Commercial Controller, GCC

About This Role

Commercial Controller, GCC

Knauf stands for opportunity. We know that opportunity looks different to each person, and we are proud that we see opportunity in everyone. This exciting role within the Knauf GCC team could be the perfect next opportunity for you to build a unique career, in a values-led culture with a clear purpose of making tomorrow a home for all of us.

We are a global manufacturer of construction materials and within our Group, our 42,000 team members in 96 countries across 300 sites provide a huge opportunity for anyone with ambition and energy. We value everyone's contribution equally and we ask that you bring your whole self to work, to enrich the business further, as together we achieve more in a safe and inclusive environment.

Knauf GCC is proud to be part of the Knauf Group. We have a heritage in Gypsum manufacturing and have big plans for the future. Our global reach in 96 countries continues to grow and we are looking for passionate, ambitious people to help us achieve our goals. We are all led by the same core values and believe in the powerful potential of large companies to have a positive impact on the world. We are now looking for another team mate to join us in Dubai as Commercial Controller.

Can you say ‘yes’?

Do you treat your colleagues with respect?

Do you always have the customer in mind?

Do you act with future generations in mind?

Do you like to seek out opportunities to grow and develop?

Do you have a proven track record of delivering results?

Commercial Controller, GCC

This role supports commercial decision-making across the GCC through sales and margin analysis, pricing governance, forecasting, budgeting, and business partnering with the Sales & Marketing teams. It is also responsible for reporting and audit support, maintaining Tableau and management reports, controlling rebates and pricing policies, and providing back-up on credit management and customer payment follow-up.

What you’ll be doing:

Sales analysis

• Prepare analysis of Sales, Price, Margin, and product mix for month-end closing meetings.
• Analyze sales behavior and margins, make comparisons to budget, and suggest improvements.

Sales Support

• Support Sales & Marketing organization with ad-hoc analysis and reporting.
• Support Sales organization with project calculation for margin.
• Business Partner.

Pricing

• Pricing responsible for GCC incl. review of gross price list, customer margins, product pricing, discount authorities, rebates etc.
• Setup and secure alignment with regional and global pricing structure.
• Make regular cost analysis together with Production controller and update List prices to secure an acceptable margin level.
• Creation & Updating of Pricing & Rebate Policy.
• Calculation & Controlling of Customer Rebates.

Forecast

• Collect and consolidate sales data for forecast and budget.
• Update of sales budget in Sales Planning tool and TM1.

Reporting

• Reporting all mandatory sales figures to Region, Group etc.
• Responsible for supporting external auditors in ad-hoc and year-end audits.
• Design and update Tableau data and reports.
• Update and distribute Sales and Performance reports.
• Update and send out Management Report.
• Update of Consolidated Sales & Margin data.

Others

• Back-up on Credit Management, customer Payment follow-up and Credit limit approvals.

What we’d love for you to have:

We are interested in you as a person: your attitude, behaviors and values. As long as you have the willingness to learn anything you need for the role that you don't already have, we'd love to speak to you. If you have experience in the following areas – this is an added advantage:

• Bachelor or master’s in finance / same degree in sales with finance/pricing experience.
• Commercial understanding, preferably in the construction industry.
• Good analytical skills and holistic business understanding.
• Strong communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills.

We’ll provide:

• A competitive salary
• Benefits

What happens next?

We appreciate that your time is precious and applying for a new job can be a lengthy process - so we have committed to replying to your application within 10 working days.