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The successful candidate will be a trusted commercial advisor and will work closely with all areas of the business, including our sales and solutions teams as well as providing commercial assistance to both financial and non-financial personnel.  The role requires involvement in the structure of new and existing complex business transactions and will require a firm commercial, financial and accounting background and a clear understanding of the relevant cost and revenue drivers associated with long-term contracts. The role requires the provision of support on Client opportunities by providing best in class commercial thought leadership, modelling, risk management and commercial innovation to optimize both our win chances and profitability of multi-tower services.

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Commercial Modelling

\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTake the commercial lead on large, complex, domestic and international client opportunities by ensuring profits are maximised, risks are understood and/or mitigated, and the client needs are met and exceeded.\t\t\t\tUtilisation of Joint Venture, Risk / Reward, Gain Sharing, flexible consumption / utility-based pricing and other pricing variations.\t\t\t\tMaintenance and development of innovative and commercially sustainable pricing models.\t\t\t\tResponsibility and creation of the contract P&L reporting of new contracts and the ability to generate savings to both the client and the company throughout the life of the contract.\t\t\t\tResponsible for the completion of asset financing requests, cashflow forecast, risk register, client pricing templates\t\t\t\tAnalysis of existing and new pricing methodologies to help drive continuous improvement and competitiveness while remaining profitable.\t\t\t\t\t\t

Governance

\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMonitor and adhere to relevant Governance Policies.\t\t\t\tLead Commercial Reviews with internal stakeholders including but not limited to Board, sub-region and country management teams.\t\t\t\tEnsure relevant Commercial Finance authorisations are obtained and adequately documented for audit and governance purposes.\t\t\t\t\t\t

Other responsibilities

\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTo become a trusted advisor on client opportunities on key areas such as transactional models, cross-border taxation, logistics and forex.\t\t\t\tBring commercial innovation, commercial thought leadership and modelling skills to client opportunities to differentiate NTT DATA against our competition.\t\t\t\tAct as a point of contact for both internal and external stakeholders for the commercial solutions and opportunities that you are responsible for, whilst ensuring that Client expectations are met.\t\t\t\tAttend at Client meetings, onsite and remote.\t\t\t\tProvide advice and support on ad-hoc commercial matters to all areas of the business.\t\t\t\tWork closely with procurement and the legal teams to ensure favourable commercial terms with clients and vendors.\t\t\t\tPeer-to-peer review and brainstorming to ensure alternative views and possibilities are considered on each opportunity.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  What experience you'll bring: \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Requirements: Education, Training and Experience

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMinimum of 6 years’ commercial management experience in a multi-national organisation within the IT industry.\t\t\t\tExtensive experience in complex commercial modelling and financial understanding.\t\t\t\tExecutive level client-facing experience\t\t\t\tExperience of working with, and building, complex Managed Services commercial models and P&L’s\t\t\t\tFinance based University degree (or higher)\t\t\t\tAdvantageous if qualified in or studying towards a Finance qualification such CIMA or ACCA\t\t\t\tExcellent knowledge of English (working language)\t\t\t\tAdvanced Excel skills, Intermediate on Microsoft Word and Powerpoint\t\t\t\t\t\t

 

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Personal Attributes and Skills Required

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAbility to elevate and bring to life the commercial proposition into a compelling successful client response.\t\t\t\tConfident presenting to all levels of an organisation\t\t\t\tStrong negotiation and influencing skills\t\t\t\tCommercially minded with the ability to multitask numerous projects within a pressurized and time sensitive environment\t\t\t\tGlobal Mindset - Cross-cultural awareness; Comfortable in multi-cultural teams;\t\t\t\tHighly motivated self-starter with an excellent level of attention to detail\t\t\t\tCommunication Skills - Writing; Listening; Presentation; interpersonal skills; Persuasion;\t\t\t\tSelf-motivated, ability to work un-supervised as well as being able to work as part of a team in a global and sometimes pressured environment;\t\t\t\tProactive, flexible attitude to work with a willingness to constantly review and improve skills\t\t\t\tExcellent networking and relationship building skills with the ability to collaborate at all levels within the organisation\t\t\t\tStrong analytical, organisational and leadership skills\t\t\t\tA “people driver” capable of gaining buy-in, achieving results and managing conflicting interests across multiple areas of the business\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t 

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