Commercial Director

Commercial Director

Commercial Director (Engineering / Machinery Manufacturing) Leicestershire c £90,000 p.a. + bonus & benefits, depending on experience.

• Are you a commercially driven leader ready to accelerate growth within a high‑performing engineering and manufacturing environment?
• Do you have a proven record in selling complex, technical machinery or turnkey engineering solutions within the food machinery sector?
• Are you passionate about shaping strategy, building partnerships, and leading teams to deliver exceptional customer and commercial outcomes?

ER Recruitment are working with an established and ambitious engineering group with a reputation for delivering bespoke food‑processing machinery and automation solutions. With significant investment and expansion ahead, they are now seeking a forward‑thinking Commercial Director to lead the group’s sales and growth strategy across multiple specialist divisions.

• Develop and implement a cohesive commercial growth strategy to increase turnover, market share and profitability across the Group’s engineering and manufacturing operations.
• Lead and inspire sales, business development and marketing, fostering a high‑performance, customer‑centric culture.
• Identify, qualify and convert new market opportunities, building strategic relationships with key clients and industry partners.
• Collaborate closely with engineering, operations and project delivery teams to ensure commercial opportunities are technically achievable and deliverable.
• Oversee brand positioning, marketing communications and value propositions to ensure differentiation and consistency across the Group.
• Working closely with finance, drive pricing strategy, margin improvement and commercial performance through robust analysis, data insight and board‑level reporting.
• Evaluate new market, product and acquisition opportunities, presenting clear business cases to support strategic investment decisions.
• Represent the business externally at trade shows, networking events and customer meetings, acting as an ambassador for the company’s engineering excellence and innovation.

• Proven senior commercial leadership experience within food‑related industrial manufacturing, packaging, process equipment or automation sectors.
• Strong track record in developing and executing commercial strategies that deliver sustained growth.
• Comfortable managing complex, bespoke engineered solutions with long sales cycles.
• Strategic, analytical and commercially astute, able to balance vision with practical execution.
• Excellent communicator and influencer with credibility at board, customer and partner level.
• Financially literate with deep understanding of pricing, margin management and profitability.
• Collaborative, dynamic and inspiring leader who can unite teams behind a shared commercial vision.

Location:

Leicester – Salary: £90,000 /annum DOE + bonus & car/allowance – Job Type: Full‑Time – Category:
Sales