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Commercial Business Development Growth Director

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Commercial Business Development Growth Director.

Our client is a leading Irish business services organisation with an established reputation for delivering innovative outsourced solutions to a diverse portfolio of clients across both the public and private sectors.

The Role

Reporting directly to the CEO, you will define and deliver the organisation’s commercial growth strategy, driving sustainable revenue growth, developing strategic partnerships and identifying new market opportunities.

Working collaboratively across the business, you will lead major commercial opportunities, strengthen existing client relationships, inspire a high-performing commercial team and influence strategic decision-making at Executive Leadership level.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the organisation’s commercial growth strategy to deliver long-term, sustainable business growth.
• Identify, secure and convert new business opportunities across existing and emerging markets.
• Lead strategic bids, tenders and commercial negotiations to secure high-value, long-term contracts.
• Build and strengthen relationships with key clients, strategic partners and senior decision-makers.
• Lead, coach and develop a high-performing commercial team, fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability and continuous improvement.
• Identify market opportunities, enhance the customer proposition and drive commercial performance.
• Monitor market trends, competitor activity and customer insights to inform strategic planning and future growth initiatives.
• Champion a customer-centric approach, ensuring commercial strategies align with organisational objectives and evolving client needs.

About You

We are seeking an accomplished commercial leader with:

• Significant senior leadership experience in commercial growth, business development, strategic sales or a related commercial function. FMCG, Food Service or similar is advantageous.
• A proven track record of winning complex, high-value contracts and delivering sustainable revenue growth.
• Experience operating within a large-scale B2B services environment, ideally managing multi-site client portfolios and long-term commercial partnerships.
• Strong commercial acumen with the ability to develop strategic growth plans and identify new market opportunities.
• Outstanding relationship-building, negotiation and influencing skills, with experience engaging senior stakeholders and executive decision-makers.
• Demonstrated success in leading and developing high-performing commercial teams.

Should you be interested in hearing more about this job opportunity, please apply via the link and Aislinn will look after your application.

All applications will be treated in the strictest confidence.

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