Head of Commercial

Overview

Lead commercial strategy, manage team of 21, drive profit & cash for region.

Key Responsibilities

• cost control
• cash management
• profit management
• commercial strategy
• risk management
• compliance

Tasks

-Provide affordable contract guidance and support through head of teams and contract engrossment. -Ensure compliance to Group protocols and procedures. -Manage and support the performance and development of the Commercial team. -Maintain effective cost control for the Region. -To build and maintain effective relationships with supply chain partners, including the development of strong links at all levels of the business. -Effectively manage cash generation for the Region. -To support the Land team in the land bidding process. -Managing profit and cashflow pipeline -To define, direct and lead a commercial strategy that balances opportunity and risk to the business for income generation to reinvest in the business. -To direct and lead the governance of the Commercial team, ensuring proper accountability for, and reporting of, all commercial activity and the development of appropriate control systems. -To build and maintain effective relationships with affordable partners, including the development of strong links at all levels of the business. -To help define and embed a commercial approach to the running of the department across all levels of the hierarchy. Work with the senior management team to collaboratively guide the development of professional standards, commercial contracts, and service level agreements. -To take steps to identify and manage opportunity and risk, commercial and otherwise. -Ensure compliance with legal, regulatory, and internal procedural requirements. -Market the organisation’s capabilities in the delivery and management of commercial activities and maintain Vistry Partnerships profile with customers/clients, external bodies, suppliers, and other stakeholders.

Requirements

• surveying degree
• coins
• rics
• building regulations
• commercial finance
• people management

What You Bring

-Extensive experience in working within a residential housebuilder -Degree in Surveying, Building or similar -Experience with affordable housing contracts -Experienced in building regulations and legal obligations -Well-developed analytical, oral and presentation / communication skills -A good knowledge or construction methods and materials -Knowledge and use of the COINS system -Formal Leadership training -Experienced in a senior Commercial role. -Able to show commitment to their chosen profession by continued self-development (courses, seminars etc.) -Experience of supporting business growth -Ability to formulate commercial plans and ensure full engagement -Knowledge of JCT design and build contracts -Be Commercially and Financially astute, including experienced in Cash Management -Experience of people management and project leading -A Member of the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB), or Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)

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Benefits

-Employee rewards portal with many more benefits... -Competitive basic salary and annual bonus -Competitive pension scheme through salary sacrifice -Share save and share incentive schemes -Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave -Salary sacrifice car scheme available to all employees -Private medical insurance, with employee paid cover -Up to 33 days annual leave plus bank holidays increasing to up to 39 days with service -Life assurance at 4 x your annual salary -2 Volunteering days per annum -Company car, car allowance or travel allowance

About Vistry Group

-Launched following the merger of Bovis Homes and Galliford Try’s housing arm in January 2020. -Operates three retail brands—Bovis Homes, Linden Homes, Countryside Homes—and a B2B Partnerships arm. -Known for timber-frame manufacturing via Vistry Works, boosting quality, speed, and carbon performance. -Typical projects include mixed-tenure neighbourhoods with schools, parks, orchards, and community facilities. -Completed major schemes like Meridian Water regeneration and Countryside Partnerships integration in 2022.

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