Commercial Director – Facilities Management

منذ 3 أيام

Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates Black Pearl دوام كامل


Job Description
Black Pearl Consult is supporting a confidential search for a senior Commercial Director to lead commercial, contract, procurement, and supplier management activities across a large-scale facilities management operation. The role will be responsible for strengthening commercial governance, contract performance, cost control, procurement effectiveness, and supplier accountability across a complex operational environment.

Key Responsibilities
- Lead the overall commercial and procurement strategy across facilities management operations.
- Oversee contract lifecycle management, including tendering, negotiations, renewals, SLAs, KPIs, and performance reviews.
- Manage commercial risk, contractual obligations, budgets, forecasting, and financial performance.
- Develop sourcing and procurement strategies to improve cost efficiency, service quality, and supplier value.
- Establish robust supplier performance frameworks and ensure contractors meet agreed commercial and operational standards.
- Provide commercial guidance to operational teams on contract interpretation, claims, variations, and performance issues.
- Lead and develop commercial, contracts, and procurement teams while managing key client and stakeholder relationships. Requirements Requirements To be considered for this role, candidates should demonstrate:
- Minimum 15 years of experience in commercial, contracts, procurement, or related leadership roles.
- Strong experience managing large-scale facilities management contracts or multi-service operational portfolios.
- Proven expertise in contract management, procurement, strategic sourcing, and supplier performance management.
- Strong commercial and financial capability, including budgeting, forecasting, cost optimization, and risk management.
- Experience working within complex environments such as large infrastructure, major developments, mixed-use assets, or high-footfall facilities.
- Strong negotiation, stakeholder management, governance, and team leadership capabilities.
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Procurement, Contract Management, Facilities Management, or a related discipline. This is a confidential search. Further details regarding the organization will be shared with shortlisted candidates during the recruitment process.