Opportunity for Commercial Directors or Senior Surveyors looking to work for a design-led and craft-focused company, delivering exceptional private residential projects across London, New York, and international markets. With a reputation for exquisite craftsmanship and design collaboration The business is entering a bold growth phase, aiming to double turnover within the next three years. The business operates across two key project avenues:
Production-led: Bespoke joinery, cabinetry, and high-end furniture (B2B)
Design-led: Luxury interior projects in partnership with leading architects and interior designersThis is not simply a functional leadership role; it is a business-critical commercial transformation mandate. The successful candidate will be expected to provide the leadership required to strengthen commercial discipline, improve win quality, increase margin certainty, and ensure consistent profitability across both UK and US operations.
About the role of Commercial Director
The immediate priority for this role is to bring rigorous commercial leadership, margin discipline, and tender excellence to support the business increasing profitability, while building the platform for long-term international growth. Reporting directly to the CEO and operating as a key member of the senior leadership team, this role will lead commercial profitability, tender governance, bid conversion, contractual risk management, margin recovery, and team performance across the group.
Responsibilities for Commercial Director
Executive Commercial Leadership
Lead full commercial function across estimating, quantity surveying, tendering, pricing, contract governance, and commercial reporting
Build and lead a high-performing organisation,
Set group-wide commercial policy, governance standards, margin thresholds, and approval controls
Act as the executive owner of commercial risk, contractual exposure, and margin integrity
Drive stronger accountability, forecasting accuracy, and commercial visibility across the project lifecycle
Tender Leadership & Bid Management Excellence
Take full leadership of the end-to-end tender and bid management process, effectively establishing a best-in-class Bid Director / Bid Manager function
Lead bid strategy from opportunity qualification through submission, negotiation, and conversion
Chair tender review meetings, pricing gateways, and executive bid sign-off
Improve bid governance, submission quality, tender programming, responsibilities matrices, and internal review processes
Ensure all bids are commercially intelligent, operationally deliverable, and aligned with target profitability
increase bid conversion quality by focusing on selectivity, strategic fit, and margin resilience, not just volume
Profitability & Margin Stabilisation
Lead the commercial agenda of the business to ensure sustainable profitability and stable cash-generative growth.
Establish margin recovery initiatives across live and future projects
Improve cost assumptions, change control discipline, scope clarity, and contractual protection
Requirements for Commercial Director
Proven experience operating at Commercial Director / senior group commercial leadership level (Senior Quantity Surveyors WILL be considered)
Strong background in joinery, bespoke interiors, luxury residential, specialist manufacturing, fit-out, or high-end construction
Deep expertise in tender leadership, bid strategy, pricing governance, contract negotiation, and margin recovery
Strong leadership credentials managing multidisciplinary commercial and estimating teams
Executive-level gravitas with clients, consultants, contractors, and internal leadership teams
Able to combine strategic leadership with hands-on bid and margin decision-making
Highly credible partner to CEO and board on growth-versus-risk decisions
What we offer for Commercial Director
Executive-level base salary aligned with market and transformation mandate
Performance bonus linked to profitability recovery, margin targets, and strategic wins
Board-level exposure and strategic influence across UK and US operations
Opportunity to shape one of the most respected luxury craftsmanship brands in the market
Access to the unique Unity of Craft network of 600+ master craftsmen
If you are interested in finding out more or applying please contact or Message (phone number removed)
Salary description
£85000.00 - £120000.00 per year