Assistant Manager - Contracts & Commercial at Apraava

Delhi, delhi, India -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

16 Sep, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

18 Jun, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Contracting Strategy, Vendor Negotiation, Contract Monitoring, Cost Analysis, Oracle, Project Coordination, Supply Chain Management, Analytical Thinking, Communication Skills, Influencing Skills, Presentation Skills, Interpersonal Skills, Teamwork, Execution Excellence, Transmission and Renewable Business, Power Industry Knowledge

Industry

Utilities

Description

1. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES Accountabilities Major Activities Contracting * Assist the team in formulating strategies for contracting when procuring goods or services from various vendors after award of the project * Sending enquiries to get quotations for materials, services, sub-contract works, specific to project awarded. * Engage in negotiations with the vendor within the allocated budgetand project timeline. * Preparation of the contract document and finalizing the same in alignment with the company policies post discussion with technical, legal and project team. * Preparation of purchase/service orders in the Oracle * Work closely with Engineering and Execution teamon project development activities Contract Monitoring * Highlight early warning signs of potential delays and communicate any variances, along with their implication, as necessary. * Track actualcost to complete vis-à-vis actual approved cost (at the time of business case approval), evaluate the variance and apply the learnings while bidding/evaluating future projects. * Provide assistance to the project team in managing contractual agreements, which includes document control, approval processes, scope change, if any, and more. Building knowledge pool * Creating and maintaining the comprehensive costdata base for major supply items * Collect information from different stakeholders in the sector about recent market happenings andpresent to team,the impact of these developments on business. * Keep a track of past trendand future outlookof the commodity prices of the commodity that impact business. Ensure internal/external audit preparedness. * Ensure creation and maintenance of project documentation on a periodic basis * Ensure audit preparedness by adhering to standardized business processes and supporting availability of all required documents * Support in Internal reporting at India/ Group level- MD update / Quarterly PIO update and other Reporting documents. * Contribute to various other cross-functional initiatives at India and Group-level to improve internal processes and enhance system agility 1. DECISIONS Decisions made by job holder As perthe defined authority matrix Approvals within the budgets defined and decision matrix Recommendations to or approval by superior Shortlisting of Vendors/OEMs/ Contractors for placing contracts for new/ ongoing projects 1. INTERACTIONS Internal Clients Roles you need to interact with inside the organization to enable success in your day to day work BD, Technical, O&M, Legal, Project – during contract finalization, issuance of amendment, contractor/vendor performance management External Clients Roles you need to interact with outside the organization to enable success in your day to day work OEMs/ Contractors to close out the contracts Govt bodies (CTUIL/PGCIL/CEA etc.) – Understanding needs, approvals during project development phase 1. DIMENSIONS Financial Dimensions * Responsibility of the following dimensions Close the Contract for all the new/existing projects within the approved business case Average cycle to close contracts for new project ~3months 1. SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE Educational Qualifications * Minimum Qualification: B.E/B.Tech (Electrical/ Mechanical/Civil) Functional Skills * Good understanding of the Indian PowerIndustry with a knowledge of the powervalue chain * In depth understanding of technical &commercial aspects of transmission and renewable business * Understanding of the contracting frameworks in T&D space * Understanding of Bid Processes for T&D projects * Experience in handling Substation and Transmission line projects * Sound negotiation skills * Analytical thinking * Communication and Influencing Skills * Presentation skills * People agilityand interpersonal skills * Teamwork * Execution excellence Relevant and total years of Experience * Overall experience: 5+ years in Business development/Contracts/Project coordination/ Supply chain Management for Powersector/ infrastructure projects * Specific experience: Min 3 yearsof experience in Contracting of Transmission/Renewable projects in India

Responsibilities

The role focuses on formulating contracting strategies, negotiating with vendors, and finalizing contract documents for transmission and renewable projects. It also involves monitoring costs, tracking variances against business cases, and maintaining project documentation for audits.