We are looking for Transformative Commercial Manager to join our team and play a critical role in safeguarding our financial interests, managing contractual obligations, and supporting project success across Australia.
About the Role
As a Commercial Manager, you will partner with operations teams to manage the financial and contractual aspects of our projects. You could be a Senior Contract Administrator with drive and ambition looking to set up. This is a transformative position, looking at driving change across the business.
You can be based at our Brisbane or Melbourne Office supporting the function across ANZ. You will be across all of the projects within this area.
Key Responsibilities
Protect KONE’s financial and commercial interests with customers, subcontractors, and suppliers.
Review and negotiate contract terms, manage claims, and ensure compliance with obligations.
Support dispute resolution and project close-out activities.
Drive timely payments and mitigate bad debt risks.
Support tendering teams in preparing accurate, competitive bids.
Identify business opportunities through commercial insights.
Support project teams with day-to-day commercial issues.
What We’re Looking For
At least 7 years’ experience in the construction industry.
Strong knowledge of project operations, financial processes, and contract management.
Experience across multiple projects at once required.
Advanced commercial awareness and negotiation skills.
Excellent communication and analytical abilities.
Solid understanding of local laws and regulations.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
Why Join Us?
Opportunity to build and shape a new team and commercial function.
Competitive remuneration package including superannuation contributions above the legislated Super Guarantee rate, plus performance-based incentives.
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Work in a collaborative environment with exposure to multiple business lines.
Career growth and development opportunities within a global organisation.
Ready to elevate your Career?
Joining KONE means becoming part of a diverse and inclusive team that values growth, sustainability, and making cities better places to live.
At KONE, we are focused on creating an innovative and collaborative working culture where we value the contribution of each individual. Employee engagement is a key focus area for us and we encourage participation and the sharing of information and ideas. Sustainability is an integral part of our culture and the daily practice. We follow ethical business practices and we seek to develop a culture of working together where co-workers trust and respect each other and good performance is recognized. In being a great place to work, we are proud to offer a range of experiences and opportunities that will help you to achieve your career and personal goals and enable you to live a healthy and balanced life.
Read more on https://kone.com/global/en/careers.html
Skills Required
- At least 7 years experience in the construction industry.
- Strong knowledge of project operations, financial processes, and contract management.
- Experience managing multiple projects simultaneously.
- Advanced commercial awareness and negotiation skills.
- Excellent communication and analytical abilities.
- Solid understanding of local laws and regulations.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
Kone Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Kone and has not been reviewed or approved by Kone.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered competitive across many roles and markets, with field positions sometimes benefiting from overtime and strong union scales. Feedback suggests base compensation is often a relative positive even when other factors vary.
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs, including 401(k) and in some regions pension or annuity structures, are consistently highlighted as strong. Feedback suggests these elements meaningfully enhance the overall package.
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Healthcare Strength — Core health coverage is viewed as comprehensive, commonly including medical, dental, and vision options. Feedback suggests a global well‑being framework and EAP resources further reinforce health-related support.
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What We Do
At KONE, our mission is to improve the flow of urban life. This means understanding urbanization and, together with our partners and customers, helping cities to become better and more sustainable places to live. As a global leader in the elevator and escalator industry, KONE provides elevators, escalators and automatic building doors, as well as solutions for maintenance and modernization to add value to buildings throughout their life cycle. Through more effective People Flow®, we make people's journeys safe, convenient and reliable, in taller, smarter buildings. Headquartered in Helsinki, Finland, we operate in more than 60 countries around the world, employ over 60,000 people and serve 550,000 customers. In 2022, KONE had annual sales of EUR 10.9 billion. KONE class B shares are listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd. in Finland.
