Regional Commercial Director

ZipRecruiter; England; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Regional Commercial Director to join their dynamic team in London. In this pivotal role, you will provide strategic support and lead the commercial team in all procurement and risk management activities. Your leadership will drive profitability and ensure compliance across projects in the South East. With a commitment to creating sustainable and inclusive environments, this company values innovation and collaboration. If you are an effective communicator with a passion for developing teams and delivering profitable results, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Experience managing housing maintenance projects across multiple sites.
• Strong communicator with excellent leadership abilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead the commercial team on procurement, strategy, and risk management.
• Ensure compliance with governance and communicate H&S strategies.

Skills

Leadership Skills

Strategic Planning

Procurement Management

Risk Management

Communication Skills

Education

Degree in Business or related field

Job description

Job Description

The Vacancy

We have a new opportunity for a Regional Commercial Director to join our Wates Living Space team based out of our London office.

Reporting into the Commercial Director, you will provide strategic support as well as lead the commercial team on all matters relating to procurement, strategy, risk management, pre and post contract, margin improvement, and people development.

You will join an experienced team to cover all regional commercial activities across the South East.

Key Accountabilities will include:

1. Full responsibility for profitability of projects across the region
2. Developing, leading, and implementing the project commercial strategy
3. Staff allocation and resource planning
4. Ensuring compliance with Wates governance
5. Communicating all H&S strategies effectively to the Commercial Team
6. Providing independent challenge to focus on early warning and intervention, ensuring commercial objectives, professional standards, and governance are met
7. Supporting the work-winning team in growing the business by validating costs, assessing risks, and identifying win themes

To be successful in the role

You will be an effective communicator with excellent leadership skills to influence at all levels, deliver profitable results, and inspire and develop the team. You should have previous experience managing housing maintenance projects across multiple sites.

Work for Wates

Wates is one of the UK’s leading family-owned development, building, and property maintenance companies, founded over 125 years ago. Our purpose is ‘reimagining places for people to thrive,’ guided by three promises:

• Thriving places: Creating sustainable, inclusive, and opportunity-rich environments with customers, partners, and communities.
• Thriving planet: Protecting nature and combating climate change through collaboration and innovation.
• Thriving people: Providing opportunities and fostering relationships where everyone feels included, invested, and cared for.

We are proud to be recognized as Gold Investors in People and as a Confident employer. We also ensure our recruitment processes promote equality and do not discriminate based on any background.