3 Commercial Accumen Jobs

Provide professional leadership at a senior management level, establishing and consolidating relationships with senior staff in BA offices, taking ownership for the delivery of the GECs technical capability, supporting the delivery of tasks or specialized components of projects. Drive a culture of project delivery excellence within the discipline, ensuring that adequate talent is available and assigned to lead on project delivery from a technical and task management perspective.. Develop and implement workforce plans regarding building capability and capacity of the teams over the medium to long term in consultation with GEC BA Business Partners, Workforce Planners, Service Delivery Managers and GEC Director (Mobility).. Manage team shape and size within the discipline to ensure that adequate levels of seniority for leadership, task management and technical roles are in place to support current and future delivery requirements.. Work with Service Delivery Managers to define and implement standardization and automation initiatives within the Discipline teams.. Ensure a strong focus on career development, driving a culture of best practice around GPS and empowerment of staff to own the development of their careers.. Foster a strong culture of health and safety awareness and practices within the teams, setting a leadership example and holding senior staff to account.. Accountable for delivery of key operational metrics within discipline such as hourly and cost billability, management of software usage, overtime and other relevant metrics associated with Discipline teams.. Collaborate closely with other Discipline Directors to remove silos and deliver best for Client, Arcadis and People outcomes. Key shared accountabilities:. Planning and delivery of GEC targets. GEC involvement in pursuit process. Understanding of GEC capability and capacity to deliver GEC implementation plan. Qualifications Experience:. The candidate should have a bachelor or master's degree, appropriate professional accreditation, and at least 10+ years of experience leading and growing a significant business function within a multinational engineering or professional services firm. The candidate will be able to inspire multi-disciplinary teams around a common purpose and demonstrate significant leadership capability.. The right candidate possesses a high level of intellectual, professional, and interpersonal agility and flexibility. Strong commercial acumen is required to support GEC involvement at pursuit phase, working in collaboration with BA stakeholders and senior GEC staff.. For this role Arcadis values professional experience across the following priority areas:. Leading transformation: Ability to bring people on a journey to the unknown, creating a sense of stability and security in uncertain times, avoiding change fatigue.. Managing change: Managing change e.g. divestments or mergers/acquisitions, growing a start-up, or leading change into other market/services or products, operating with new business models, turning around underperforming businesses, programs or teams and driving standardization and automation at scale.. Data and technology: Adopting data-driven decision making, leveraging data to create and demonstrate value. Tech savvy and comfortable and curious about technologies.. Aligned to the Arcadis Leadership model we seek Arcadians with a strong fit to our leadership success profile, to build and drive our culture of inclusion, accountability, human-centricity, and sustainability. Successful Arcadians will possess strong learning agility, combined with a balanced mix of being curious, driving success and igniting passion.. Be curious:. Demonstrate and develop curiosity in oneself and others, bringing clients and Arcadians on a journey of discovery and co-creation.. Have a global, strategic, and future thinking mindset.. Incorporate a human-centric, experimentation-led and continuous learning mindset to lead innovation and transformation.. Actively engage diverse points of view and manage healthy issues-based conflict.. Drive success:. Create a sense of shared ownership and accountability balancing this with decisiveness and holding others to account for delivery.. Take ownership for own responsibility, creating clarity and motivating and aligning others.. Internalize organizational goals, making them ones own personal stretch goals.. Demonstrate commercial acumen in general, and specifically with regards to sustainable solutions.. Ignite passion:. Personally, build trust through authenticity, role model own commitment to improving quality of life and putting sustainability at the core.. Apply an adaptive style to engagement that is culturally sensitive and appeals to the personal needs of others.. Bring clarity and manage anxiety in others, through clear communication and inspiring storytelling.. Integrate their work, helping others make the connection between their work and the bigger picture..

