budgeted growth of the business.
11. Reviewing and the sign off in various financial areas: Payroll, Advances, Sales Ledger, Purchase Ledger.
12. Arranging and carrying out customer review meetings on regular occasions and conforming to customers KPI standards and implementing corrective actions to the client satisfaction.
13. Take part in weekly sales and customer service meetings and attend business review meetings.
14. Oversee the H&S matrix, Company matrix, Site Register and Operational Training Matrix, and carry out overviews.
15. Assess received tenders.
16. Ensure that customer and site folders for all new assignments are created.
17. Send professional quotes to customers, detailing accurate times, services, rates and terms. Generate and deliver customer presentations for large orders.
18. Ensure all business is conducted under a signed contract or agreement.
If you are a driven and innovative leader who is ready to take on a challenging role with a forward-thinking company that values work-life balance and employee empowerment, our client invites you to apply for the position of Commercial Director.