Branch Manager - Freight Forwarding

Business Process Analyst – NPI / Product Development

Business Process Analyst – Supply Chain (Planning)

Field Sales Executive (Business Development Manager)

Manufacturing Engineer(Molding)

Brand Manager (Vitamins & Nutraceuticals & Skiip)

Customer Care Manager

Senior National Account Manager

Chief Operations Office (COO), Ports & Terminals

Head of Commercial – Freight  Forwarding

The RoleThe Branch Manager for a Freight Forwarding branch office is responsible for managing all operational and administrative aspects of the branch. The branch manager will be responsible for supporting the commercial team in-country and managing the branch’s finances. This position requires a candidate with strong leadership skills and excellent knowledge of freight forwarding operations. The Branch Manager plays a critical role in driving business growth, ensuring customer satisfaction, and maintaining efficient operations through driving continuous improvement within the branch. The branch manager must drive a collaborative environment and must exhibit the ability to effectively manage a team through coaching and mentoring. Key ResponsibilitiesLeadership and Team Management:Provide strong leadership and guidance to a team of approximately six staff members, including recruitment, training, coaching, mentoring and performance management.Foster a positive and collaborative work environment, promoting teamwork, accountability, and professional development.Delegate responsibilities effectively, ensuring efficient resource allocation and workload distribution. Operations Management:Support in setting up the branch resources, systems and processes.Oversee and coordinate all operational activities within the branch, including import/export processes, customs clearance, documentation, logistics, and transportation.Ensure compliance with relevant regulations, industry standards, and company policies and procedures.Monitor and analyse operational performance metrics, implementing improvements to enhance efficiency and productivity. Sales:Develop and implement strategies to achieve branch-specific sales targets and contribute to the overall growth of the organization.Identify new business opportunities, build relationships with clients and partners, and expand the customer base.Collaborate with the sales team to develop effective marketing and promotional initiatives to increase market share and revenue. Customer Service:Maintain a strong focus on customer satisfaction, ensuring that services are delivered promptly, accurately, and according to customer requirements.Address customer inquiries, concerns, and complaints in a timely and professional manner, resolving issues to maintain positive client relationships.Conduct regular customer meetings to understand their evolving needs and provide appropriate solutions. Financial Management:Must have a good financial acumen.Develop and manage the branchs annual budget, closely monitoring expenses and revenue to ensure financial targets are met.Review and analyze financial reports, identifying areas for improvement and implementing cost saving measures where possible.Collaborate with the finance department to ensure accurate and timely billing, invoicing, and financial reconciliation. OTHERAct as an ambassador at all times when working; promoting and demonstrating positive behaviours in harmony with Principles, values and culture; ensuring the highest level of safety is applied in all activities; understanding and following Code of Conduct and Ethics policies.Responsible for building a strong winning culture, leading with change and building capability in the organization and managing relationships with key stakeholders.The Branch Manager will support the Country Manager in implementing strategies on the floor.To create a culture of high performing teams, grounded in the core values of the organization to ensure high employee engagement.Achieve and exceed financial targets.Accurate and up to date reporting to Country Manager.Proactively manage internal and external risk to the company and Group.Promote and uphold brand and values.Perform other related duties as assigned.Would be required to travel nationally and internationally to visit business partners and clients.&nbsp; Minimum Requirements﻿QUALIFICATIONS&nbsp;▪ Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Logistics, Supply Chain Management, or a related&nbsp;field. Relevant professional certifications are a plus.&nbsp;&nbsp;EXPERIENCE&nbsp;&nbsp;▪ Proven track record and recent experience (4 -6 years) in freight forwarding leadership position,&nbsp;logistics, or a similar industry, with a solid understanding of import/export procedures, customs&nbsp;regulations, and transportation logistics is a must.