Job Purpose Ensure, plan and manage cost effective inbound logistics by driving cost saving initiative and commercial negotiation centrally for all 8 units. Ensure warehousing selection & operations in co-ordination plant logistics team, secondary transportation, Part load movements, Railways movements & tonner management. Ensure standard process being followed across, interact on day to day basis for smooth logistics operations, work on P&B, driving management information & dashboards on timely basis. Work Experience: 10 - 15 years Job Location: Vadodara Key Result Areas KRA (Accountabilities) (Max 1325 Characters)Supporting Actions (Max 1325 Characters) KRA1 Inbound Logistics Cost optimization by Bulk Movements, Total cost based models, Key Raw Material complete logistics cost & process focus, mode shift, backhaul options with outbound, vehicle tracking using control tower to bring cost effectiveness, reduce inventories fulfilment time cycle. Support & Executing Negotiation strategies, conducting reverse auctions/Tenders etc. for contract finalization. Implementing distribution strategies for insourcing & outsourcing basis no. & location of customers & transport facilities. Develop strategy for optimizing freight cost across the business including working with other businesses. Prepare Request for Quote (RFQ) and comply with bidding procedure, prepare for Non-Prices & Price based evaluation and conduct negotiation. KRA2 Selection of warehouses & warehouse operations & secondary transportation to Customers/Plant locations & ensuring compliances related to warehousing & secondary movement of goods Selecting Hubs & Spokes for warehouses as per the pre-defined distribution strategy. Ensure secondary movement of goods from warehoused to customers/Plants. Ensure all compliances related to warehousing & secondary movement of goods Ensuring all license with the government authorities for haz-goods storing KRA3 Responsible for Railways transportation - Both inbound & outbound movement & ensuring timely placing of indents & timely completion of orders. SPOC for Railways transportation. Monitoring outward & inward rail movement by ensuring timely placing of indents & timely completion of orders. Ensuring all compliances, surveyor deployment, TATs. Facilitate unit with service provider for loading/unloading & 1st/last mile movements KRA4 Legal & Statuary Compliance CMVR to be followed in all right spirits like Ensuring Right Laden Weight, mandatory trainings, Railway circulars to be followed in right spirits. Zero deviations in EnHeSa standard being followed at all the units. Ensure compliance on transportation SOPs. Ensure Warehouse audits & compliances KRA5 Ensure SOPs to be followed in right spirits at all units. Ensure consistent SOPs are followed across all sites for RFQ, freight negotiations and contract award etc. Develop SOP for various Logistics Operations & Safety standards. KRA6 Customer satisfaction Identify and drive management initiatives and service level improvement opportunities to have Customer Delight. Ensuring adherence with SLAs and steering implementation across the entire geography. KRA7 Reviews & MIS Review on various SLAs like OTIF, Safety score, logistics cost, safety incidents, GPS violations, transporter evaluation, implementation of various project etc. to be done on regular basis for continuous improvements. Support in MIS & Dashboard Preparation. Desired Skills and Experience Logistics Management, Inbound & outbound warehouse and logistics management SAP, Commercial accumen

Role Summary We are seeking a dynamic and detail-oriented Commodity Hedging Specialist to join our Hedging Desk and lead/manage copper price risk exposure. This role involves designing, executing, and monitoring commodity hedging strategies to mitigate the impact of copper price volatility on our procurement and production operations. You will work closely with procurement, finance, and trading teams to ensure hedge strategies are aligned with business goals and market conditions. Key Responsibilities Develop and execute hedging strategies for copper and related raw materials (e.g., copper cathodes, rods, scrap). Manage commodity risk using instruments such as futures, options, swaps , and structured products (primarily on LME , COMEX , etc.). Monitor global copper markets, price trends, and macroeconomic indicators impacting the supply chain. Coordinate with the procurement team to align physical purchase volumes with financial hedge positions. Analyze and recommend hedge ratios based on exposure, risk appetite, and market conditions. Evaluate hedge performance using metrics such as mark-to-market (MTM) , value-at-risk (VaR) , and hedge effectiveness tests . Ensure compliance with hedge accounting standards (e.g., IFRS 9 or US GAAP), documentation, and internal controls. Interface with external brokers, exchanges, and financial counterparties for trade execution and reporting. Maintain and enhance hedging tools, dashboards, and reporting frameworks using Excel, Bloomberg, Eikon, or ERP systems like SAP. Qualifications & Skills Required: Bachelors degree in Finance, Economics, Engineering, or related field (MBA/CFA preferred). 10+ years of experience in commodity trading, risk management, or hedging — metals experience preferred but not mandatory. Strong understanding of commodity markets, derivatives (futures, options, swaps), and hedging concepts. Familiarity with LME/COMEX contracts , pricing, and settlement mechanics. Advanced Excel and solid exposure to platforms like Bloomberg , Refinitiv Eikon , or ERP systems (SAP) . Knowledge of hedge accounting standards (e.g., IFRS 9) and regulatory compliance. Preferred: Experience with base metals (especially copper or aluminum). Exposure to manufacturing or industrial procurement environments. Strong analytical, communication, and cross-functional coordination skills.