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Commercial Finance Director (West Midlands with travel) A newly created Commercial Finance Director role within a growing UK manufacturing group, offering full commercial ownership across Finance, IT, Sales, Purchasing and Contract Management. This is a high-impact position where you'll shape commercial strategy, lead negotiations, optimise supplier performance and drive profitable growth across two established sites. You'll work closely with the Managing Directors to help space and scale the businesses over the next five years. The remit blends strategic leadership with hands-on commercial involvement, ideal for someone who wants a broader, outward-facing role beyond traditional finance. Responsibilities • Commercial leadership - owning pricing strategy, customer contract reviews and commercial decision-making, • Contract negotiation - leading customer pricing discussions, approving new contract proposals and ensuring commercial viability, • Procurement oversight - reviewing supplier contracts, improving cost efficiency and strengthening supplier relationships, • Strategic finance - driving budgeting, forecasting and long-term financial planning, • Operational leadership - overseeing Finance, Sales and Purchasing teams and acting as deputy to the Managing Directors, • Governance & compliance - ensuring audit readiness and alignment with group processes Candidate Profile • Qualified accountant, • Strong manufacturing experience, • Senior background at Head of Finance, Financial Controller or Finance Director level, • A strong commercial mindset - confident reviewing contracts, leading negotiations and shaping commercial strategy, • Experience managing procurement, supplier contracts and cost-efficiency programmes, • Working knowledge of integrated ERP systems, • Comfortable being hands-on across Finance, Sales or Purchasing when needed Salary/Package • Salary up to £90,000 to £110,000, • Car allowance, bonus and benefits, • A commercially influential role with clear strategic impact, • Opportunity to shape and grow two successful manufacturing businesses, • Long-term progression Robert Half Ltd acts as an employment business for temporary positions and an employment agency for permanent positions. Robert Half is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. Suitable candidates with equivalent qualifications and more or less experience can apply. Rates of pay and salary ranges are dependent upon your experience, qualifications and training. If you wish to apply, please read our Privacy Notice describing how we may process, disclose and store your personal data:

Hospital Director | West Midlands \n Salary: £65,000 per year (negotiable) \n Hours: Full time, 37.5 hours per week \n Contract: Permanent \n \n Are you an exceptional or aspiring senior leader with a background in mental health services, looking for a role where you can drive real quality and commercial performance? Our client is a well-regarded independent mental health provider operating a specialist rehabilitation service in the West Midlands, supporting males and females with severe, complex and enduring mental health needs including treatment-resistant conditions. This is a high-impact leadership role with full accountability for the hospital's operational, financial and regulatory performance. \n The site benefits from excellent transport links, with easy access to the M6 and rail connections to Wolverhampton, Walsall and Birmingham. \n \n ABOUT THE ROLE \n As Hospital Director, you will have overall responsibility for the leadership and performance of the service, clinical quality, financial results, regulatory compliance and team culture. You'll lead a Senior Management Team across all day-to-day operational areas, work alongside clinical leadership on risk management, and use performance data proactively to identify and address areas for improvement. This is a role for a resilient, commercially minded leader who is equally passionate about outstanding patient care. \n \n WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING \n\n • Taking full accountability for the hospital's operational effectiveness, commercial performance and regulatory compliance as Registered Manager\n, • Leading and managing the Senior Management Team across all business deliverables\n, • Monitoring quality performance indicators and managing performance where improvement is required\n, • Maintaining oversight of clinical risk alongside senior clinical leadership\n, • Ensuring the service meets agreed targets for revenue, EBITDA and care quality standards\n, • Using management information proactively to identify underperformance and implement effective action plans\n, • Driving a culture of continuous improvement and high-quality, patient-centred care throughout the service\n\n \n WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR \n\n • Clinical background with experience in hospital / mental health settings.\n, • Proven senior leadership experience, ideally within a mental health or specialist healthcare setting\n, • Strong commercial acumen with experience managing financial performance and business planning\n, • Excellent decision-making, organisational and change management skills\n, • Experience in a similar role, even if this is a step up. For example, Unit Manager, Deputy Hospital Manager, Head of Nursing, etc.\n, • Resilient and adaptable under pressure, with the ability to maintain quality and compliance in a fast-paced environment\n, • A genuine passion for delivering outstanding care to people with complex mental health needs\n\n \n WHAT'S ON OFFER \n\n • £65,000 per year - please apply if you would like to discuss flex in the salary\n, • Your birthday as an additional day of annual leave\n, • Enhanced maternity pay\n, • Contributory pension scheme\n, • Flexible benefits including gym membership, technology schemes and a healthcare cash plan\n, • Sponsorship of professional qualifications through an individual professional development panel\n, • Leadership and management development pathways\n, • Long service recognition\n, • Refer-a-friend bonus scheme\n, • Free DBS check\n, • Free on-site parking\n, • Regular career conversations and genuine progression opportunities within a large national provider\n\n \n Apply today and the Royal Blue team will be in touch.