&nbsp;&nbsp;▪ Must have a comprehensive understanding of incoterms to provide guidance to both business and&nbsp;client.&nbsp;&nbsp;SKILLS&nbsp;&nbsp;▪ Leadership skills – Strong leadership and people management skills, with the ability to motivate&nbsp;and develop a team in a dynamic work environment.&nbsp;▪ Freight Forwarding – Solid and demonstrated working knowledge of the Freight Forwarding&nbsp;Industry.&nbsp;▪ Organization &amp; Problem-Solving skills - Results-driven mindset with a focus on achieving&nbsp;targets and driving business growth. Exceptional organizational and problem-solving abilities, with&nbsp;the capacity to prioritize tasks and handle multiple responsibilities simultaneously.&nbsp;▪ Execution Sales Skills – Ability to research, identify, tackle, grow and close business&nbsp;opportunities ensuring the needed support from product and operations.&nbsp;&nbsp;▪ Agile Skills - Ability to prioritize multiple tasks to meet various deadlines and work under pressure&nbsp;in a fast-paced environment.&nbsp;&nbsp;▪ Computer Skills - Intermediate computer skills with a proficiency in MS Office (Outlook, Word,&nbsp;Excel &amp; PowerPoint, CRM and Freight Forwarding system&nbsp;▪ Communication – Effective verbal, written, and interpersonal skills. Ability to communicate with&nbsp;clients, carriers, other forwarders, vendors. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with&nbsp;the ability to build relationships and negotiate effectively with clients, suppliers, and stakeholders.&nbsp;▪ Languages - You speak and write fluent English – additional languages are a bonus, but not a&nbsp;must.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;7. COMMUNICATIONS AND WORKING RELATIONSHIPS&nbsp;&nbsp;Internal:&nbsp;You will be a solid point of contact on which your Branch’s Operations Team and Network will&nbsp;be relying to liaise and filter with Book of Business Clients.&nbsp;&nbsp; External:&nbsp;You will be a trusted and competent partner towards customers, suppliers, and the business.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Responsibilities: Process Documentation and Modelling: <ul><li>Collaborate with business stakeholders and process owners to understand and document existing processes using BPMN notation.</li><li>Create detailed process maps, workflows, and diagrams that accurately represent the end-to-end processes and related activities.</li><li>Ensure that all process documentation is clear, consistent, and follows best practices in BPMN modelling.</li></ul> Process Analysis and Optimization: <ul><li>Analyse the documented processes to identify inefficiencies, bottlenecks, and areas for improvement.</li><li>Work with cross-functional teams to propose process optimizations and enhancements using BPMN-tool capabilities.</li><li>Validate process changes with stakeholders and ensure that process improvements align with organizational goals.</li></ul> BPMN-Tool Management: <ul><li>Utilize BPMN-tool to create, update, and maintain process documentation in a centralized and accessible manner.</li><li>Stay up-to-date with the latest features and updates of the BPMN-tool and identify opportunities to leverage new functionalities.</li><li>Train team members and stakeholders on using the BPMN-tool effectively for process documentation and analysis.</li></ul> Requirements:&nbsp; <ul><li>Bachelors degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Business Administration, Management, Information Technology, or a related field. Masters degree is a plus.</li><li>Proven experience (typically 3+ years) in business process management, process documentation, or related roles.</li><li>Fluent English</li><li>Experience driving process improvements in the area of NPI and Manufacturing</li><li>Working experience as a Product manager / Process Analyst / NPI Engineer / Project Manager / Manufacturing engineer</li><li>Experience to operate or roll out Agile methodology, scrum methodology and Kanban board for the team.</li><li>Experience to use task management software such as Azure DevOps, Microsoft planner, Jira, Agile software</li><li>Experience with Design for manufacturing concept and process (DFM).</li><li>Strong proficiency in BPMN notation and experience using BPMN-tools for process modeling (e.g., Bizagi, Signavio, Camunda, etc.).</li><li>Analytical mindset with the ability to identify process improvement opportunities through data analysis.</li><li>Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, to effectively collaborate with stakeholders and present complex concepts.</li><li>Project management skills to handle multiple process documentation projects simultaneously.</li><li>Understanding of process improvement methodologies such as Lean, Six Sigma, or Business Process Reengineering (BPR).</li><li>Familiarity with compliance and regulatory requirements related to business processes.</li></ul>

