Commercial Director
The Company
QE Facilities is a well-established wholly owned subsidiary company of Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust. Established in 2014, they support the delivery of healthcare-related services to Gateshead Health and other external users.
They operate across 4 main locations, South Tyne and Wear, North East and Yorkshire, Lothian and Edinburgh and Coventry and Warwickshire.
The Role
Reporting into the MD, the role of Commercial Director is a newly created position.
This is an exciting time to come on board as QE Facilities transition into a strategically led, sustainable organisation where they will be positioned to establish new opportunities for continued growth.
The Commercial Director, will play a pivotal role in acquiring new clients, ensuring the effective delivery of the substantial capital programme and services. Most importantly, this role has overall responsibility for Safety, Health, Environment, and Quality, (SHEQ), ensuring we maintain the highest standards.
Key Responsibilities
• Take a proactive lead in transformational change for growth
• Create and communicate a clear vision for the future
• Identify trends and opportunities that can be developed
• Develop a clear commercially focussed business strategy for each service area
• Strategic oversight of SHEQ
• Capital Delivery and management of capital budget
Candidate profile
Candidates must be able to demonstrate the following
• Proven experience in a strategic leadership role especially strategic planning and business development
• Strong understanding of revenue generation, sustainable growth and success in developing a successful commercial strategy
• Leading teams as a business grows and transforms
• Leadership experience in a large complex organisation with similar competing challenges across transport, delivery of multiple services and delivery of a capital programme
• Able to demonstrate they can develop and implement strategic solutions that drive growth and increase commercial performance
• Strong project management skills
• Ability to build and maintain professional business relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Previous oversight of occupational health and safety, environmental management, and quality assurance
Personal Attributes
• Able to think strategically and envision the future direction of the organisation.
• Take the initiative and proactive in identifying opportunities for improvement and growth
• High integrity and continuous improvement approach
• Awareness and appreciation of cultural differences and commitment to promoting diversity and inclusion.
A full candidate briefing pack is available using this link
Candidate pack
To apply, please provide a current CV along with details of your current remuneration package and notice period.
Please note closing date for application is 10pm on Friday 20th September
