Commercial Manager ( Uae)
CurrentAs a Commercial Manager, I was involved in rendering services to enable a smooth flow of operations; identifying scope for process enhancements for improved services. Made vital efforts in winning big contracts by efficiently coordinating end to end commercial negotiations of the tendering process right from the bidding stage to managing the pre-post awarding functions. Responsible for commercial development, including general freight forwarding, projects, project planning, contracts, for UAE & Oman. I led a team of 6 people to manage and develop commercial functions for Logistics. I worked closely with the management and provided significant recommendations in developing policies and procedures to streamline overall business operations.I continually developed and identified numerous activities to control operational costs thus contributing to the overall revenue by suggesting measures and alternative order to reduce costs and implementing changes in the scope of work. Instrumental in holding technical evaluations to determine rating summaries are in compliance with best value source selection methods. Pioneer in reviewing, developing and preparing contractual documentation i.e. synopsize, acquisition plans, solicitation documents, special clauses/ terms and conditions; negotiation memorandums, competitive range determinations, findings and contractual milestones.I was involved in floating tenders to shortlist the tenderers and receiving priced tenders and other submittals as stipulated in the tender documents and shortlist valid tenders. Evaluate vendor’s commercial proposal and highlight areas that require clarification and have them rework until completely satisfied. Prepared capital and operational expenditure budget in coordination with major stakeholders within the Company. Developed business and achieving sales, profit in the assigned key account across the region. Identify new business opportunities within assigned territories.