Responsibilities: Process Documentation and Modelling: <ul><li>Collaborate with business stakeholders and process owners to understand and document existing processes using BPMN notation.</li><li>Create detailed process maps, workflows, and diagrams that accurately represent the end-to-end processes and related activities (process map should include clear RACI, Tools, WI)</li><li>Ensure that all process documentation is clear, consistent, and follows best practices in BPMN modelling.</li><li>Adopt Single Source of Truth concept, utilize BPMN-tool to create, update, and maintain process documentation in a centralized and accessible manner.</li><li>Ensure process KPI are documented</li></ul> Process Analysis and Optimization: <ul><li>Work with process owner to analyse processes &amp; identify inefficiencies, bottlenecks, and areas for improvement.</li><li>Work with process owner &amp; cross-functional teams to propose for process optimizations and enhancements using BPMN-tool capabilities.</li><li>Validate process changes with stakeholders and ensure that process improvements align with organizational goals, including handshake process to cross functional team</li></ul> System Knowledge &amp; Analysis: <ul><li>Understand D365 system logic &amp; guide users to follow the documented planning processes &amp; principles during day-to-day operation</li><li>Able to drill through system data &amp; perform analysis per business request</li></ul> Requirements:&nbsp; <ul><li>Bachelors degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Management, Information Technology, or a related field. Masters degree is a plus.</li><li>Proven experience (typically 3+ years) in business process management, process documentation, or related roles.</li><li>At least 3 years working experience in operational supply chain functions (demand &amp; supply/material planning)</li><li>Excellent project management skills, planning, prioritization, ability to innovate and execute on solutions that matter, and provide timely updates/recommendations.</li><li>Good analytical, influencing and problem-solving skills and ability to handle team and client discussions.</li><li>Flexible to take on ad-hoc assignment or project as necessary.</li><li>Logical &amp; Analytical mindset with the ability to identify process improvement opportunities through data analysis.</li><li>Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, to effectively collaborate with stakeholders and present complex concepts.</li><li>Understanding of process improvement methodologies such as Lean, Six Sigma, or Business Process Reengineering (BPR).</li><li>Familiarity with compliance and regulatory requirements related to business processes.</li></ul>

