Management Trainee Business Development & Commercial

Apraava Renewable Energy; Mumbai; On-site; INR 300,000 - 500,000; Full time

Job summary

Apraava Renewable Energy is seeking a Management Trainee in Mumbai to gain exposure in market intelligence, commercial strategy, project costing, procurement, and contract management across Solar, Wind, BESS, and Transmission.

The role involves supporting cost control, vendor evaluation, and strategic procurement while interacting with cross-functional teams to enhance project competitiveness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's in Engineering and MBA from a reputed institute.
• Basic understanding of the power sector.
• Proficiency in MS Office and AI tools.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Fresher or 1–2 years experience in infra company.

Responsibilities

• Market analysis: track trends, policy developments across Solar, Wind, BESS, Transmission.
• Develop costing models and data bases for RE and Transmission projects.
• Support vendor evaluation, sourcing strategy and contract discussions.
• Prepare periodic management updates, dashboards and presentations.

Skills

Power sector basics

MS Office

AI tools

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's in Engineering

MBA

Tools

AI tools

Job description

JOB PURPOSE

At Apraava Renewable Energy, you'll work on some of India's most exciting renewable energy and transmission projects while collaborating with industry experts. As a Management Trainee, you'll gain hands-on exposure to market intelligence, commercial strategy, project costing, procurement, and contract management across Solar, Wind,

• Tracking market developments in the power sector BESS Storage, Solar, Wind and Transmission,
• Analyzing sectoral trends, commodity prices and major equipment price data to provide necessary inputs in the bids to increase Apraavas competitiveness
• Develop and maintain a cost data base for building cost models for RE and Transmission projects
• Develop tools and processes for effective Cost Control with Variance Analysis for Contract Management and Vendor performance monitoring
• Support the team on Contract discussions and negotiations for strategic procurement for RE and Transmission projects

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

Accountabilities

Major Activities

Market analysis

• Track trends, emerging technologies, and policy developments across:
• Solar Energy
• Wind Energy
• Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS)
• Power Transmission
• Monitor commodity prices, equipment markets, and supply chain dynamics.
• Analyze market data to identify opportunities that improve project competitiveness.

Strategic Initaitves

• Drive the competitive advantage for Apraava with the following :
• Identify cost drivers for key equipment of RE and Transmission projects (solar panels, BESS, MMS, WTG etc)
• Define the sourcing strategy for the key equipment and identify vendors for the same
• Maintain a database of costs and build costing model for RE and Transmission projects to support the bidding team
• Develop tools and track project cost with variance analysis of project costs

Project based Procurement and Contracts

• Support preparation of contracting strategy for a project
• Assist the line manager in identifying the potential vendors for the project requirement – vendor evaluation criteria and vendor evaluation and selection
• Support line manager in contract discussions and negotiations of EPC contracts, critical item supply/service contracts

Management Reporting

• Prepare periodic management updates, dashboards and presentations on market developments and evolving supply chain scenarios
• Ensure accuracy, consistency and timely updating of project and market information
• Assist line manager in collating data and making presentations for update to Apraava senior management and Board

DECISIONS

Decisions made by job holder

Assisting line manager and function head in evaluating various contracts and market analysis

Recommendations to or approval by superior

Recommendations on contractor selection, sourcing strategy for key equipment

INTERACTIONS

Internal Clients

Roles you need to interact with inside the organization to enable success in your day to day work

Commercial, Business Development, Technical, Construction and Legal

External Clients

Roles you need to interact with outside the organization to enable success in your day to day work

Suppliers, Contractors, Consultants

SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

Educational Qualifications

• Bachler in Engineering and MBA from a reputed institute

Functional Skills

• Basic understanding of power sector
• Basic skills of MS office and AI tools
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Relevant and total years of Experience

• Overall experience: Fresher, or one or two years of experience in infra company