Interim Commercial Sales Director - Precision Engineering | £750-£1000/day PAYE (DOE)

Day Rate: £750-£1000 per day (PAYE | Dependent on Experience) Contract Type: Interim - 6 Months

Location: West Sussex

We are supporting a UK-based manufacturer of advanced precision-engineered equipment, part of a private-equity-backed international group, in appointing an Interim Commercial Sales Director to lead a critical phase of commercial transformation.

This role is a confidential interim assignment within a technical B2B environment, reporting directly to the Group Managing Director. The brief is clear: assess, stabilise, and restructure the commercial function to reverse declining revenues and position the business for sustained growth across global markets.

About the Business

Our client designs and manufactures complex, high-precision equipment used by engineering, manufacturing, and quality professionals worldwide. Their systems are sold globally into industrial sectors such as aerospace, medical devices, electronics, packaging, and advanced manufacturing - supporting operational excellence, compliance, and production performance.

Following recent acquisition by a global private equity firm, the business is undergoing strategic realignment - transitioning from brand-specific sales structures to regional commercial leadership (EMEA, Americas, APAC). As part of this change, a seasoned Commercial Sales Director...