The Role:The objective of the Field Sales Executive (Business Development) is to grow the company revenue, profitability and trading base through achieving a forwarding sales target on an area specific basis. The incumbent will administer field sales plans and processes to achieve revenue growth, enhance customer retention and acquisition, and increase lead conversion for a defined geographic location in line with the SSA Commercial business strategy, financial objectives and company policies. Key Responsibilities:Customer Relationship Management&nbsp;&nbsp;• Maintain on-going relationships with new and potential customers and sales partners&nbsp;&nbsp;• Partner with relevant to coordinate customer requests and products/ services that are being promoted&nbsp;• Work jointly with operations, offices, partners and affiliates to grow the Freight and Forwarding base in Southern Africa&nbsp;• Establish appropriate internal relationships and communication with relevant functional areas to enhance customer satisfaction, improve service delivery and ensure customer retention.&nbsp;• Seek opportunities for increased and profitable sales on new and existing accounts&nbsp;• Identify and contact prospective customers, assess customer needs and match with own products/ service/ alternative products/ services. New Business (Business Development)&nbsp;• Administer field sales plans and processes to achieve sales objectives and revenue growth for a defined geographic region, product line or market segment&nbsp;• Explore opportunities to for increased and profitable sales on new and existing accounts&nbsp;• Identify and contact prospective customers, assess customer needs and match with own products/ service/ alternative products/ services&nbsp;• Lead and share sales presentations, bids, etc., provide product/ service information and follow up on quotes to close business with the prospect&nbsp;• Responsible for the coordination of sales efforts for the geographic location, and provide information on competitors and suppliers to product management Target achievement (Agreed cost to company target)&nbsp;• The acquisition of new customers&nbsp;&nbsp;• Generation of quality leads&nbsp; Sales Calls&nbsp;• 8 customer engagements per week&nbsp;• Log customer engagements within MDS&nbsp; Data analysis and Reporting&nbsp;• Analyse and report on sales opportunities monthly to understand emerging trends within the market and industry.&nbsp;• Ensuring timeous communication to management on any potential changes within the customer’s business, industry and potential risk&nbsp;&nbsp;• Provide accurate monthly sales pack data to be used within ROSE calculation.&nbsp; MDS Quality&nbsp;• All client records should always be maintained with updated accurate customer details pertaining to:&nbsp;&nbsp;- Customer contact details&nbsp;&nbsp;- Contact name, email, current telephone number and job title&nbsp;&nbsp;- Opportunity naming conventions including correct verticals, sub verticals and revenue products.&nbsp;&nbsp;- Accurate Estimated closing dates&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- Accurate Client Revenue projections&nbsp;• Regularly correct issues or problems in existing systems and processes and make minor changes to achieve the enhancements in day-to-day activities.&nbsp; Minimum Requirements:• Excellent Communication and presentation skills.&nbsp;• Strong analytical skills.&nbsp;• Strong Networker.&nbsp;• Team player but also self-sufficient.&nbsp;• Minimum 5-8 years’ experience in International Freight Management.&nbsp;• Good understanding of Import/Export procedures and Incoterms.&nbsp;• Good client relationship management, communication and presentation skills.&nbsp;• Valid driver’s License and own vehicle.&nbsp;• Ability to present the company services and group in a professional manner&nbsp;• Willingness to acquire new skills and gain knowledge.&nbsp;• Work well under pressure, adhere to deadlines and be a self-starter.&nbsp;• Ability to work independently and be a team player simultaneously.&nbsp;• Must take ownership of the position, be dedicated and innovative.&nbsp;• Geographical and geopolitical knowledge, ability to interface and communicate with different cultures is essential.&nbsp;• Microsoft office – Excel, Word, Powerpoint and Outlook&nbsp;• Internet explorer&nbsp;• Matric&nbsp;• Diploma/Degree in Logistics or Marketing Management or similar degree/diploma/qualification (Freight Forwarding Industry).&nbsp;• Microsoft office – Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook and Cargo-wise 1.&nbsp;

