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Location: London (Hybrid – with travel to other sites)
Contract Type: Full-Time, Permanent
Reports to: CEO / Managing Director
About the Role
We’re seeking a commercially astute, strategic-thinking Global Commercial Strategy Director to lead the commercial & merchandising strategy across the retail estate globally. Operating at the heart of the business and within the senior leadership team, you’ll be responsible for driving revenue growth, optimising store performance, and leading key teams including buying, merchandising, pricing, and category management. You’ll bring energy, creativity and will play a pivotal role in supporting the next phase of the brand’s evolution across numerous locations.
Key Responsibilities
* Own and develop the company’s commercial strategy, aligned to overall business goals
* Drive growth through store, product, pricing, promotional, and range strategy
* Lead and inspire teams across buying, commercial, merchandising, and category management
* Monitor performance across all stores and categories, making data-led decisions
* Negotiate strategic supplier and partner contracts to improve margin and value
* Collaborate with operations, marketing, and finance to align priorities
* Deliver robust P&L ownership and category-level performance reviews
* Identify new market trends, formats, and innovation opportunities
Key Requirements
* Proven experience in a Commercial Director role within multi-site (ideally retail)
* Proven global commercial & merchandising strategy experience
* Strong leadership and stakeholder engagement skills, both internal and external
* Commercially analytical – able to translate data into actionable strategy
* Experience managing P&Ls and leading high-performance teams
* Excellent negotiation, supplier management, and category development expertise
* A results-oriented mindset, with experience working in agile, fast-paced environments
Please quote JR0505 when you email your CV to jri@alexanderlloyd.co.uk, alongside your Cv you are welcome to expand on the key candidate criteria above. This is only one of many vacancies we are handling.
Due to the high amount of interest that we receive for each of our roles unfortunately we cannot respond to each application individually, therefore if you do not hear back from one of our consultants you have not been short listed for this role. Please continue to check our website www.alexanderlloyd.co.uk for any other roles which may be of interest.
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Director
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Sales, Purchasing, and Strategy/Planning
* Industries
Retail, Hospitality, and Consumer Services
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