Commercial Manager
Last Updated: 20th January 2020 (over 3 years ago)
Summary
SKILLS:
• Strong commercial awareness • Contract management
• Claims and variations • Risk and Issue management
• Bids and tenders • Process improvement • Procurement • Client, consultant and vendor relations
Education
BSc. (Hons) Economics
Oct 1980
— Jul 1984
Experience
Commercial Manager
Jun 2010
— Current
• Identified and managed commercial risks across projects scope of work.
• Formulated and negotiated project contractual claims, increasing revenues by 9% with further ongoing claims amounting to $3.20 million.
• Ensured invoicing on all projects maintained best possible cash flow.
• Developed and sustained effective working relationship with clients and consultants, whilst resolving many contractual and commercial disputes.
• Improved systems and processes to control and reduce procurement and operational costs resulting in a 15% fall in project costs.
• Directed project teams on contractual matters including preparing and coordinating formal correspondence with clients.
• Reporting to Managing Director.
Regional Commercial Manager
Mar 2007
— Nov 2008
• Developed and sustained a professional working relationship with clients on public and private sector contracts..
• Pursued new business with Regional Project Manager and won new contracts from tenders valued in total at $57.00 million over two years.
• Ensured progress and payment of project valuation certificates/invoices with all clients.
• Maintained control of projects cash flow and utilisation of funds.
• Improved, implemented and maintained procurement procedures reducing costs by 17%
• Negotiated and managed subcontractor and supplier agreements.
• Identified and managed commercial risks across projects scope of work.
• Reporting to senior management comprising of Managing Director, Financial Director
and Contracts Director