Manager Commercial Budgeting & Analysis

Purpose of the job

Determining optimal pricing for the commercial products and services to maximize the end objectives (branding, profitability or revenue generation) and analyzing new projects with respect to their feasibility while managing the submission of the annual & quarterly commercial departments OPEX Budget / forecast.

Duties and Responsibilities

Functional Management

• Maintain the company pricing position in the market.
• Analyze proposed pricing for interconnect/settlement rates
• Monitor Tariffs performance/position.
• Coordinate with the shareholders pricing committee for both (OTH & Orange) for Orange pricing moves in the market
• Submit the annual & quarterly commercial costs budget / forecast
• Responsible for forecasting, monitoring & tracking of commercial budget.
• Assist in building the ECMS annual budget forecast scenarios (revenue side).
• Monitor and track ECMS annual budget (revenue side) by monthly variance reports.
• Liaise with the Government affairs dept. to ensure obtaining National Telecom Regulatory Authority (NTRA) approvals for the new/Re-Pricing of Products/Services or promotions.

Job specification

Education

• University graduate from a recognized university.
• Master in Business Administration is preferable.

Experience

• Minimum 10 years experience in a similar function.
• Experience in the telecommunication industry.

Skills and abilities

• Fluent English both spoken and written.
• Excellent computer skills.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
• Strong knowledge of marketing fundamentals & strategic thinking process.
• Strong planning, analytical and problem solving skills.
• Demonstrated ability to achieve set results under tight deadlines.
• Ability to work within a multi-cultural environment.
• Team player with excellent interpersonal skills.
• Flexible with strong ability to adapt to a dynamic changing work environment.