Commercial Project Manager On-Shore UK
About the Role
Location Germany Bayern Erlangen Company Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG Organization SE CFO Business Unit Gas Services Full / Part time Part-time Experience Level Experienced Professional
A Snapshot of Your Day
As a Local (On-Shore) Commercial Project Manager in our unit, you will be part of a world-wide commercial team of 50, who work closely and openly together and often exchange information with each other (remotely or personally). You are a key player in the global project team for respective projects in your country consisting of technical project manager, engineering, assembly and purchasing.
How You’ll Make an Impact
1. Ensures the accuracy of project books and records, including recording of such in the appropriate systems,, SAP - ensures compliance with Siemens-Energy guidelines and in country accounting requirements.
2. Ensures all related Project Reporting and Controlling activities are performed accordingly.
3. Supports the Local Project Manager (PM), the World Project Controller (WPC) and the global project team that the financial results according to set targets are managed with due professional care and optimizes the project gross profit, cash flow and assets and financing instruments.
4. Supports the PM and the global project team in identifying, evaluating, and assessing risk and opportunities, strategies, and response activities – taking over the full responsibility in this regard with respect to all local commercial risks and opportunities.
5. Responsible (local focus) for clarifying, elaborating, and optimizing all relevant commercial issues, such as analysing and commenting on contracts (focus on the local part), including legal aspects in close cooperation of the global project team.
6. Fulfil your commercial role depending on the chosen business model (, consortium, subcontractor, split contract), preparation of relevant documents, tax concept including clarification of tax issues etc. with the local authorities.
7. Clarify and handle insurance, currency issues, compliance, ECC (customs), cash flow, review of local contract documents such as MoU etc.
8. Negotiating, handling, and implementing of the Technical Field Assistance (TFA) Contracts for the assigned projects including the deployment of the TFA, Invoicing and cash collection from the customer.
9. Conclude temporary hiring out of personal contracts (THOP- delegation contracts & the corresponding Service level Agreements (SLAs) with the SE companies.
10. Support the delegates in obtaining Invitation Letter/ Visa Process/ Work Permit process. (Support for) Claim Negotiations in alignment with the global project team and your technical counterpart.
11. Planning & Reporting (using the tools Dash & PMTX & Status) / Controlling and provide FC for the local scope.
12. Local supplier management such as verifying and approving Sub contractors’ invoices and Goods receipt.
13. Support for preliminary investigation, crisis management Conclude (Framework) agreements regarding accommodation, transport, office supplies, medical supplies, etc. withing the local scope.
What You Bring
14. Degree in Business / Finance / Accounting.
15. At least 7 years of working experience with at least 5 years’ experience in project controlling or contract management.
16. Proficiency with standard accounting principles.
17. Strong competence in using IT Tools including Microsoft, SAP, and Salesforce applications.
18. Experience working in Multi-national Companies (MNC) Positive attitude to work in challenging environment and in embracing high performance culture.
19. Strong collaboration skills, as well as strong communication skills with both internal and external stakeholders, at various organizational levels.
20. A thorough understanding of Siemens Guidelines (LoA/ NCM/Consortium etc.) as well as experience in contract negotiation/ execution is required.
21. Supports accountable the global project management team, provides advice and proposes measures regarding Business Administration, accomplishes financial analysis, planning and controlling activities, and all related business administration activities.