Interim Deputy Commercial Director

Ford & Stanley Executive Search Permanent & Interim Solutions to the Global Rail, Enviro–tech, Manufacturing & Digital Sectors

Assignment: Deputy Commercial Director

Rate: GBP500–GBP700 a day
Location: City of London (2/3 days per week on site)
Duration: 6 months minimum.
Project / Deliverables: A focus on Marketing, Insights and B2B. Can be discussed verbally with the search consultant / search director.
Status Determination: Inside IR35

Likely Job Titles:
Marketing Director, Insights Director, Head of Commercial, Head of Marketing, Head of Insights

Assignment Overview:

• The successful candidate will have ownership of the marketing, insights and B2B teams with the expectation that growth, strategy and longevity is the focus.
• The incoming deputy commercial director will be a proven leader and manager, someone who is capable of setting vision, culture and a common mission for the team to strive towards.
• In addition to the above, the incoming candidate will focus on instilling a mindset change within the team, with a renowned focus on growth and careful consideration of ROI.
• The successful candidate will be a strong manager of stakeholders (both internal and external) and preferably have exposure to the Transport sector.

About Ford & Stanley Executive Search:

At Ford & Stanley Executive Search we go beyond a recruiting transaction with our core mission being that of every interaction we have with clients and candidates is best in class. We are select in the opportunities we represent, as such, work under strict exclusivity or retained agreements with forward thinking and proactive global Rail companies that place their trust in our ability to deliver a winning shortlist at the first time of asking.

Our Search Directors (who are themselves members of the F&S Group Board) and in house research team invest time at the front end of process with our client s leadership team or stakeholders to consult, understand the opportunity inherent within the role, business need, map and agree timescales with supporting delivery plan well in advance of conducting the search.

All candidates both active and passive (head–hunted) can expect full and professional engagement from the Executive Search team in addition a timely, thorough and engaging recruitment process from a committed employer that seeks to secure cream of the crop from a busy and noisy Global Rail candidate market.

Ford & Stanley Group Ltd is committed to a policy of equal opportunities for all opportunity seekers and approach all opportunity with a mindset of who is right for the job irrespective sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, age, disability, colour, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief or political beliefs and we place an obligation upon all staff to respect and act in accordance with the policy. We shall adhere to such a policy at all times and will review on an on–going basis all aspects of recruitment to avoid unlawful or undesirable discrimination