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Commercial Manager (Procurement)

Employer
Downer EDI Limited
Location
Auckland, Australia
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
Feb 9, 2022

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Category
Audit & Legal, Marketing & Commercial
Work Term
Permanent
Work Load
Full Time
Language
English
angle-right Job no: 586544
Work type: Full Time - Permanent
Location: Auckland, Wellington, Albany, Auckland - Kerrs Road, Auckland - Stanley Street, Central Hawkes Bay, Coromandel, Dannevirke, Dargaville, East Tamaki, Gisborne, Hamilton, Hastings, Hawera, Helensville, Horowhenua/Levin, Kaikohe, Kaipara, Kapiti Coast, Kawerau, Kerikeri, Kopu, Levin, Lower Hutt, Manor Park, Marton, Masterton, Matamata, Mt Maunganui, Mt Wellington, Napier, New Plymouth, Ngaruawahia, Opotiki, Otorohanga, Paeroa, Pahiatua, Palmerston North, Raetihi, Raglan, Rotorua, Ruapehu, Silverdale, Stratford, Taihape, Takanini, Tararua, Taumarunui, Taupo, Tauranga, Te Aroha, Te Awamutu, Te Kuiti, Thames, Tirau, Tuakau, Waiheke Island, Waihi, Wainui, Wairoa, Warkworth, Whakatane, Whanganui, Whangarei, Whitianga, Pacific, Christchurch, Alexandra, Ashburton, Balclutha, Blenheim, Bluff, Chatham Islands, Cromwell, Culverden, Dunedin, Gore, Greymouth, Greymouth Exchange, Invercargill, Kaikoura, Kurow, Nelson, Oamaru, Picton, Queenstown, Te Anau, Timaru, Twizel, Wanaka, Westport
Categories: Leadership, Marketing & Business Development, Procurement/Supply Chain

Downer has been designing, building and sustaining New Zealand's infrastructure for over a century and is a leading provider of integrated services in Australia and New Zealand.

With over 10,000 employees in New Zealand, we work alongside some of New Zealand's biggest businesses, councils and government agencies.

Downer New Zealand is a leading provider of Infrastructure and Utility services across Aotearoa. We work collaboratively with our customers to support their infrastructure and services needs as they tackle ageing assets, regulatory reform, climate change, new technologies and changing consumer behaviours. Our business works across multiple industry sectors, including Telecommunications, Water, Automation, Power and Gas, with contracts ranging from hundreds of thousands to hundreds of millions of dollars.

About the opportunity:
We have a great opportunity for an astute Commercial Manager to join our team, providing support across our business. This is a newly created role to focus on our downstream commercial relationships and arrangements with our valued subcontractors and suppliers.

As part of our Commercial team you will be responsible for providing professional commercial advice to our business and supporting our operational managers to follow best practice Downer processes for procurement and subcontractor management. This will include preparing or reviewing proposed subcontractor and supplier agreements, helping resolve subcontractor and supplier commercial issues arising on operational contracts and supporting variations. Through your day to day activities you'll also be helping to embed commercial acumen within the operational business.

About you:
You may come from a procurement background and be seeking a role where you can practically apply your commercial nous, or you may come from an operational or other commercial management role. In any case, you'll have an understanding of typical contracting structures in the construction, infrastructure and services sectors, you will be solution-focused, comfortable navigating complex issues while remaining cool, calm and collected dealing with competing priorities.

You'll couple this with:
  • Highly effective negotiation skills
  • Superior written and verbal communication skills
  • Great people skills and ability to effectively manage stakeholder relationships
  • The ability to take ownership of issues large and small, working these through to resolution
  • Your strength as a real team player, highly collaborative and able to act as a sounding board to your team and colleagues.


What's on offer:

A role with us can enable you to develop and enhance your skills and experience. This is a great opportunity for you to join our diverse and inclusive culture and be part of a great team thriving in a collaborative fast-paced environment. We will reward you with a competitive remuneration package, flexible working arrangements, great training and ongoing development, and the opportunity to advance your career within our organisation.

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