About the Role
One StepAhead Consulting is seeking a strategic and results-driven Gas Commercial Manager to lead our commercial strategy and end-to-end gas supply chain activities. In this critical leadership role, you will be responsible for driving revenue growth, profitability, gas sales, business development, and contract management across LPG, CNG, LNG, and Propane markets in Nigeria.
Key Responsibilities- Develop and execute comprehensive commercial strategies to achieve revenue and gas sales targets.
- Identify and drive new business opportunities across the LPG, CNG, and LNG markets.
- Oversee gas supply, inventory, logistics, and physical product movements to optimize availability and margins.
- Manage gas sales contracts, GSAs, tenders, proposals, and complex commercial agreements.
- Assess and mitigate commercial, pricing, contractual, and counterparty risks.
- Manage cargo operations including nominations, scheduling, loading, loadout, and blending.
- Monitor gas trading profitability, working capital, budgets, and key commercial performance indicators.
- Collaborate closely with Operations and Finance teams to ensure effective execution of gas sales.
- Maintain strong relationships with customers, suppliers, terminal operators, port agents, and key stakeholders.
- Ensure strict compliance with HSE, statutory, and regulatory requirements.
- Lead, coordinate, and mentor the gas trading and contract management teams.
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Commercial Management, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
- Minimum of 15 years of commercial sales experience within the oil and gas industry.
- Proven expertise in gas trading, gas sales, supply, and stock management.
- Strong understanding of LPG, LNG, and CNG markets, pricing, and applications.
- Extensive experience negotiating and managing GSAs, SLAs, and O&M contracts.
- Strong familiarity with financial instruments including Letters of Credit and Bank Guarantees.
- Demonstrated strength in budgeting, forecasting, risk management, and stakeholder engagement.
- Competitive salary and performance-based bonus structure.
- Comprehensive health insurance coverage.
- Opportunities for professional growth and executive leadership development.
- Dynamic, collaborative work environment with industry leaders.