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Our client is a prestigious international construction company with a strong operational presence in Nigeria. With more than 50 years of industry leadership, the organization is recognized for delivering major, large-scale infrastructure and construction projects across Africa.

In Nigeria, its core capabilities span the full project lifecycle—from planning and construction through to the operation and maintenance of assets—across the building, infrastructure, and industrial sectors.

We are currently seeking a full-time Senior Commercial Manager to be based in Nigeria.

Your Responsibilities

• Take ownership of commercial processes within the Plant & Equipment function (including accounts, contracts, documentation and internal coordination)
• Manage day-to-day commercial operations such as material control, customer invoicing, cost allocation, reporting and contract administration
• Assume leadership responsibility for the local commercial team
• Ensure efficient collaboration within the team and across interfaces such as Finance, Procurement, Operations and Project Management
• Lead and support quarterly and annual closing activities (financial statements, balance sheets and management reports)
• Monitor budgets, costs, forecasts and KPIs, identifying risks, deviations and optimization potential
• Prepare business analyses, cost calculations and decision-making documents
• Drive process improvements, strengthen commercial governance and contribute to the further development of reporting and controlling structures

Your Profile

• Completed degree in Business Administration, Finance, Commercial Management or a related field
• Several years of relevant experience in commercial management, controlling, finance, contract administration or a comparable role
• Initial leadership experience or clear readiness to take the next step into a team leadership role
• Strong commercial expertise, including budgeting, forecasting, cost control, financial closing, reporting and business analysis
• Experience in construction, infrastructure, industrial, plant, equipment or project business is highly desirable
• Solid SAP knowledge and excellent MS Office skills
• Fluent English skills; additional languages are an advantage
• Leadership maturity, hands-on mentality and the ability to guide, support and motivate a team
• Entrepreneurial, structured and solution-oriented personality with strong communication skills and intercultural competence
• High resilience, flexibility and willingness to work in an international assignment setting in Nigeria

Your Benefits

• Attractive compensation package with low tax exposure, allowances, comprehensive benefits and development opportunities
• Clear leadership responsibility for a commercial team within the organization of major international projects
• Opportunity to take on a visible key role with direct impact on commercial performance, processes and team development
• Full travel and mobilization support, including medical clearance, visa processing, international flights and scheduled home-leave flights
• Furnished, air-conditioned accommodation in the company-operated camp, including sports and leisure facilities
• Robust security concept in cooperation with specialized external security partners
• Company-provided local transportation between accommodation and work site
• Possible family accompaniment depending on the assignment location
• Professional, multicultural and performance-driven international project environment

Your Opportunity

This position is ideal for an experienced commercial professional who is ready to take the next step. We are looking for a confident and commercially strong personality who can contribute from day one, assume responsibility quickly and grow into a leadership role without a long development phase.

If this sounds interesting to you, we look forward to receiving your comprehensive application under the reference number 111483 preferebly online or via email.

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