Commercial Project Officer

G+D makes the lives of billions of people around the world more secure. We create trust in the digital age with integrated security technologies in three business areas: Digital Security, Financial Platforms and Currency Technology. We have been a reliable partner for our customers for over 170 years with our innovative solutions for SecurityTech! We are an international technology group and traditional family business with over 14,000 employees in 40 countries. Creating Confidence is our path to success. Trust is the basis of our co-operation within G+D.

The whole world trusts us when it comes to physical or digital currencies. We increase the security and efficiency of the cash cycle in collaboration with central banks and the entire currency industry. As the market leader in advanced currency management, would you like to join us in shaping the future of payments?

Scope and Purpose:

• Efficient and successful commercial project execution of Solution Sales contracts and orders for MEA customers. Drive and coordinate all internal & external project related activities during execution phase.
  
  
  

Key Result Areas / Responsibilities:

• Main Responsibility:
• Take over bid manager activities for won projects/ offers
• Commercial Responsibility to ensure a precise and efficient execution of projects with regards to all commercial topics from contract signature to project closing
• Coordinate the commercial project topics with the customer and between internal interfaces (Technical Project Center, Tax, Finance, Insurance, Controlling, Procurement, Sales, HR, Customs & Logistics, Service) and customer/sales regarding the commercial orders
• Responsibility for commercial order processing in SAP
• Assessing the relevant commercial KPIs and risk review during Execution phase
• Reporting for relevant stakeholders
  
• Key Tasks:
• Overall commercial project responsibility from contract signature and handover from BCM team to project closing
• Coordination and monitoring of a permanent establishment risk or support the Tax colleagues for the PE establishment
• Evaluating the commercial KPIs and ensuring the effective risk identification, evaluation and mitigation and responsibility for risk assessment tool
• Responsibility for calculation of competitive Change Requests in accordance with customer requirements, taking into account internal guidelines and processes
• Drafting contract amendments and intercompany contracts based on standard G+D templates, where necessary consultation with the contract manager
• Coordination and implementation of the insurance concepts in close cooperation with the Insurance colleagues
• Driving and supporting credit limit creation in SAP, maintaining AT-screening
• Creation of billing plans and sales orders in SAP and secure correct commercial conditions
• Monitoring Actual / Budget cost deviations and documenting the impact by project changes on financial performance and agreed budget during project execution
• Handling of financing instruments: HERMES, bid bonds, guarantees, L/C as well as the ongoing management of receivables
• Invoice creation (internal, external)
• Coordinating billing plans, price splits and payment plans in alignment with the regions, CPM, TOM and logistic
• Financial Claim Management
• Analysis, creating or supporting reports for relevant stakeholders
• Implementing and tracking the hedging costs in close cooperation with Finance
• Development and implementation of a secondment concept in close cooperation with HR
• Coordinating financial planning, revenue and margin forecasts and reporting for individual solution projects
• Contact person for all relevant commercial topics during execution phase, e.g. sales, finance, tax, controlling, export
• Direct & indirect (HUB’s) communication with customers on all commercial topics.
  
• Key Competencies:
• Relevant Bachelor’s Degree or above
• Project management skills
• Excellent team player with good soft skills for use in cross functional and international teams
• Good understanding of commercial and financial KPIs
• Good understanding of financial instruments
• Understanding of contracts
• Analytical skills for reporting/ risk assessment
• Good knowledge of products/services
• Order management skills
• Strong communication skills and customer-oriented behavior
• Intercultural competence
• Fluent English mandatory, French and/or Arabic language skills would be advantageous