MANTLE - Commercial Director – Maternity Cover

COMMERCIAL DIRECTOR

We are looking for an experienced and commercially driven Commercial Director to join us on a maternity cover and take responsibility for leading our commercial organisation and day-to-day business during this period. Preferred start in January 2027.

This is a broad leadership role in a fast-moving, entrepreneurial skincare company. You will have overall responsibility for driving the commercial agenda, ensuring strong execution across channels and markets, and leading the commercial team towards our growth and profitability targets.

You will work closely with the leadership team and have access to our CCO/Managing Director in an advisory capacity for strategic discussions and key business topics. However, you will have clear ownership of the day-to-day commercial organisation and its results.

The role

As Commercial Director you will be responsible for translating our overall company strategy into commercial priorities, plans and execution.

You will lead the commercial team, create clarity around priorities and ensure that we continuously make smart decisions based on performance, customer insights and market opportunities.

A key part of the role is balancing growth, brand and profitability. You should be comfortable moving between strategic discussions and hands-on commercial problem-solving, and enjoy working in an environment where decisions are made quickly and priorities can evolve.

Your key responsibilities include:

• Drive the commercial performance of the business, including revenue, growth, profitability and other key commercial KPIs.

• Lead the commercial planning process across markets and channels, ensuring clear priorities, targets and actions.

• Drive the day-to-day agenda and ensure that teams are focused on the initiatives with the greatest impact.

• Lead, support and develop the commercial team and its respective team leads.

• Oversee our DTC/e-commerce business, monitoring trading, CRM, customer retention, conversion, promotional strategy and customer journey.

• Oversee marketing performance across areas such as performance marketing, influencer marketing, affiliate and other customer acquisition channels.

• Work closely with the brand and creative teams to ensure commercial priorities and brand objectives are aligned.

• Drive our retail and wholesale business together with the relevant team members, including key accounts, commercial opportunities and market expansion.

• Support commercial forecasting and budgeting together with Finance, and continuously follow performance against plan.

• Ensure strong collaboration across Commercial, Brand, Product, Operations, Finance and Customer Experience.

Who we are looking for

You are a commercially minded leader with experience from a fast-growing consumer brand, ideally within beauty, skincare, fashion, lifestyle or another DTC-led category.

You don't necessarily need to have held a C-level position before. You may currently be a Commercial Director, E-commerce Director, Growth Director, Marketing Director or Head of Commercial who is ready to take on broader responsibility.

We believe you:

• Have strong commercial judgement and are comfortable taking ownership of business results.

• Have experience leading teams and creating clarity, focus and accountability.

• Understand DTC and e-commerce deeply and know the key levers behind growth, retention and profitability.

• Have a strong understanding of digital marketing and customer acquisition.

• Are comfortable working with budgets, forecasts, KPIs and commercial analysis.

• Can move easily between strategy and execution.

• Are confident in making decisions without needing constant approval.

• Are collaborative and able to bring different functions together around shared priorities.

• Thrive in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment with a high degree of responsibility.

• Have experience from an international or multi-market business.

• Ideally have experience from beauty, skincare or another brand-led consumer business.

What success looks like

Success in this role means that the business continues to move forward with clarity, momentum and strong commercial discipline throughout the maternity-cover period.

The team knows what matters and feels supported in making decisions. Commercial performance is actively managed. Opportunities and challenges are addressed quickly. Key launches and initiatives happen according to plan.

Most importantly, you take genuine ownership of the role rather than simply maintaining the status quo until the CCO/Managing Director returns.

This is an opportunity to step into a broad commercial leadership role, have significant impact on a growing international skincare brand, and work closely with an ambitious and experienced team.