Commercial Manager

pYou will take responsibility for Bathco’s Bath Material activities, building on an established business and shaping its future development. You will lead purchasing and sourcing strategy, identifying where to secure material and how and where to process it to serve the most attractive sales markets. /p pOn the sales side, you will manage your own portfolio of external customers and supply Bathco’s internal customers across the group. Working closely with our sales, technical and operations teams, you will connect sourcing opportunities with customer requirements, develop competitive supply chains and provide market intelligence and pricing guidance to support commercial decisions. /p pYou will also manage selected smelter key accounts, building lasting relationships, understanding their operational needs and identifying opportunities across Bathco’s wider range of products and technologies. /p h3What you will do /h3 ul liLead Bath Material procurement and develop new supply sources. /li liPlan sourcing and processing around demand, quality and costs. /li liMaintain and develop relationships with external customers and supply internal customers. /li liNegotiate purchase and sales contracts and manage margins. /li liProvide market analysis and pricing guidance. /li liManage selected smelter key accounts and cross-sell Bathco’s products and technologies. /li liCoordinate processing, quality and delivery with technical and operations teams. /li liTravel internationally to smelters, customers, processors and logistics sites, approximately 20% of the time. /li liRepresent Bathco with counterparties /li /ul h3What you bring /h3 ul liSubstantial hands-on experience in sales, trading or procurement of Aluminium raw materials. /li liExisting network in the global aluminium industry /li liA strong understanding of the smelter environment and its requirements. /li liExperience negotiating contracts and developing supplier and customer relationships. /li liStrong analytical skills and sound commercial judgement. /li liAn entrepreneurial mindset, a sense of ownership and the ability to work independently. /li liFluency in English. /li liAn established smelter network and experience with material processing are advantages. /li /ul h3How we work /h3 pWe are small, focused team with direct accountability. There are no layers between you and the customer. You will sit with people who know the products intimately, including alumina, AlF3, and green aluminium, and you will be expected to leverage that knowledge. /p h3Build businesses. Shape an industry. Make your impact. /h3 pWe are looking for people with a strong entrepreneurial spirit, the ambition to challenge established practices and the drive to turn ideas into results. Join a fast-moving, international group where you can take ownership, help build our businesses and contribute to a transformation that matters. /p #J-18808-Ljbffr