Responsibilities: <ul><li>Participate in oversea transfer program and ensure molding machines, mold tooling’s and processes are installed and qualified promptly for production.</li><li>Initiate tooling, process and quality improvements to improve productivity.</li><li>Assist production and quality departments in analyse and troubleshooting to achieve good quality products.</li><li>Provide Engineering support to the production team during new product start-up and initial production.</li><li>Provide cost estimates for new of molding projects / tooling’s to the Project Management Team for project cost simulation.</li><li>Perform DFM (design for manufacturability) on new products, participate in the concept development of molds, automations and manual processes.</li><li>Standardize, improve tool design to achieve optimized lead-time, cost and safety requirement.</li><li>Carry out qualification tests on molds, machine and manual process</li><li>Ensure that all production machines, tooling and equipment which are being procured, installed and qualified promptly for production.</li><li>Investigate identify root causes and establish Corrective, Preventive Plan with effectiveness</li><li>Participate in Process FMEA and Design FMEA</li><li>Create and maintain mold drawings, standard work for the production.</li><li>Train and guide Mold Technicians in Mold maintenance and setup.</li><li>Participate in 6-Sigma projects, Kaizen events and other Improvement activities.</li><li>Perform any other duties which may be needed by the company related to engineering and production matters.&nbsp;</li><li>Assist production and quality departments in analyses and troubleshooting to achieving good quality products.</li><li>Initiate and implement programs such as continuous improvements, scrap reduction, cost reduction of raw material, cycle time reduction.</li><li>Provide Engineering support to the production team during new product start-up and initial production.</li><li>Perform DFM, provide concept development, cost estimates for new molding tools to the Project Management Team for project cost simulation.</li><li>Develop and optimize new product manufacturing process.</li><li>Follow company specifications and comply with environmental management system’s procedures.</li><li>Follow company WSH specifications and procedures and ensure that staffs comply.</li></ul> Requirements: <ul><li>Degree or Diploma in Mechanical / Production Engineering.</li><li>2-3 years relevant working experience in a Manufacturing environment.</li><li>Familiar with Pro-E (Creo), SolidWorks or AUTOCAD.</li><li>Good knowledge in design &amp; development of Injection molds.</li><li>Good knowledge in tool making, tool-steel application / selection and heat treatment process.</li><li>Familiar with Molding automation process.</li></ul>

Role Description: <ul><li>As a Key Account Manager for our direct-to-consumer (DTC) business, you will play a pivotal role in maintaining and expanding relationships with our most important clients.</li><li>You will be responsible for driving sales growth, ensuring customer satisfaction, and managing key accounts effectively to meet and exceed business objectives.</li></ul> Responsibilities: Client Relationship Management: <ul><li>Develop and maintain strong relationships with key accounts to understand their needs and business goals.</li><li>Serve as the main point of contact for key clients, addressing inquiries and resolving issues promptly.</li><li>Manage business discussion/negotiations, including TTA, DA, etc to ensure effective sales &amp; achieving business targets and directions.</li><li>Conduct quarterly business review and business progress updates for assigned customers</li><li>Leverage key customer relationships to gain market intelligence and to assist successful formulary listing</li></ul> Sales Strategy Development: <ul><li>Collaborate with the sales &amp; marketing team to create strategic plans for key accounts, identifying opportunities for growth and upselling.</li><li>Analyze market trends and customer needs to inform sales strategies.</li><li>Develop and implement processes and strategies (local go-to-market strategies, sales strategies, and customer strategies) for assigned customers to ensure achievement of sales objectives.</li><li>Manage sales projection (sell in &amp; sell out), stocks forecast and stocks holding. Evaluate trends and divide business output to support strategic growth and profitability.</li></ul> Performance Tracking: <ul><li>Monitor and report on key account performance, sales metrics, and customer satisfaction.</li><li>Prepare regular reports and presentations for internal stakeholders.</li><li>Manage and monitor assigned customer A&amp;P trade fund/ TTA based investment according to annual budget to ensure efficient &amp; effective usage.</li></ul> <ul><li>Analyse key accounts’ needs through data driven methods and structured planning &amp; provide trade activation post evaluation analysis for review of improvement and action plan (if any). Cross- Functional Collaboration:</li></ul> <ul><li>Work closely with marketing, product development, and customer service teams to ensure alignment on client expectations and deliverables.</li><li>Coordinate with logistics and supply chain teams to ensure timely product delivery. Negotiation and Contract Management.</li><li>Lead negotiations for trading terms and pricing agreements with key accounts to ensure mutually beneficial terms.</li><li>Manage renewals and extensions of contracts in a timely manner.</li></ul> Customer Advocacy: <ul><li>Act as the voice of the key customer within the organization, advocating for their needs and preferences.</li><li>Gather feedback and insights from clients to inform product development and service improvements.</li></ul> Requirements: Education: <ul><li>Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Marketing, or a related field</li></ul> Experience: <ul><li>5+ years of experience in account management or sales within the DTC sector.</li><li>Proven track record of managing key accounts and achieving sales targets Skills.</li><li>Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build rapport with clients.</li><li>Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.</li><li>Proficiency in CRM software and Microsoft Office Suite Attribute.</li><li>Self-motivated and results-oriented with a strong sense of urgency</li><li>Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.</li><li>Strategic thinker with a customer-centric approach.</li></ul>

