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Senior Commercial Operations Director Emea & Apac

Job in Luton, Bedfordshire, EX14, England, UK
Listing for: Ghd
Full Time position Listed on 2026-11-05
Job specializations:
  • Sales
    Operations Management
  • Management
    Operations Management, Change Management
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 90000 - 130000 GBP Yearly GBP 90000.00 130000.00 YEAR

Job Description & How to Apply Below

JOB

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES Commercial Direction & Coordination (All Channels)
  • Lead regional commercial coordination across all countries and channels (Offline & Online)
  • Own commercial phasing (AOP and in-year) by country and channel
  • Drive scorecard governance, Net Revenue tracking and performance cadence
  • Provide visibility, clarity and roll-up of total regional performance
  • Oversee key financial metrics (P&L, EBITDA, Gross-to-Net, Trade Terms, Margin)
  • Country MDs and Ecommerce leadership retain Net Revenue ownership; this role ensures alignment and transparency
Offline Channel Leadership (Direct Responsibility)
  • Own strategy and performance of Offline channels (Premium Retail, Distributors & Salons)
  • Define growth priorities and channel strategy
  • Drive Premium Retail as the primary growth engine for the region, tracking key KPIs including Net Revenue per door, productivity, doors and BA effectiveness
  • Stabilise and selectively grow Salon and Wholesale channels, strengthening advocacy, performance and long‑term brand health (including MAMBO KPIs)
  • Integrate E‑commerce inputs (.com, Amazon, SEP) in partnership with the Senior Director, E‑commerce to ensure a joined‑up regional view of growth
Strategic Commercial Projects
  • Lead and govern key regional commercial transformation initiatives, including: GTN optimisation Trade Terms evolution SDA (where we sell) and Pay for Performance (how we sell) frameworks

    Track & Trace, diversion, cross‑border control and compliance
  • Ensure initiatives are consistently deployed, well‑governed and value‑accretive across markets
New Market & Distributor Development
  • Lead commercial strategy for markets outside the mature and stable core business
  • Identify and deliver geographical expansion opportunities
  • Partner with Markets on market entry, expansion and distributor models, including:
    Europe expansion (Poland, Czech Republic, Baltics, South‑East Europe, Greece, Turkey)
    Middle East, Africa and Asia expansion markets

    European development markets (. Benelux)
Strategic Commercial Projects
  • Lead key initiatives including Nordics integration and setup for FY27
  • Ensure delivery and governance of strategic commercial projects
Leadership & Stakeholder Influence
  • Act as trusted partner to Regional and Country MDs
  • Influence across a matrix structure
  • Partner with Ecommerce leadership for integrated online/offline strategy
What Success looks like
  • Clear visibility and alignment of performance across the region
  • Strong coordination across countries and channels
  • Improved performance of Offline channels
  • Joined‑up Online and Offline strategy execution
  • Delivery of key strategic and expansion initiatives
REQUIREMENTS Essential
  • Advanced senior commercial leadership experience within beauty, FMCG or adjacent consumer categories
  • Proven regional or multi‑country commercial responsibility, including performance management at scale
  • Demonstrated expertise in sales strategy, go‑to‑market, trade terms and channel optimisation
  • Track record of leading commercial transformation, operating model change or turnaround initiatives

    Ability to operate effectively in highly matrixed, international organisations
  • Strong commercial acumen, analytical capability and decision‑making in ambiguity
  • Willingness and ability to travel extensively across the region
Desirable
  • Experience across professional and consumer beauty channels
  • Distributor and emerging market exposure
  • Experience working with or inside global brand‑led organisations
  • Postgraduate business qualification (MBA or equivalent)
VALUES

We at ghd are proudly committed to our Company Values and aim to attract and retain employees who live our Values.

  • Collaborative – We work together to create the extraordinary
  • Creative – We foster creativity & excellence to create value for our brands and business
  • Courageous – We are agile, entrepreneurial & we own our future
  • Connected – We stay connected and ensure we are always consumer first
  • Committed – We are responsible for our impact on others & the planet

Position Requirements

10+ Years work experience
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