Lead Commercial Director
This is a key leadership position that drives the commercial function to optimize capital efficiency, revenue, and risk outcomes across a national portfolio.
You will partner closely with Operations and farm managers to challenge assumptions, shape capital allocation, and deliver clear, actionable insights linking operational choices to financial performance and long-term value.
Main Responsibilities
* Develop and execute disciplined capital allocation strategies aligned to the corporate objectives.
* Oversee commodity marketing and risk management functions, drive pricing strategy with the use of internal and external advisors.
* Provide scenario analysis, benchmarked performance reporting, and forward forecasts that link paddock decisions to financial and capital outcomes.
* Align farm plans to top-quartile benchmarks in efficiency, productivity, people engagement, and carbon emissions.
* Lead a data-driven architecture that protects IP and enables credible, high-quality decision-making in the paddock.
* Advocate for metrics that measure operational excellence and return on invested capital.
* Ensure robust governance and reporting.
* Collaborate with the executive leadership group and farm managers, and engage directly with asset directors, investor representatives, banks and insurers, key input suppliers, grain handlers, and buyers, and professional advisers (audit, legal, valuation).
About You
* Minimum 10 years' senior leadership experience in commercial or finance within a production environment.
* Proven track record of leading multi-disciplinary teams; strong planning, analytical, and problem-solving capability.
* Depth in capital-intensive settings and commercial negotiation for high-value asset procurement; strength in managing strategic supplier and customer relationships.