Commercial Controller, GCC

Overview

Commercial Controller, GCC

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.
• Founded in 1932, Knauf is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of construction materials for interior design, building insulation, and design ceilings.
• Knauf entered the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia (MEASA) in 1997.
• Today, we are a leading player across the region, with operations spanning 15 countries and 19 state-of-the-art production facilities, driven forward by 2,000 high-performing professionals.
• Headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, MEASA's reach extends across Algeria, Cyprus, Egypt, the GCC, Ghana, Greece, India, Iraq, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria, Tanzania, Tunisia, and Turkey.
• In MEASA, we offer the opportunity to be part of a global family of over 41,500 colleagues in 96 countries, who are dedicated to the same core values, and to a shared sense of purpose.
• We encourage all our people to shape their own career, with the freedom to stretch their skills and learn new ones.
• Driven by an unwavering commitment to quality, innovation and sustainability, we are building more than just exceptional gypsum-based solutions — we’re shaping a future we can all be proud of.