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COMMERCIAL MANAGER / ENERGY (FLUENT RUSSIAN)

Istanbul (Europe) Kalıcı View Job Description
The person will be responsible for developing relationships and driving net sales growth for strategically important and influential client segments within the Commodity Insights business.

Added 11/02/2026

  • Great career opportunity
  • Leading global company

About Our Client

Our client's comprehensive view of global energy and commodities markets enables their customers to make superior decisions and create long-term, sustainable value.

Job Description

  • Manage and execute the sales process to meet and exceed revenue quotas in CIS market;
  • Employ consultative sales techniques to cultivate referrals, generate new opportunities, actively follow up on leads, and drive a healthy pipeline characterized by strong velocity and volume;
  • Proactively seek out engaging new customer groups while collaborating with marketing and sales specialists to convert prospects into sales, with a keen focus on acquiring new customers;
  • Leverage insights gained from client interactions and input from other functions to provide maximum value and achieve optimal results for Commodity Insights;
  • Conduct monthly activity reporting that includes feedback on client and market developments that impact the business;
  • Provide accurate forecasting against pipeline achievements and annual contract value;
  • Collaborate closely with the Commercial Director for the region to establish a robust and consistent strategy while ensuring that all leads, activities, and customer needs are captured in a timely manner.

The Successful Applicant

A successful Commercial Manager should have:

  • Having a bachelor's degree;
  • Ideally 3+ years of experience maintaining total sales, preferably in commodity or energy sector;
  • Understanding of commodities markets, with direct experience in the energy sector-particularly oil and gas-is highly desirable;
  • Consultative sales and negotiation skills;
  • Excellent communication and presentation (verbal/ written) skills;
  • Proven leadership in managing multi-national global accounts, having a solid understanding of the CIS market, along with a network of contacts across Russia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, and other key CIS jurisdictions, is highly valuable;
  • Proven success in handling complex contract negotiations;
  • Strong planning and organizational skills, able to prioritize;
  • Competent with systems (Oracle, SalesForce, Word, Excel, PowerPoint);
  • Fluency in both Russian and English is essential. The candidate must possess excellent verbal and written communication skills in both languages to effectively engage with clients and stakeholders;
  • This position is not eligible for sponsorship. Candidates must possess the necessary work authorization to be eligible for employment without the need for sponsorship or assistance.

What's on Offer

Great career opportunity in a leading global company.

Consultant
Cagla Sengoz
Quote job ref
JN-022026-6944965

Job summary

Sector
Sales
Sub Sector
Regional Manager
Industry
Energy & Natural Resources
Location
Istanbul (Europe)
Contract Type
Permanent
Consultant name
Cagla Sengoz
Job Reference
JN-022026-6944965