Commercial Director - Lincoln based, onsite - up to £120K+ 30% bonus + benefits incl. car allowance
An exciting new opening with an established and successful global enterprise based in Lincoln is looking to appoint a Commercial Director to help drive new business opportunties in the UK and globally. The ideal candidate will come from an industrial engineering background with a successful career within Sales development and commercial strategy and growth.
Some of the key responsibilities will be to:
-Shape the overall product strategy and optimise the portfolio, ensuring effective planning and prioritisation across initiatives.
-Lead the creation of practical, insight-driven product roadmaps by gathering and aligning inputs from cross-functional partners with broader business goals.
-Guide market positioning efforts, including assessing and refining pricing approaches in response to competitive and market dynamics.
-Manage pricing strategy across the full product lifecycle.
-Maintain responsibility for the product line’s balanced scorecard and drive continuous improvement through well-defined action plans.
-Resolve operational challenges related to quality, production, and delivery performance.
-Proactively identify potential issues, communicate risks, propose corrective measures, act independently when needed, and report results.
-Own go-to-market planning and product roadmap execution for designated markets and offerings.
-Conduct market sizing and segmentation activities; contribute to the development and upkeep of market models, data sources, and tracking systems to monitor market evolution.
-Capture customer insights through needs assessments and voice-of-customer activities.
-Support revenue growth by strengthening and advancing the sales pipeline.
-Lead strategic market planning—both near-term and long-range—to maximise growth opportunities.
-Develop materials and analyses that inform strategic decisions related to organic and inorganic growth.
-Contribute to building and sustaining a structured competitive intelligence process.
-Identify and prioritise emerging legislative, competitive, and technological shifts, providing insight into associated opportunities and risks.
-Foster cross-functional collaboration with teams including R&D, Engineering, Finance, Supply Chain, and Operations to drive growth and execution.
The successful candidate:
-Background within industrial engineering, polymers, coatings or similar.
-More than 10 years of progressive sales leadership experience, including 5+ years successfully leading and developing high-performing teams.
-Demonstrated excellence in financial modelling, pricing strategy, and long-range strategic planning.
-Proven business development leadership, ideally within the composites or polymers industries, with a record of driving sustainable growth.
-Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, Power BI, and CSR platforms to enable data-driven decision-making.
-Exceptional change leadership and stakeholder management capabilities, with the ability to influence at all levels of the organisation.
-Significant global business experience and a strong track record of leading effectively across diverse cultures and markets.
For more details and information for this fantastic opportunity please email your