Key Responsibilities: - Actively participate and contribute to strategic initiative sessions with the Commercial Director to expand our market reach and increase sales opportunities. - Conduct thorough market research and analysis to identify new business opportunities and trends. - Ensure a good mix of opportunities, low, medium and high. - Accurate forecasting of potential opportunities. - Support development of business cases for strategic projects. - Define strategic project scope, goals and deliverables. - Develop strategic project budget(s) and conduct scope change control of strategic project cashflow (if required). - Prepare reports, presentations, and other materials to support decision-making processes. - Support sales activities by assisting in lead generation, customer outreach, and proposal preparation. - Identify new sources of suppliers and develop those relationships further generating a solid set of new business sources for procurement to actively include to expand current databases. - Identifying any potential strategic project risk areas and implementing corrective actions and strategies timeously. - Maintain an integrated view of all strategic projects and guide the management, coordination, governance and execution thereof. - Facilitate post-implementation review & collation of learnings. Qualifications and Skills: - Demonstrated success in your previous employment. - Strong interest in sales, procurement, or related fields. - Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. - Ability to prioritize tasks and work efficiently in a fast-paced environment. - Analytical mindset with the ability to interpret data and draw insights. - Proactive approach to problem-solving and decision-making. - Experience in strategic planning. - Experience in risk management in project management and/or financial background. - Proficient in project management software. - 3+ years work experience in PMO; knowledge of project management techniques and tools is preferred. - Lean Six Sigma Certification and/or the Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification is highly advantageous. Characteristics: - Driven - Ambitious - Hardworking - Proactive - Able to take risks and not scared of a challenge. - Interpersonal Skills - Analytical Skills - Communication skills-both verbal and written - Business Acumen - Research skills - Organisational and time management skills - Financial Skills - Planning and organizing - Decision-making - Influencing and leading - Strong Negotiation skills, Self-motivated, Problem Solving, Loyal Overcoming objections - Attention to detail - Team Player - Administration skills - Results Driven - Effective Prospecting Skills - Strategic Thinker - Confident to communicate at a Senior Executive level
