Commercial Business Partner - EMEA

Overview

Overview

Allegis Group is a multi-branded specialist in providing tailored staffing solutions to market leading clients. As the largest privately owned staffing company globally we consistently outperform our competitors and continuously deliver on our promises. With staffing at the core of what we know best, we understand how important people are to any business. At Allegis Group we invest in the training and development of our people, offering continuous opportunity to those who earn the right. Although Allegis’ origins are routed in staffing, over the past decade the group has made significant strides into the Managed Services sector, which continues to be a key strategy for the region. In joining our team, we are looking for likeminded, driven individuals who can have a significant impact on what is a fast paced and dynamic business. Our goal is to become the staffing and services company others aspire to be.

Core Skills, Role and Responsibilities

The primary goal of a Commercial Business Partner is to support the company’s Senior Sales Leaders to exceed targets and enable the region to be successful.

Qualifications

Knowledge and skills:

• BSc/BA degree or similar further education (ideally in a Business or Finance related subject)• Financial qualification (e.g. ACA or CIMA) preferred but not essential• Legal qualification and/or contract law experience (e.g. LLB, LLM, GDL, LPC) preferred but not essential • 4 + years post graduate experience in business and/or finance• Advanced MS Office skills (in particular Excel and PowerPoint)• Financial accounting, planning, analysis, budgeting etc.• Able to negotiate legal and commercial agreements and to mitigate risk • Experience providing high standards of service to customers• Impeccable written and oral communication• Knowledge of the legal environment relating to recruitment and provision of services would be beneficial

Behaviours:• Organised and able to manage time effectively• Adept at communicating with a wide range of people• Comfortable working with ambiguity• Warm, personable and able to quickly make connections.• Able to manage a high workload with competing priorities• High level of accountability for self and work• Commercial mindset to drive performance in a sustainable manner• Proactive• Adaptable• Fair, open and honest demeanour• Managing upwards• Conflict resolution• Public speaking or presenting experience• Ability to work well with difficult and demanding stakeholders

Responsibilities

Core Activities

• Analyse regional and individual office trends and KPI’s to drive performance, efficiencies and to identify new growth opportunities• Work collaboratively with a range of personnel from Sales and Back Office functions• Work with the Executive and Senior Leadership teams to impact and shape office and regional priorities• Own deal pricing and profitability analysis• Contribute to tender documents and presentations• Assess complex risks throughout our delivery process • Lead contract review and negotiations in partnership with in house Contracts Managers• Interpretation of financial reports and the creation and ownership of management reporting and budgeting• Support and lead in decision making• Liaising with key personnel from our clients to provide gold standard service• Pragmatic problem solving for internal and external stakeholders• Support in developing new products and/or markets• Strategic planning