Responsibilities: <ul><li>Analyse the technical complaints of the vehicle in the field visits.</li><li>Rectify defects in vehicles / overhaul aggregates.</li><li>Maintain and handle internet-based warranty.</li><li>Ensure implementation of service processes at channel partners.</li><li>Joint Investigation along with vendors.</li><li>Development of secondary channel.</li><li>Feedback on companies as well as competitors’ products.</li><li>Training of service managers.</li><li>Work out special service support for strategic customers with channel partners.</li><li>Ensure execution of spare parts order by all channel partners for sufficient inventory and for meeting spare parts target.</li><li>Secondary network for spare parts sales.</li><li>Guide channel partners for manpower/facilities/equipment optimisation.</li><li>Ensure profitability of workshops of channel partners.</li><li>MIS on service.</li><li>Spare parts inventory management.</li><li>Manging service guarantee at the dealership.</li><li>Monthly visit to ASC and monitor his performance along with ASC coordinator.</li><li>Service camps on monthly basics.</li><li>Monthly visits to customer and update M Response data</li></ul> Requirements: <ul><li>Technical knowledge of BS6 Products</li><li>Exp. in Commercial Vehicle Segment</li><li>Exp. in Dealership Management/Field Service Management</li></ul>

weve chosen to do something incredible. We’re totally transforming our business and building our future on smoke-free products&nbsp;With huge change comes huge opportunity. So, wherever you join us, you’ll enjoy the freedom to dream up and deliver better, brighter solutions and the space to move your career forward in endlessly different directions!&nbsp;We are looking for a Senior National Account Manager (SNAM) to join our growing Key Accounts Team. In this exciting role, you will be focusing on developing strong relationships with allocated accounts to unlock and drive multi-category account plans aligned with the account and&nbsp;channel strategy. Furthermore, you will identify, develop, and implement activities within your account base to facilitate the achievement of PML UK overall market objectives for its full portfolio range.&nbsp;Your day to day&nbsp;Reporting to the Channel Manager, you will be building and nurturing existing and new relationships at multiple levels with large or complex Key Accounts. You’ll apply your story-teller ability to lead, advise and influence Key Account Buyers with broader consumer and category insights.&nbsp;Youll be responsible for negotiating deals with long-term value and identify new opportunities and collaborate with cross-functional teams to successfully project manage the delivery. With this, you’ll develop and agree on Joint Business Plans by demonstrating collaboration with relevant internal functions and roles from cross-functional perspective.&nbsp;You’ll be developing and implementing multi-category trading agreements which deliver SoM growth through the utilization of programmes, trade activations and activations, and deployment of resources through the account’s portfolio.&nbsp;With a strong focus on&nbsp;brand activation, this role is an opportunity to demonstrate your creativity. You’ll analyse performance and identify trends, issues and opportunities within the account portfolio and experiment with new ideas, responding to the needs of the business quickly and effectively!&nbsp;In this role, you’ll ensure&nbsp;customer experience&nbsp;is managed across&nbsp;Commercial Planning&nbsp;and Field Activation.&nbsp;You will be working closely with the Channel Manger to conduct bi-monthly updates, discuss result and make sure compliance checks are in place to ensure all agreed activity has respective POP.&nbsp;You’ll also be in charge for the accuracy of the account submission relating to budget, Volume and Margin Retention.&nbsp;You will need to have the right to work in the UK to be successful in your application. This role will require you to travel to your accounts and you will be required to come to our office in Hammersmith twice a week.&nbsp;Who we’re looking for&nbsp;<ul><li>Your success comes from excellent relationships with key stakeholders within National Accounts and you have a proven track record of strong negotiations and activations as a result.</li><li>You utilise your strong analytical skills to identify opportunities for growth and activation.</li><li>We’re looking for someone who is passionate about consumer needs and expectations, someone who has strong consumer knowledge, insight &amp; analytics and can turn these into actions.</li><li>To be truly successful, you’ll have previous experience in developing account strategies with national accounts and a good knowledge of using financial measurements (e.g margin/ORI, profitability calculations).</li><li>You’ll enjoy being creative about your approach and demonstrate curiosity in diverse ways of thinking to building new ideas to benefit our consumers/customers.</li><li>You are someone that works proactively to find solutions to problems, seeks continuous improvement and is not afraid to take calculated risks and adapt to changes quickly.</li><li>You will have led teams in previous roles, and be able to demonstrate how you are able to successfully motivate and lead a team to hit their targets.</li></ul>

