Job Title: Commercial Specialist
Division: Weir Minerals
Location: Almaty, Kazakhstan
Onsite
Purpose of Role:
The Commercial specialist is responsible for aiding Sales, Business Development, and other business sectors in advising commercial and legal matters and safeguarding the business from potential risks. This role also involves aiding Weir and supporting the Commercial team to uphold governance and adhering to export control regulations, local laws, and screening of customers, suppliers, and business partners.
The primary responsibilities involve supporting the Commercial team and broader business by reviewing contracts, NDAs, local lease agreements, sales and purchasing agreements, and ensuring that commercial risks are effectively managed in alignment with the Weir Group Commercial Manual. Additionally, it involves ensuring that the business adheres to due process and procedures to maintain compliance with local legislation and export control requirements.
Why choose Weir:
Be part of a global organization dedicated to building a better future: At Weir, the growing world depends on us. It depends on us constantly reinventing, quickly adapting and continually finding better, faster, more sustainable ways to access the resources it needs to thrive. And it depends on each of us doing the best work of our lives. It’s a big challenge – but it is exciting.
An opportunity to grow your own way: Everything moves fast in the dynamic world of Weir. This creates opportunities for us to take on new challenges, explore new areas, learn, progress and excel. Best of all, there is no set path that our people must take. Instead, everyone is given the support and freedom to tailor-make their own career and do the best work of their lives.
Feel empowered to be yourself and belong: Weir is a welcoming, inclusive place, where each individual’s contribution is recognized and all employees are encouraged to innovate, collaborate and be themselves. We continually focus on people and their wellbeing. We believe in fairness and choose to be honest, transparent and authentic in everything we do.
Key Responsibilities:
General - Provide Commercial support to other functions within the business
Agreements – Prepare draft agreements and support negotiations for a wide range of commercial agreements (Sales Contracts, Service Agreements, lease agreements, marketing agreements, NDA’s, Distributor and Agency Agreements) to support new business development activities.
Standard Terms – Update standard conditions and contract templates to based on local guidance to ensure they maintain relevance with any changes within the local legislation.
Risk - Ensure that the company is protected from any unnecessary commercial risks
Negotiations – Support the Commercial team and wider business during customer negotiations
Order Entry – Process the commercial order entry approval process within Sales Force as part of the End to End Process ensuring that any contract terms and conditions are acceptable. Review and check the compliance of incoming Purchase Orders and provide feedback to sales
Compliance - Support the administration side of the compliance activities in gathering relevant data from the sales teams and complete the necessary due diligence requirements and forms to support assessment by the Senior Commercial and Compliance Specialist and Weir Group Legal and the compliance teams.
Organisation Engagement - Liaise with the Sale teams, Territory Managers, Weir Group Legal, Weir Group Compliance to ensure relevant information is provided to support and protect the company
Bid Approval - Prepare the commercial section within the tender approval packs for allocated countries/regions
Safety First: Demonstrate 100% commitment to our zero harm behaviors in support of our drive towards developing a world class safety culture.
Job Knowledge/Education and Qualifications:
Law Degree (Preferable)
Knowledge about local legislation including Contract law, Civil Law, Subsoil user’s legislation
IT-Literate:
Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint & Outlook)
Company ERP Systems (SAP / Sales Force)
Mininum of 3 years relevant experience of working in a commercial function
Technical appreciation of Weir products & process’ (Preferred)
Fluent in Russian and English languages.
Efficient & effective in the planning and monitoring of work
Strong communication skills with the ability to influence others
Founded in 1871, Weir is a world leading engineering business with a purpose to make mining operations smarter, more efficient and sustainable. Thanks to Weir’s technology, our customers can produce essential metals and minerals using less energy, water and waste at lower cost. With the increasing need for metals and minerals for climate change solutions, Weir colleagues are playing their part in powering a low carbon future. We are a global family of 11,000 uniquely talented people in over 60 counties, inspiring each other to do the best work of our lives.
For additional information about what it is like to work at Weir, please visit our Career Page and LinkedIn Life Page.
Weir is committed to an inclusive and diverse workplace. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability, age, or any other legally protected status.
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