National Contracts and Commercial Manager

Summary about this job

Detail information about job National Contracts and Commercial Manager. Terms and conditions vacancy

• Innovative and dynamic role
• National ASX listed building products company
• Permanent full time role based in Wetherill Park, NSW

Role
We’re seeking an experienced and self-motivated National Contracts and Commercial Manager to join our team at our Austral Precast® office in Wetherill Park. Reporting to the General Manager, you and your team will be responsible for all aspects of both commercial and contracts for Austral Precast nationally. This is a great opportunity to advance your career with a national building products company.

Duties include but are not limited to:
• Manage business relationships at all levels including suppliers and industry groups and relevant commercial bodies;
• Develop and manage an appropriate contract review and negotiation process for new projects to support each of the state teams to efficiently review and negotiate client supplied contracts;
• Oversee the tendering activities of the states to ensure consistent approach to risk identification, accuracy of the commercial basis of all quotes and the provision of compelling bid package to maximise chances of securing jobs quoted on;
• Manage and support internal stakeholders as needed including the state sales, production and project management teams as well as head office corporate functions including General Counsel, Company Directors, credit department, etc;
• Develop and manage an appropriate mechanism to monitor compliance with contract terms and conditions of live jobs;
• Ensuring compliance with all aspects of licenses, contracts and other commercial agreements;
• Manage project cost control, cost forecasting, invoicing and variations;
• Ensure a consistent approach to contract and project commercial risk is applied across the business;
• Preparation of financial reports and assisting in the preparation of both monthly and quarterly reports;
• Conduct audits and inspections to check quality of contracts and identify opportunities to improve business outcomes;
• Negotiate with key stakeholders to resolve and avoid any contractual disputes;
• Report all contractual disputes and non-conformances to ensure actions are taken to prevent reoccurrence; and
• Lead post job completion reviews to continually identify commercial opportunities within the business to improve service to customers, remove risks and maximise profitability of the business.

Success Requirements
• Tertiary qualification in either Law, Civil Engineering, Construction Management or similar.
• Construction law experience with a legal services firm desirable
• Extensive contractual experience.
• Excellent negotiation skills.
• Strong time management, administration and organisational skills.
• Sound conceptual, analytical and problem solving skills.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Positive attitude and a strong work ethic.
• Ability to complete multiple tasks with varying levels of priority.

How to Apply
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