Commercial Lead - Aberdeen, United Kingdom - Energy Resourcing

Energy Resourcing

Verified Company

Aberdeen, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Overview:

Energy Resourcing are currently recruiting for a Commercial Lead for a permanent position, with a leading industrial services client based in Aberdeen.

Our client works across a number of sectors including construction, power generation and oil and gas.

As Commercial Lead, you will be responsible for manging the Commercial function for a major contract, as well as overseeing commercial processes ensuring opportunities to maximise margin and minumise cost are identified and delivered.

Responsibilities:

Manage the Commercial function for a major contract as directed by the Regional Commercial
Ensure the entering into contract process is controlled in accordance with Company procedures
Ensure all necessary systems & processes are accurately maintained to enable the effective operational and commercial control of all contracts.
Provide scrutiny to the commercial process, ensuring opportunities to maximise margin, and minimise costs are identified and delivered
Ensure the veracity of contract financial reporting including CVR's, Forecasts and Budgets and compliance with Company procedures and timetables
Minimise working capital and maximise cash collection
Identify the need for contract commercial improvement and contract recovery plans
Identify commercial and contract strategies to secure more work.
Build and develop long term relationships with internal and external customers
Ensure the contract commercial structure is fit for purpose
Provide mentoring and coaching to the contract commercial teams.
Comply with the governance and Company procedures including DOA, BAM.
Reporting directly to regional commercial manager.
Take ownership of all commercial aspects of the contract, including the end of month commercial process.
Maintain an effective interface with other functional leaders of the contract to ensure successful overall delivery.
Take a shared accountability with Operations for the preparation and delivery of the contract budget, forecasts and monthly financial reporting
Ensure all necessary systems & processes are implemented from the outset to enable the effective operational and commercial control of all contracts
Ensure all necessary contemporary records are kept supporting external revenue, internal accounting and to administer the contract in accordance with its terms
Provide analysis on contract performance and identify opportunities to enhance and build on revenue and margin returns.
Support contract commercial improvement and contract recovery plans, providing strategic and tactical inputs
Where a contract is identified in "special measures" assist in ensuring a clear commercial and contract recovery plan is established, key actions identified, and lead the implementation of actions
Minimise working capital and maximise cash collection

to achieve Budget/Forecast targets

Support where necessary the winning work process and development of new services to the customer

Qualifications:

Ideally BSc Quantity Surveying; HND Quantity Surveying or other first Degree (dependent on experience).
Post qualification experience working in contracting commercial department
Working knowledge of relevant Construction and Engineering Industry conditions of contract.
Working knowledge of how to read and extract data from at least one ERP and one financial accounting package 4PS/Oracle / Coins / SAP or similar.
Be a proficient and confident situational leader.
Be adept at valuing work done and final accounts and valuing variations and claims and the impact of variations and claims on time cost and revenue.
Be adept at meeting internal and external timescales especially around reporting.
Vigorous in frequently inspecting and controlling the quality of the work of its commercial teams and those in other teams performing a commercial function.
Be an effective and confident communicator with all colleagues and stakeholders.