Head of Commercial

5 months ago


Dubai, United Arab Emirates Al-Futtaim Full time

Established in the 1930s as a trading business, Al-Futtaim Group today is one of the most diversified and progressive, privately held regional businesses headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Structured into five operating divisions; automotive, financial services, real estate, retail and healthcare; employing more than 35,000 employees across more than 20 countries in the Middle East, Asia and Africa, Al-Futtaim Group partners with over 200 of the world's most admired and innovative brands. Al-Futtaim Group’s entrepreneurship and relentless customer focus enables the organization to continue to grow and expand; responding to the changing needs of our customers within the societies in which we operate.

By upholding our values of respect, excellence, collaboration and integrity; Al-Futtaim Group continues to enrich the lives and aspirations of our customers each and every day

**Overview of the role**

**What you will do**
- Develop necessary processes and procedures.
- Recruit, train, develop, review, and retain staff, including identifying and communicating their development and training needs.
- Deploy staff flexibly to provide effective commercial services.
- Liaise and negotiate with stakeholders and third parties.
- Conduct contract reviews, identifying risks and mitigation strategies, and ensure proper execution of contract documents before project commencement.
- Provide contractual and commercial support across the business and ensure integration into project business plans.
- Prepare monthly contract review reports and management accounts information.
- Implement strong financial controls, monitor budgets, drive cost reduction initiatives, and manage variations against the original contract specifications.
- Maintain regular customer contact to ensure satisfaction, identify potential problems early, and implement customer care initiatives.
- Assist with business planning, ensure adherence to corporate governance standards, and be accountable for financial performance and risk management..
- Ensure that all relevant safety, quality and environmental procedures, instructions and controls are adhered to so that the safety, quality of services and environmental compliance can be guaranteed within AFC
- Contribute to the identification of opportunities for continuous improvement of process and practices taking into account, the interests and benefits to Al Futtaim and its employees.

**Required Skills to be successful**
- 20 years of work experience, in which 5 to 7 years of Senior Managerial level.
- Experience of negotiation in multi-agency, multi stakeholder’s environment
- Significant track record of success in strategically leading a major contract, business unit o region and/or professional function
- Excellent commercial and financial acumen
- Managed the team size of 6 + professionals / managers.
- Knowledge in various construction / Infrastructure sectors

**What equips you for the role**
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or Associate Degree
- Member of Professional Body, preferably Chartered Status plus a minimum intermediate Level Qualification

**Al Futtaim Construction**

AFC is a locally registered and managed building and civil contractor, a wholly owned Al-Futtaim group company. We focus on providing an excellent service to our select list of key customers with whom we aim to build long-term, mutually beneficial relationships. With our roots going back over 41 years, our principal activities have grown to cover a broad range of building, civil engineering, and infrastructure works.

The company’s successes have resulted in consistent turnover of over AED2 Billion with one of the largest local work forces in the industry, a testament to our core knowledge, competency and experience. We approach projects by working collaboratively with our customers and their design teams to deliver build-able, cost effective solutions using innovative techniques when required.



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