Assistant Commercial Manager/ Commercial Manager

Working at Boskalis is about creating new horizons and sustainable solutions. In a world where population growth, an increase of global trade, demand for (new) energy and climate change are driving forces, we challenge you to make your mark in finding innovative and relevant solutions for complex infrastructural and marine projects.

Boskalis has one of the largest global fleets of specialized offshore vessels, allowing us to carry out a broad range of offshore activities. We provide innovative and sustainable all-round solutions to tackle major worldwide maritime challenges. Our Offshore Energy division supports sustainable energy solutions such as wind energy as well as traditional fossil facilities. We’re involved in the entire journey from developing and transporting to maintaining and decommissioning these facilities.

Make your mark by being part of a team that drives success and innovation in the marine services industry. In this pivotal position, you will establish and maintain strong relationships with clients, agents, and intermediaries. You will be responsible for the acquisition, negotiation, administration, development, and implementation of contracts, aiming to optimize revenue and bolster Boskalis' market position.

We are looking for a dynamic individual for the role of either assistant commercial manager or commercial manager, depending on your qualifications.

Your responsibilities as assistant commercial manager/ commercial manager (includes but is not limited to):

• Identify, analyze, develop, and advise on new business opportunities within the designated business unit or department, while maintaining relationships with clients to promote services and optimize satisfaction.
• Initiate, develop, and execute account management plans for key accounts in the target market, ensuring commercial information is accurately inputted into databases to enhance sales potential.
• Negotiate and close contracts following commercial and legal procedures, and draft contracts and arbitrations for subcontractors within budget frameworks to maximize returns.
• Support the commercial management of projects by monitoring budgets, identifying risks and deviations, and optimizing financial results.
• Report on KPIs for management, proposing actions to achieve commercial objectives.

Your qualities

You can make your mark as assistant commercial manager/ commercial manager if you have:

• Bachelor's degree with minimum 3 years of commercial experience, especially in multicultural and diverse team settings.
• Understanding of maritime projects, with strong commercial acumen and tendering skills aimed at closing contracts.
• Excellent English proficiency, with an ability to work independently and demonstrate hard work and intellectual capacity.
• Occasional travel required.
• Self-driven with a strong ability to adapt and thrive in a commercial environment.

What you can expect

• Career opportunities: We challenge you every day to get better. Together we realize your full personal and professional career by creating development opportunities.
• Warm welcome: We warmly welcome our new colleagues, so they feel at home as soon as possible.

Extra information

• Your team: You will be part of our Offshore Energy, Marine Services team.
• Where you will work: You will be working at our Singapore office.    
• Fulltime/ part- time job: The position of assistant commercial manager/ commercial manager is a fulltime job.
• Procedure: You can easily apply by filling in the online application form and uploading your CV and cover letter. You will always receive an immediate confirmation of receipt by e-mail. It is not possible to apply by email, the contact form or by post. Depending on the position, we invite you for two or more job interviews. If you have successfully completed all steps, you will receive an offer from us and we would like to welcome you to Smit Salvage Singapore!

Want to know more?

We are more than happy to answer your questions about the assistant commercial manager/ commercial manager role. Please contact Catherine Buenaagua, corporate recruiter via our career page.



Interested? Please apply by filling in your details and by uploading your cover letter and CV.

Disclaimer for recruitment and selection agencies

We appreciate your interest in our vacancies and understand that your candidate might be enthusiastic about this exciting opportunity. However, our recruitment process is not structured this way, at Boskalis we handle recruitment ourselves. There fore we do not accept unsolicited applications or CVs from recruitment agencies. Any submission will be treated as a direct application.

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