The RoleLead Luanda Ports &amp; Terminals Operations. Control daily Container, GC/Bulk operations, Planning, and Safety; plan and monitor terminal capacity to ensure the necessary capacity based on business forecasts and to achieve the Companys profit, revenue, and operational goals.The position is responsible for overseeing daily port activities, ensuring efficient operations, compliance with safety standards, and alignment with business goals. This role includes strategic planning, capacity management, stakeholder engagement, and promoting a culture of safety and excellence in line with policies and Principles.&nbsp; Key Responsibilities• Implement, direct, and administer the general policies established; develop the Business Units annual and long-term (business) plans, and plan, develop, and approve specific policies, programs, procedures, and operational methods in line with the general policies.• Ensure there are adequate resources, skilled labour, and equipment to sufficiently support daily operations.• Plan, develop, and implement strategies to accommodate terminal capacity expansion to meet current and future organizational needs.• Take a leadership role in establishing performance indicators for all operational directorate functions and monitor performance against operational goals.• Conduct weekly meetings to report on terminal performance and other significant activities.• Maintain close contact with shipping companies, logistics firms, customs agents, transportation companies, customs authorities, port authorities, and other legal authorities to ensure their requirements are met.• Establish port operations according to plans, standards, and procedures consistent with global policies.• Establish and implement current and long-term goals, objectives, plans, and policies for port operations, technical activities, and expansion.• Provide input for effective strategies to operate the terminal at optimal levels within operational opportunities and constraints.• Be responsible for leading most of the main functions of the Port, maintaining and creating safe working conditions while ensuring and maintaining high productivity and economical operations.• Take a leadership role in selecting, negotiating, and finalizing agreements with suppliers and customers, and where appropriate, be responsible for executing and maintaining agreed service levels.• Provide a working strategy for the IT function and support and contribute to technological and systems development as applicable to improve cost efficiency, productivity, and customer service.• Ensure compliance with HSE (Health, Safety, and Environment) policies and procedures.&nbsp; OTHER• Act as an ambassador at all times when working; promoting and demonstrating positive behaviours in harmony with the companys Principles, values and culture; ensuring the highest level of safety is applied in all activities; understanding and following Code of Conduct and Ethics policies.• Perform other related duties as assigned.• Implement improvements in work methods, making the necessary recommendations and changes to achieve greater operational efficiency;• Operational Planning Minimum RequirementsQUALIFICATIONS• Relevant tertiary qualification EXPERIENCE• Minimum of 8-10 years relevant work experience, in a Ports &amp; terminals environment.• Fluent in Portuguese and English• Good computer skills at the user level;• Strong knowledge of port activities.• Organizational skills.• Ability to work under pressure.• Proactive and adaptive profile;• Commitment to confidentiality.&nbsp; SKILLS• Business acumen: The ability to understand financial and economic concepts and principles; to identify, create and/or exploit opportunities, and evaluate business growth and sustainability.• Client centricity: Invest in building relationships, understand client requirements and ensure high standards of quality outputs. Ensure continuous tracking of trends, market information and development to meet future client needs.• Improvement orientation: The ability to explore, identify, learn and implement new and creative ways to improve processes, value chain effectiveness, service delivery and cost optimisation.• Interpersonal effectiveness: Establish effective interpersonal relations with key stakeholders to enable functional integration. Establish a culture that values and embraces diversity and inclusiveness of people and ideas.• Personal courage: Provides constructive feedback in a manner that inspires accountability and self-redirection amongst colleagues and subordinates. Provides an environment for robust debate and open discussion amongst colleagues within a functional area.• Strategic orientation: Analyse and evaluate the commercial environment and business factors through systematic processes and incorporating these insights towards building a viable operational strategy at a multiple value chain level. Translates the enterprise strategy into targets &amp; operational plans for a multiple value chain function. Develops and implements solutions at a functional level to address actions emanating from insights, either to mitigate critical risk or capitalise on opportunity. Explains the strategic direction of the organisation to others.• Written and verbal communication, including technical writing skills and ability to effectively communicate complex concepts to clients and internal teams.• Time management: comfortable working under pressure with stringent deadlines and complex deliverables. Flexible hours to achieve deliverables (sometimes required to work in addition to/outside of normal business hours).• Plan, manage and be responsible for own time management according to tasks priorities with a high attention to detail.• Self-motivated and proactive.• Able to think logical and objectively with the ability to be innovative in approach and solution design / problem solving.• Exceptional analytical skills.

