The Group Commercial Director's primary function is to lead the Group Commercial function in supporting the successful management and control of all aspects of divisional commercial activities. This allows the business to maximise profitability, protect the company's contractual obligations, and proactively manage commercial issues. They must be willing to innovate and drive change and performance through system efficiency, commercial best practice and construction techniques.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide a Focal Point for Sharing Best Practices:
- Chair the existing Commercial Forum and Commercial Directors' meetings.
- Ensure these forums provide the opportunity to:
- Explore new ideas for cost savings and ensure these are evaluated and implemented where appropriate.
- Maintain existing systems and procedures across the whole organisation.
- Promote an Improved and Focused Outlook Across the Commercial Function:
- Be the custodian of costs and cost reporting.
- Ensure costs are reported on a consistent and comparable basis across the Group to ensure:
- Challenge cost inconsistencies across divisions and regions.
- Build Relationships:
- Form strong working relationships with all RMDs, Managing Directors, Commercial Directors and other Heads of Functions to assist them in identifying opportunities for controlling or saving costs.
- Influence decision-makers across the business to save costs, instigate, and embed key change initiatives.
- Work closely with other Heads of Department and the Housebuild Operational Support team.
- Work closely with Internal Audit and Group Finance, sharing knowledge and resources to help identify areas requiring support and providing assistance where necessary.
- Collaborate with other house builders and HBF on waste management and other industry challenges.
- Lead and Develop a Strong Team:
- Manage and develop the existing Group Commercial team by delivering:
- Training and support across the Group.
- Standard cost reporting across all divisions.
- Management of the Central Take-off / Scheduling team.
- Initiate Change and Development of the Commercial Function Across the Group:
- Review and refine job responsibilities for the Commercial function.
- Develop a strategic plan for the Commercial function to deliver the business needs over a 3-5-year time horizon.
- Work with other stakeholders, particularly HR and Finance (using external assistance if required), and review existing functional structures to identify opportunities to:
- Simplify existing processes.
- Improve existing systems and procedures.
- Potentially transfer areas of work from Commercial to functions better suited to complete it.
- Identify main barriers to Surveyor recruitment and retention and identify opportunities to resolve this.
- Harness the use of technology to automate and improve efficiency of the function.
- Work with teams to fully embed new processes, systems, and ways of working.
- Work with teams to identify their own improvements to their functions and the way they work and ensure those improvements are fully optimised.
- Develop succession within the function to ensure we have the leaders of tomorrow and are developing our own talent.
To be successful in the role
- Ability to demonstrate a track record of working as a high performing Commercial Director, currently working at a level close to or equivalent to a Divisional Managing Director.
- Strategic outlook and forward-thinking approach.
- Ability to build strong relationships across the organisation in both the Commercial discipline and across the senior management of the Group.
- Capability to influence key stakeholders across the business and drive through change initiatives.
- Comfortable challenging the status quo and identifying opportunities for change.
- Ability to work independently at pace, using their own initiative to deliver role objectives.
- Proactive in the approach to new technologies and opportunities for efficiencies.
- Inquisitive and interested in identifying best commercial practice across other sectors.
- Able to demonstrate strong commercial acumen and the ability to directly influence profitability across the Group.
Private medical cover
Private healthcare support is available for timely access to a virtual GP, for diagnosis, treatment and more - including physio and talking therapies. You can even add family members.
Pension
First-class pension schemes with the option of up to 10% employer contributions.
Annual Health Assessment
All colleagues are able to access a fully funded annual health assessment, helping you to proactively manage your health and wellbeing.
As well as a competitive salary, we offer many ways to make life more affordable - from access to employee loans and savings accounts, to house purchase discounts.
Cycle to Work scheme, reduced hotel rate, discounts at major retailers These make a massive difference to the quality of your lifestyle.
So much more
From death in service, paid volunteer and study leave, enhanced family friendly policies (including our Parents and Carers leave) to a share buying scheme, we have an incredible range of additional benefits.
About Group Support Centre
Barratt Redrow PLC is the nation's leading housebuilder, creating great new places to live throughout Britain.
Our business is acquiring land, obtaining planning consents and building the highest quality homes in places people aspire to live. This is supported by our expertise in land, design, construction and sales and marketing.
Our purpose is to make sustainable living a reality, building strong communities.
Where you'll be working
Here is where you'll be based, whether that's an office or one of our sites.
Putting diversity and inclusion front and centre
We know that a diverse team is better for our customers, makes us a more attractive employer and results in a stronger, more sustainable business. Which is why we're so committed to developing our inclusive culture.
Thinking ahead to leave a better world behind
We're building a sustainable tomorrow, one house and one community at a time. Our commitment to our customers is rooted in every decision and day-to-day action we take.
See how our colleagues are building tomorrow together.