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Commercial Growth & Transformation Leader

Ref: 303132

Kent, UK

£800 per day

  • Contract
  • Commercial Transformation
  • International Growth
  • Immediately Available

About the candidate

I am currently representing a senior commercial and general management leader with 20+ years’ experience scaling, transforming and turning around consumer-facing businesses across beauty, wellness, FMCG, retail and hospitality. They bring strong C-suite, Country Director and GM-level experience, with a track record across EMEA, North America and Asia in global brand, founder-led and investor-backed environments.

This candidate is commercially sharp, hands-on and well suited to interim or contract assignments focused on growth acceleration, international expansion, omnichannel development, post-acquisition transition or wider business transformation. They combine P&L ownership, sales leadership, go-to-market strategy and team building with a practical approach to execution.

What makes them great?

  • Proven Omnichannel Growth: Helped transform a heritage consumer brand across Europe and North America, delivering around 23% UK growth in year one and around 28% growth in year two.
  • Scale & Commercial Leadership: Led EMEA commercial performance across a beauty and wellness business worth approximately $200m, covering professional, retail and digital channels during a major strategic transition.
  • Market Build From Scratch: Established a UK subsidiary for an international professional beauty brand, building the team, commercial model and distribution across 300+ professional and retail accounts.

Areas of expertise

  • Commercial Strategy & Growth: Experienced in building revenue plans, pricing strategies, customer programmes and go-to-market models across professional, retail, wholesale, digital and distributor-led channels.
  • Business Transformation: Strong background leading change through ownership transition, acquisition integration, turnaround and digital-first commercial transformation across international markets.
  • International Market Expansion: Proven ability to launch and scale brands into new markets, establish subsidiary operations and build commercial infrastructure from the ground up.