Role Description: <ul><li>The Head of Freight Forwarding Commercial SSA is responsible for developing the business within assigned industry verticals in SSA, focusing on new customers, geographic development, and Freight Forwarding sales activities across the SSA Region.</li><li>This role will involve leading the creation of trade lane strategies and products, leveraging Freight Forwarding and other relevant capabilities in the Region, and developing specific products to enhance trade through key assets and capabilities in the Region. This role will foster design build and integrate products and solutions that bring Africa to the world to Africa.</li><li>Responsible for integrating sales and operations planning for accurate strategy development and forecasting, and providing relevant reporting to stakeholders to guide and measure sales strategies and impact.</li><li>Collaboration and integration with Regional and Global business development teams will be key, and the role will require strong focus on innovation, customer satisfaction, team leadership and managing key strategic Regional accounts.</li><li>In addition he/she will be tasked with maintaining and growing the existing book of business for the defined regional accounts through successful contract renewal strategies and addressing scope change opportunities commercially within the existing business.&nbsp;</li></ul> Responsibilities: <ul><li>Lead the creation, implementation, and oversight of a comprehensive business development and sales strategy for the Freight Forwarding capability for our client. This includes identifying new market opportunities, cultivating customer relationships, and driving sales growth to achieve and exceed revenue targets. Ensure strategic alignment with organizational goals and maintain a competitive edge in the market through innovative solutions and effective execution.</li><li>Lead the development and implementation of trade lane strategies and products, and ensure multiple regional interactions and integration. Oversee the discovery, planning, and execution of these strategies and creating, defining, and monitoring key initiatives.</li><li>Ensure that external regions are aligned to the trade lane strategies and multi-regional trade lane teams are established to drive aligned outcomes.Design and develop solutions for products that enable increased trade across the Region, and deploy sales teams and/or industry vertical solution teams accordingly.</li><li>Develop strategies and solutions that enable FF to become the integrating capability across both regions and capabilities within regions – measurement of share of wallet captured for FF customers must increase 9through the development of cross selling strategies)</li><li>Integrate sales and operations planning within the SSA Freight Forwarding capability, and also with the broader SSA commercial and global commercial teams to ensure we drive the SSA end-to-end strategy and optimise the sales teams that we have in place.</li><li>Oversee the accurate and timely reporting of business development and sales performance metrics. This includes preparing regular reports, analyzing data to identify trends, and providing actionable recommendations to sales teams and other stakeholders to inform strategic and operational decision-making and ensure alignment with business objectives.</li><li>Oversee and provide guidance to branch level sales teams, leveraging their data and insights to develop and refine products and solutions that align with market demands and drive business growth.</li><li>Foster and maintain collaborative relationships across departments and external stakeholders to align business development and sales strategies with organizational objectives. Drive cross- functional teamwork to enhance market penetration, customer satisfaction, and revenue growth.</li><li>Act as the Develop and distribute a monthly trade lane pack containing critical insights for the sales team.</li><li>Identify and analyze specific products, trade flows, and customer data in monthly reports to facilitate regional connectivity and strategic planning.</li><li>Act as custodian for SSA trade lane data and ensure the accuracy and relevance of data through regular maintenance and updates to support informed strategic decision-making. Develop and distribute a monthly trade lane pack containing critical insights for relevant stakeholders and sales teams.</li><li>Meet and exceed financial growth targets for the assigned industry verticals, countries and expand our geographic and solutions offering footprint with these accounts across our clients service portfolio.</li><li>Identify and develop relationships with key decision makers at all levels within a customer.</li><li>Maintain understanding of customers’ expectations relative to operational solutions, costs and results.</li><li>Understand the customers business (strategically, operationally, financially).</li><li>Understand the customers buying process and identify all influences, intimately understanding their requirements.</li><li>Maintain an up-to-date pipeline of current and future opportunities, quantifying number of opportunities, value of the opportunity and managing the probability to win.</li><li>Coordinate RFQs for new business opportunities and renewals of existing business with assigned accounts engaging other functions as required and own the commercial relationship and contract negotiations.</li><li>Follow the internal commercial process, procedures and thresholds.</li><li>Support commercial, pricing and freight desk functions.</li><li>Partners with colleagues in other regions on broader opportunities for select customers.</li><li>Lead the our clients HR agenda, including the effective management of workforce planning, recruitment, learning and development, performance management, reward and recognition, talent management, and employee relations in line with policies and procedures</li><li>Drive the development of a healthy, high performance culture across the Commercial capability, in alignment with our clients cultural objectives.</li><li>Lead the our clients Technology agenda, including key digital projects such as defining and supporting the implementation of best-in-class commercial/sales processes and systems (e.g. CRM – Customer Relationship Management, etc.).</li><li>Ensure, contribute and manage the implementation of continuous improvement, health, safety and sustainability best practice projects relevant to the Commercial capability.</li><li>Interpret and ensure compliance to relevant regulatory requirements.</li></ul> Requirements: QUALIFICATIONS <ul><li>Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in business administration for Freight Forwarding and Logistics</li><li>Proven track record of having consistently achieved on a sales quota at a relevant scale&nbsp;</li></ul> EXPERIENCE <ul><li>Have a minimum of 8 years’ experience within the transport, logistics, or freight forwarding industry, or similar service industry</li><li>Significant sales experience • Leading and managing a team</li><li>Work experience in Africa for at least 5 years</li><li>Experience in Freight Forwarding Industry across multiple verticals</li><li>Exposure to and working knowledge of all facets of contractual requirements&nbsp;</li></ul> SKILLS <ul><li>Business Expertise/ Acumen: Applies in-depth knowledge of the economic, commercial and political issues to build and grow the business with impactful outcomes and influence industry performance; anticipates industry trends. In-depth understanding of the freight forwarding and logistics industry, including knowledge of international trade regulations, shipping practices, and market dynamics.</li><li>Strategic Thinking: Ability to develop and implement strategic business development plans that align with company objectives and market trends, including identifying growth opportunities and competitive positioning.</li><li>Sales Leadership: Strong leadership skills to effectively manage and motivate sales teams across multiple locations, setting clear goals, providing coaching, and driving performance to achieve revenue targets.</li><li>Customer Relationship Management: Builds enduring and rewarding customer relationships and actively manages customer satisfaction and loyalty.</li><li>Business Development: Analyse new and existing clients, their needs and able to formulate possible solutions that could meet these needs, based on an in-depth understanding of company service offerings. Able to navigate through potential client organisations, identifying decision- makers, uncovering their unmet needs, and concisely demonstrating the value that business development can add to their organisations. In-depth understanding of market and client segmentation &amp; profiling as well as the analysis of market trends, as well as understanding of the sales cycle and process, including facilitating a deal to closure.</li><li>Strong communication skills - You are an exceptional listener. You communicate clearly. You write exceptionally well and you speak eloquently. You can explain just about anything to anyone. You’re comfortable on the phone or to groups of people – at any level. You are incredibly tactful when delivering the facts.</li><li>Problem solving - You enjoy solving problems. Getting to the root cause. You love taking on difficult challenges and finding creative, innovative solutions. You don’t get flustered easily. If you don’t know the answer, you’ll dig until you find it. • Exceptional critical thinking skills - you can identify gaps in logic and underlying causes of issues; You think on your feet. You like learning new things, and you can learn quickly.</li><li>Strong collaborator - You can work independently because you self-manage, with limited direction and guidance, but you also enjoy collaborating across dynamic and multi-cultural teams and are personable, helpful, and incredibly organised.</li><li>Results oriented - You are proactive in handling competing priorities and meet your deadlines and commitments; you always demonstrate a “can do” positive attitude.</li><li>Confidentiality - You consider and protect the confidentiality of company data at ALL times.</li><li>IT skills - You are highly proficient in the full Microsoft Office Suite: Word, Excel and PowerPoint.</li><li>Flexibility to travel - You are ready to travel between 40 - 50% of the time. Languages - You speak and write fluent English – additional languages are a bonus.&nbsp;</li></ul>

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