The West Midlands Pension Fund is seeking an experienced and strategic leader to join us as Head of Benefit Operations, responsible for leading the delivery of a high-performing and customer-focused pension operations service. Reporting to the Deputy Director of Pension Operations, this pivotal leadership role will ensure the effective delivery of pension benefit services for one of the UK’s largest pension funds. You will lead the planning and delivery of benefit operations, ensuring the service has the capability and capacity to support over 360,000 scheme members, while maintaining best practice standards recognised by the Pensions Administration Standards Association (PASA). Working closely with the Fund’s Senior Leadership Team, you will play a key role in shaping and delivering the pension operations strategy, ensuring it supports the Fund’s corporate objectives now and in the future. WMPF is one of the UK’s largest pension funds providing local authority pension benefits for employees across the West Midlands. We manage and administer the pension interests of over 330,000 scheme members, 800+ employers and currently have over £21 billion in assets under management. We are recruiting for a Head of Benefit Operations to join our continually growing Operations Service area. Our modern offices are based at the i9 building in Wolverhampton and is an excellent location for transport links by car, bus, train and tram. Responsibilities include: • Lead and manage the Fund’s pension benefit operations, ensuring capacity and capability to deliver a high-quality service., • Drive service development, process improvements and transformation to meet KPIs, customer expectations and regulatory standards., • Provide high-quality management information and regulatory returns, benchmarking performance and supporting decision-making., • Oversee escalated case reviews, complaints, and complex member or employer enquiries, including IDRP cases., • Manage and develop senior managers, with overall responsibility for a team of around 60 employees., • Lead the Fund’s Delivery Management Committee, ensuring alignment with the Business Plan., • Build and maintain effective relationships with internal colleagues, external partners and industry peers, representing the Fund at national and regional level where required., • Deputise for the Deputy Director of Pension Operations as appropriate. We are looking for a dynamic leader with: • A proven track record of senior management and leadership in a pensions or complex operations environment., • Experience of driving transformation and embedding new processes or systems., • Strong knowledge of LGPS and pension administration systems, with the ability to interpret regulations and manage compliance., • Excellent analytical, communication and influencing skills, with the ability to manage change and engage effectively with diverse stakeholders., • The ability to motivate and develop teams, building an inclusive and high‑ This is an exciting opportunity to play a key leadership role within one of the UK’s largest pension funds, helping to shape the future of pension administration while delivering excellent outcomes for members, employers and stakeholders. For full details of the responsibilities and requirements of this role please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification. Should you wish to discuss this opportunity further, please contact Annie Egginton - Annie.Egginton@wmpf.wolverhampton.gov.uk The annual pay increases for 2026/27 for NJC Local Government Employees are currently being negotiated and, once agreed, will be effective from 1 April 2026. For more information about working for our organisation including the culture of the Council, the Council plan and vision, staff equality forums, core HR policies and much more please click here. All council roles are allocated to either a fixed, field or flexible work style. Some roles are agile which enable and empower employees to maximise their performance and productivity, whilst maintaining a healthy work life balance. Roles with a fixed workstyle work in a fixed permanent council location. Roles with a field workstyle are usually allocated where employees are required to be out working in the community with a minimum requirement for 'touch down' space at any council location. Roles with a flexible workstyle have a flexible base location to meet the needs of the business and employees can work from a mixture of home or any council office, partner/client, or external location, as required to meet service requirements. Please refer to the Job Description for further information on the workstyle assigned to the role you are applying for. For more information about working for our organisation including the culture of the Council, the Council plan and vision, staff equality forums, core HR policies and much more please click here. #J-18808-Ljbffr