There are many people with a Contract or Commercial Manager job title. IACCM research shows that a large majority enjoy their work. They find it fulfilling due to its variation and their sense that it is making a real contribution to the bottom line. Most believe that what they do is special and somewhat unique - for example, a large number think it is not a skill that is readily transferable between industries or from buy-side to sell-side support. Indeed, a significant proportion (especially in the more senior ranks) perceive their underlying knowledge as something that can be gained only through experience, not through education. There is strong resistance to the idea that there could be meaningful university qualifications and graduate entry to the world of contracts and commercial remains very much the exception.
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