Senior Specialist, Business Management

Job Purpose

Job Specific

• Coordinate and develop the performance scorecard for assigned business asset, including development and
• challenging the performance measures and targets when available.
• Monitor the performance management framework and the KPI’s reported data and highlight he gaps and/or
• issues across the assigned asset.
• Provide and review the analysis of the performance scorecards on monthly basis and assist the assigned asset
• to mitigate areas of concerns to realize the strategic objectives in line with ADNOC’s Vision and Mission in the
• short and long term.
• Support Business strategy through the design and monitoring of relevant Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
• assigned to the strategy action plans.
• Support and Deliver Ad hoc requirements received from Downstream Industry, Marketing & Trading.

Business Performance Management

• Support in reviewing of Assigned business asset Annual and five-year business plans related to HSE,
• Marketing, Operations, Reliability, availability, Asset utilization, manpower and finance with emphasis on
• emissions, energy savings, maximizing plant utilization and optimizing maintenance costs to ensure alignment
• with corporate business plans.
• Support in audits and contribute in analysis of benchmarking studies to enhance competitiveness and
• profitability.
• Review implementation of long-term agreements with ADNOC group companies regarding feedstock and
• utilities supply and payments, in accordance with the terms and conditions of such contracts to avoid any
• deviations and discrepancies.
• Review evaluation and finalization of commercial terms and Development / Amendment of Corporate,
• Commercial and Technology Agreements.
• Coordinate with relevant stakeholders for the successful completion
• of the Agreement related matters.
• Support in the proceedings of the Tender Board and provide relevant technical, financial and risk advice and
• information to Management on all commercial requests, in line with business requirements
• Coordinate and support the delivery of talking Points required for DM&T CEO (i.e. BOD meeting, EXCOM
• meeting, etc)
• In conjunction with management, contribute to the strategy development and control the implementation of the
• strategy with overall compliance.

Business Development And Safeguarding Shareholder Value

• Support the business development of Assigned business asset and build-up of investment opportunities that
• maximizes financial and shareholders’ returns.
• Collaborate with ADNOC's Economics, Trading and Intelligence units to accurately evaluate investment
• opportunities.
• Analyse captive opportunities and support the establishment of strategic business development agreements
• with the asset and ADNOC Group Companies.
• Support assigned asset’s business growth within open market.

Financial Analysis

• Proactively identify financial reporting risks and opportunities and translate that into decision-useful
• improvement recommendations.
• Provide financial analysis and support, anticipating impact of changes in the business environment and making
• recommendations.
• Develop strategies and prepare budgets and forecasts.
• Support in prioritizing investment opportunities and capex expenditure to ensure maximum rate of return based
• on strategic analyses and financial metrics (e.g.
• ROCE, IRR, WACC, and NPV).

Risk Management

• Proactively participate and contribute to the designing, development and establishment of assigned asset
• integrated Risk Management Framework while identifying and assessing relevant domain risks and recommend
• planning, management and control measures to mitigate the identified risks within the Unit.
• Participate in assigned asset’s Business Impact Analysis development and review process.
• Validate assigned asset’s Business Continuity Plan and ensure effective assessment of required systems and
• resources.

Generic Supervision

• Plan, supervise and coordinate all activities in the assigned area to meet functional objectives.
• Train and develop the assigned staff on relevant skills to enable them to become proficient on the job and
• deliver the respective business objectives.

Budgets

• Provide input for preparation of the Function / Division / Department / Section budgets, assist in the
• implementation of the approved Budget, and work plans to deliver business objectives.
• Investigate and highlight any significant variances to support effective performance and cost control.

Policies, Systems, Processes & Procedures

• Implement approved Function/ Division/ Department/ Section policies, processes, systems, standards and
• procedures in order to support execution of the work programs in line with Company and International standards.

Performance Management

• Contribute to the achievement of the approved Performance Objectives for the Function/ Division / Department/
• Section in line with the Company Performance framework.

Innovation And Continuous Improvement

• Design and implement new tools and techniques to improve the quality and efficiency of operational processes.
• Identify improvements in internal processes against best practices in pursuit of greater efficiency in line with
• best industry standards in order to define intelligent solutions for issues confronting the function.
• Health, Safety, Environment (HSE) and Sustainability.
• Comply with relevant HSE policies, procedures, controls, applicable legislation, and sustainability guidelines in
• line with international standards, best practices and ADNOC Code of Practices.

Reports

• Provide inputs to prepare MIS and progress reports for Company Management.

Internal

• Daily contact with Line Manager and other team members from the Business.
• Regular interaction with the Downstream Industry, Marketing & Trading Directorate Management for setting up
• KPI’s and monitoring performance.
• Regular contacts with Group Performance team within HQ and Downstream Industry, Marketing & Trading
• Group companies Performance Management team.
• Occasionally contact with other Directorates within ADNOC for exchange of information and/or discussion
• purpose.
• Regular contact with asset's senior management on management and monitoring of the asset’s business
• programs and initiatives.

External

• Regular contacts with shareholders to discuss and negotiate various matters at Board meetings.
• Contacts with external consultants, industry experts and third party service providers as required.

Minimum Qualification

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics/ Business Management or Engineering, or equivalent, preferably with
• specialized training in performance management systems/processes

Minimum Experience & Knowledge & Skills

• 10 years of relevant professional experience including 5 years specifically in the Oil and Downstream or
• Marketing industry.
• Exposure to multiple facets in an integrated energy and petrochemical company.
• Experience in analytical data-driven thinking and decision-making

Core And Technical Skills