I am a commercial manager, skilled in identifying & optimising revenue opportunities in challenging and competitive markets. I bring extensive experience of business development, contract negotiation and management of charter operations, gained within international ship management companies based in the UK and Germany. A record of facilitating business growth and mitigating risk is underpinned by a high level of financial literacy and strong analytical bias. I have a particular depth of knowledge of the Oil & Gas sector; most recently I have proactively increased a global ship management company’s presence within the renewable energy market. My breadth of commercial expertise and operational experience, together with an inherent, collaborative working style, provide a range of diverse transferrable skills. Furthermore, I am adept at assessing market trends, developing strategic business plans, establishing productive stakeholder relations and building external business partnerships.KEY AREAS OF EXPERTISE:• Developing strategic plans and driving business development• Negotiating multi-million pound contracts with tier one clients• Overseeing processing and management of legal documentation• Preparing formal tenders and presenting contract bids• Analysing market trends and identifying business opportunities• Initiating and delivering improvements to systems and procedures• Establishing and developing third party business partnerships• Resolving contractual disputes, whilst protecting company interests• Conducting business worldwide; bi-lingual English/German speaker