Commercial Director (Hiring Immediately)

Commercial Director | Cardiff (Hybrid) | Salary up to £100,000 depending on experience

Shape strategy. Lead negotiations. Influence how Target wins and grows .

We’re looking for an experienced Commercial Director who can bring confidence, clarity and commercial edge to some of our most important client relationships.

If you love variety, influence and the chance to shape how a business thinks commercially, this is the role for you.

What You’ll Be Doing

You’ll be the commercial heartbeat for a range of business areas — advising, challenging, and guiding stakeholders through everything from bids and pricing to contract drafting, governance and risk.

You’ll lead negotiations on high‑value IT and outsourcing contracts, working closely with our legal team to protect Target’s commercial interests and unlock great outcomes for our clients.
And you won’t be doing it alone — you’ll lead and inspire a small, capable team - supporting their development and helping shape how our function evolves.

More Specifically you will……

• Lead our commercial strategy, pricing discussions and complex negotiations
• Draft and shape commercial agreements with customers and suppliers
• Assess commercial risk and opportunity during bids and tender activity
• Generate the commercial components of tender responses
• Ensure the right commercial governance is applied every step of the way
• Oversee contract management activities, including change control
• Help resolve contractual disputes in a calm, solutions‑focused way
• Continually improve our processes, templates and commercial toolkit

Requirements

What you’ll bring

• Experience drafting contracts, interpreting commercial terms, or pricing proposals
• A background in improving commercial processes and governance
• A strong drive to deliver, with a track record of getting things done
• Experience leading or mentoring colleagues
• Confidence negotiating complex commercial agreements
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• The ability to influence and build trust with stakeholders at all levels
• Excellent attention to detail and comfort working in ambiguity
• A collaborative mindset with the confidence to work independently when needed
• Experience working with customers and managing contract‑related activity

Benefits

Why join Target?

Target is evolving in how we work, how we design services, and how we create value for our clients and customers. Joining now gives you the chance to help shape what comes next. 

You’ll be joining a friendly, down‑to‑earth organisation where people genuinely care about doing the right thing. We’re big enough to offer variety and growth, but small enough that your work is visible and your ideas are heard. You’ll have the opportunity to guide and mentor others and champion good practice.

If you want a role where you can make a tangible impact, grow your skills and help shape the future of a business, you'll be joining the right company.

We also offer industry leading benefits to our colleagues…

• Competitive salary of up to £100,000 depending on experience
• 30 days holiday entitlement plus bank holidays (That’s right – 30 days from Day 1)
• Defined Pension Contribution Scheme (Employer matched up to 6%). Plus, option to contribute via Salary Exchange (alternatively known as Salary Sacrifice)
• Employee Discount Scheme, access to discounts and offers across 100s of leading retailers. Plus, cashback on purchases
• Company Paid Private Medical Insurance (benefit in kind)
• Group Life Assurance
• Group Income Protection
• Discretionary Annual Pay Review
• Discretionary Annual Bonus Scheme
• Loyal Service Scheme
• Help@Hand – Confidential access to health and wellbeing support to include Employee Assistance Program
• Free Flu Vaccinations, Eye Tests and employer contribution towards glasses
• Recognition Scheme
• Free Mortgage Advice and Support
• Wisdom Wellbeing, your go to for wellbeing resources and solutions
• Everest Funeral Concierge
• Free Bereavement and Probate Advice and Support
• Access to a GP 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year through GP24
• Paid eye tests and employer contribution towards spectacles specifically for VDU use.

You can also select other benefits, we cover the upfront cost and make monthly deductions from your pay, interest free!

• Technology Buying Scheme
• Discounted Gym Memberships]]>