Matt Lockett

“I provide experienced commercial leadership that protects margins and accelerates cash flow while building the sustainable capability that ensures long-term performance.”

Core Service Portfolio

Interim Commercial Leadership

Experienced commercial leadership that delivers immediate stability, performance improvement and strategic direction during critical transitions.

    • Leadership departures or gaps

    • Organisational restructuring

    • Performance improvement requirements

    • Pre-recruitment stabilisation

    • Commercial Director/Head of Commercial interim roles

    • Commercial function leadership and management

    • Team direction and performance improvement

    • Commercial strategy implementation

    • Board/executive team representation

  • Immediate Stability: Provide experienced commercial leadership during transitions, ensuring business continuity and performance maintenance

    Strategic Direction: Bring senior-level perspective to commercial strategy, aligning commercial activities with business objectives

    Performance Enhancement: Identify and implement improvements to commercial processes, delivering measurable margin and cash flow benefits

    Team Development: Mentor existing commercial staff, enhancing capability and preparing for long-term succession

Commercial Recovery & Intervention

    • Underperforming contracts or projects

    • Cash flow or margin challenges

    • Commercial disputes or claims

    • Risk exposure concerns

    • Commercial health assessment

    • Contract recovery planning and implementation

    • Margin improvement and cash flow enhancement

    • Dispute resolution and claim management

    • Risk mitigation and commercial controls

  • Rapid Performance Improvement: Turn around underperforming contracts, delivering immediate margin and cash flow enhancement

    Risk Mitigation: Identify and address commercial risks before they impact financial performance

    Dispute Resolution: Manage complex commercial disputes, protecting your financial position and client relationships

    Root Cause Correction: Address underlying issues causing commercial problems, preventing recurrence and creating sustainable improvement

Decisive commercial intervention that transforms underperforming projects or situations into controlled, profitable outcomes through practical, hands-on leadership

Commercial Function Development

Commercial function structures that create sustainable capability, reducing dependency on individuals and establishing consistent commercial performance

    • Growing organisations needing enhanced commercial capability

    • Businesses with recurring commercial issues

    • Companies experiencing high commercial staff turnover

    • Organisations seeking to improve commercial performance

    • Commercial function assessment and design

    • Commercial Team structure and capability planning

    • Commercial Team Recruitment strategy and implementation

    • Process and governance improvement

    • Performance measurement frameworks

  • Capability Enhancement: Design commercial structures and processes that align with your business needs and strategic objectives

    Team Optimisation: Develop the right mix of commercial roles, skills and reporting lines for effective performance

    Governance Implementation: Establish commercial controls that protect margins without creating bureaucracy

    Sustainable Performance: Build commercial capability that continues delivering value long after my engagement ends

Contract Mobilisation & Setup

    • New contract awards

    • Joint venture formations

    • Framework agreement implementations

    • Service transitions

    • Mobilisation strategy and planning

    • Commercial controls establishment

    • Supply chain commercial alignment

    • Risk management framework implementation

    • Performance measurement setup

  • Commercial Foundations: Establish robust commercial controls from day one, preventing issues before they arise

    Risk Management: Identify and mitigate commercial risks early when they're easiest and least costly to address

    Supply Chain Alignment: Ensure subcontractors and suppliers are commercially aligned with main contract terms

    Performance Measurement: Implement effective tracking systems that provide early warning of commercial issues

Expert commercial mobilisation that establishes the right foundations for contract success, preventing future issues through proper setup and governance.