Transguard Group presently has a job opening for suitably qualified candidate for the position of a Commercial Manager. The successful candidate will work for Transguard’s trusted client to be based out of their office in Dubai. This job was listed by Transguard Group career’s page on 8 November 2023 and is now open for desirous applicants !
Job Purpose of A Commercial Manager
This position will be working more with the technical aspects of a contract, RFP documents, rather than the contractual terms and conditions.
Job Duties of A Commercial Manager
- Reviewing all RFPs, Agreements, PO, LOA and any other document that will legally bind the company.
- Highlighting risk aspects to the solution teams or opportunity owner, to ensure it is captured in the solution or pricing.
- Identify and escalate information on debtors with potential risk to BU Head and/or Director.
- Identify debt positions with potential new clients within the same group of companies.
- Ensure variations to contracts are captured through the correct means. i.e. addendums, PO, Variation Orders, etc.
- Work with BU’s Account Management team to ensure the Working at Risk is kept to a minimum.
- Identify and escalate potential risks with renewals to BU Head and/or Director.
Training
- Develop tailor-made presentations for each BU to increase commercial awareness across the business.
- Drive commercial training to the Operational Management team to ensure they understand their key terms, milestones and deliverables.
- Educate the Operational Management team on their KPIs and the effect that failures have on their overall contract profitability.
- Train the teams on the effects that variation holds.
General
- Continuously look for ways to increase on contract profitability.
- Be able to lead meetings and provide actions plans to finalize a common goal.
- Communicate effectively in meetings with internal and external stakeholders.
- Highlight risk to the Senior Leadership team and providing a recommendation.
Who Can Apply?
Qualification
- Bachelor’s Degree in BA, Commerce, Finance, Law or equivalent, or a Quantity Surveyor.
Experience
- 4 years of experience in the industry including 2 years in a management role.
Skills Desired
Technical skills
- Ability to read and understand highly technical documents.
Hard skills
- Knowledge with Microsoft BI is a plus.
Soft skills
- Strong negotiation skills.
- Strong knowledge of Excel.
- Strong interpersonal skills.
- Analytical skills.
- Strong written & oral communication.