Address- Diverse, supportive and inclusive team environment
- Competitive salary and attractive employee benefits
- Permanent position in Fremantle
About the Role
A new, exciting role has been created within our Commercial & Customer division, focussed on the efficient management of existing, and the development of new, valuable relationships, contracts, negotiations and supply chain solutions, with Fremantle Ports customers.
The Commercial Manager is responsible for a range of duties including but not limited to:
- Ensuring commercial contracts are established, effective and managed with appropriate contracts and documentation in place.
- Complex contract negotiations with external customers and stakeholders including stevedores, towage service providers, container park service providers, shipping lines, freight forwarders and customers.
- Managing the development, analysis, monitoring and continuous improvement of commercial contracts and reporting metrics to facilitate consistency, effectiveness and efficiency of Fremantle Ports.
- Customer contract management, performance and compliance throughout their lifecycle.
- Establishing and executing strategies to support customer relationships so that the Commercial Team delivers experiences that exceed our customer expectations and ensure relationships and contracts effectively support Fremantle Ports.
About You
As the successful candidate, you will make a significant contribution to operational excellence within Fremantle Ports, as aligned with the organisation’s Strategic Plan. A seasoned leader with extensive experience in stakeholder management at a senior level, to work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders to achieve results.
Qualifications and Experience:
- Relevant tertiary qualification or 6-8 years’ experience in a relevant field.
- Extensive experience in stakeholder management at a senior level.
- Demonstrated experience in negotiating complex contracts.
- Experience working in a commercial environment.
Technical, Professional and Specialist Skills:
- Highly developed interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate and influence effectively.
- Demonstrated commercial acumen and able to optimise commercial value and drive improvements across the value chain.
- Extensive contract management experience and professional knowledge of commercial principles.
- Working knowledge of key contractual terms and conditions, managing commercial contracts in a similar environment.
- Experience in contract development/management and a fair understanding of project management principles.
- Excellent written communication skills for preparing contractual notices and commercial documents.
- Strong analytical, research, and problem-solving skills, providing solutions to issues.
- Initiative, organisational skills, ability to work independently and in a team, optimising business outcomes and solving complex problems.
- Timely delivery of deliverables.
- Professional knowledge of commercial principles
- Demonstrated experience in developing relationships with key partners and winning new business and organic growth opportunities
- Demonstrated experience in successfully applying change management methodologies to plan, design, and implement change efficiently with committed stakeholders.
About Us
Fremantle Ports is a government trading enterprise with proven commercial success and a highly regarded reputation with its partners, the community, and other stakeholders. The Port of Fremantle is a vital transport hub, supporting Western Australia's economic growth by facilitating more than $40 billion of trade in 2022/23. Fremantle Ports acts as both a landlord, and the operator of its own import and export facilities in Kwinana.
At Fremantle Ports, we are proud to have a clear set of four values that set expectations about how we will behave: collaboration, accountability, respect and excellence. These are brought together and further supported under the acronym of CARE.
Benefits
Fremantle Ports can offer attractive employee benefits including free onsite parking, 22 days annual leave per annum, flexible working arrangements, onsite gymnasium, active social club and access to health and wellness programs.
Location: Fremantle, WA.
Job specific information: If you think you have the right skills and experience for this position, please click ‘Apply Now.’ Further information is detailed in the Employee Job Description. For specific queries, please send the Recruitment Team an email via ***************@fremantleports.com.au - applications sent direct to this email address will not be accepted.
Closing date: Friday 7thth June 2024 - 17:00pm AWST.
Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted on this occasion.
FREMANTLE PORTS IS COMMITTED TO THE PRINCIPLES OF EMPLOYMENT EQUITY AND DIVERSITY AND ENCOURAGES PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, ABILITIES AND BACKGROUNDS TO APPLY.
