Strategic Sourcing Analyst

Head of Key Account, APM

Talent Acquisition Partner

Strategic Sourcing Analyst III

Business Development Manager

Sales & Business Development Manager

Regional Sales & Business Development Manager

Brand Manager (Vitamins & Nutraceuticals & Skiip)

Senior National Account Manager

Head of Commercial – Freight  Forwarding

Responsibilities: <ul><li>Tasks Summary &amp; Responsibilities (please enclose organizational charts)</li><li>Responsible for analysing input requests, identify right suppliers from the approved supplier panel.</li><li>Responsible for preparing RFQ’s, quote analysis, negotiations, obtaining Sourcing Committee approvals and awarding new business to supplier to develop finished products, components and tooling.</li><li>Define PBL supplier sourcing strategy based on business needs, that defines strategic suppliers into grow, fix and exit suppliers and maintains product footprint, incl. “make or buy”-analysis. Introduce new suppliers in SEA, India Mexico, North America.</li><li>Accountable for info record and PO accuracy, transfer relevant data to SCM, (Incoterm, lead time, price, MOQ etc)</li><li>Drive attainment and improvement of relevant procurement KPI’s, incl. Material Productivity (CMP), Lead time performance, delivery (STR/STC), and Quality (DLPM).</li><li>Responsible for improving material productivity by maintaining 125% material pipeline, CMP, TEBIT and WAV analysis and Drive VA/VE projects in collaboration with Engineering</li><li>Responsible for supplier price management, including PIA</li><li>Responsible for maintaining the capabilities and capacities of suppliers to avoid any constraints</li><li>Ensure and Drive MOQ optimization for material/components (incl. finished goods) used by the&nbsp;</li><li>plant for production and establish supplier agreements, e. g. VMI, EDI, consignment, Scheduling Agreements frame order review, blanket PO)</li><li>Lead the consolidation of Supplier Footprint, incl. setup of new suppliers, reducing number of suppliers</li><li>Ensure that suppliers meet TE compliance requirements (RoHs, Reach, conflict minerals, supplier portals)&nbsp;</li><li>Responsible for contracting of supplier commercial agreements, incl. bailment, inventory management and supply agreements.</li><li>Responsible for conducting QBR’s with strategic suppliers and the drive of respective corrective actions</li><li>Regularly carry out Suppliers risk assessments per business needs</li><li>Ensure data on OV tools is captured and delivered to finance.</li><li>Work with team on ISO Related documents, process and compliance check on regular frequency</li><li>Support the tactical buyer in the following tasks: inventory management components, manage outside product, and block invoices</li></ul> Requirements: <ul><li>Bachelor’s Degree or above, Engineering background - Mechanical Engineering Preferred</li><li>10+ years of experience in sourcing area&nbsp;</li><li>Experience in Electronics, Stamping, Machining, Molding, especially from connector, connector assembly or cable assembly industry is preferred&nbsp;</li><li>Excellent problem-solving skills, analytical skills, and communication skills&nbsp;</li><li>Ability to demonstrate strong customer focus and continues improvement</li><li>Strong project management skills and ability to multi-task&nbsp;</li><li>Ability to work in a matrix environment with multi-cultural teams</li><li>Ability to create competitive strategies and plans, broad knowledge of strategies and tactics of the marketplace, knows trends&nbsp;</li><li>Knowledge of regional and global supplier base for relevant commodities</li><li>Advanced knowledge in the use of SAP and Microsoft Office, i.e. Excel, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint</li><li>Fluent English at negotiation level,&nbsp;</li><li>Integrity, Accountability, Teamwork, Innovation</li><li>Proactive, detailed-oriented</li><li>Strong analytical skills</li><li>Cross-functional skills</li></ul>

Responsibilities: Customer relationship and account management: <ul><li>Act as the primary interface between and STEA (Strategic Enterprise Accounts) within the Area.</li><li>Manage and develop relationships at both Area and FL levels, ensuring close collaboration with the Global Account Head, local Key Account Managers and BL sales development directors.</li><li>Develop strong C-suite relationship which may be fostered across Area and Global level executive leadership team and EXB-1.</li><li>Execute and oversee Area-specific account plans, ensuring they are aligned with Global strategies and tailored to meet regional customer needs.</li><li>Lead efforts to strengthen position as a Trusted Partner of Choice through all phases of the customer lifecycle, including new installations, service, and modernization.</li><li>Oversee agreement deployment across the Area, maximizing opportunities and ensuring compliance with customer requirements.</li><li>Generate a clear understanding of the customer’s web of influence.</li><li>Proactively manage escalations and address customer issues, promoting strong collaboration and service excellence.</li><li>Monitor and ensure that appropriate governance structures are in place for effective account management.</li><li>Host regular webinars to build the brand within the Area.</li><li>Represent at industry events, conferences, and customer meetings to strengthen relationships, promote offerings, and expand networks.</li><li>Actively participate in and support customer-focused events and marketing initiatives to raise brand awareness and generate new leads.</li></ul> Sales and growth management: <ul><li>Drive sales growth by actively managing the opportunity pipeline and sales funnel, ensuring that the account portfolio is well-positioned for both short- and long-term success.</li><li>Lead tenders and negotiations at the Area level, working closely with Global and local teams to ensure successful outcomes.</li><li>Establish oversight processes to track and monitor key opportunities and projects.</li><li>Collaborate with internal teams to develop and execute strategies that drive customer value and account profitability.</li><li>Identify innovation pilot sites in collaboration with the Global Innovation and Global Business Development teams, and lead to full development stage and potential scale.</li><li>Maintain a strong understanding of competitive dynamics and industry trends to position effectively in the marketplace.</li></ul> Performance and financial oversight: <ul><li>Track, analyze, and report on Area-level KPIs, focusing on OR/sales growth, profitability, customer satisfaction, and overall account health.</li><li>Manage budgeting, forecasting, and financial performance across all business lines, ensuring profitability and compliance with targets.</li><li>Ensure effective management of billing, debt collection, contract administration, and Area-level spend reporting (including rebates when not coordinated by Global).</li></ul> Operational and asset management: <ul><li>Implement and oversee Asset Management Plans, ensuring they meet customer needs and maximize the value of customer assets.</li><li>Support ad hoc contractual requirements, such as condition reports, additional testing, and inspections.</li><li>Ensure smooth operational execution, including customer-specific contractual tasks and compliance with agreed-upon deliverables.</li><li>Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure the efficient deployment and maintenance of customer assets, identifying opportunities for operational improvements and cost optimization.</li></ul> Leadership and collaboration: <ul><li>Lead and coach FL Key Account Managers, in a matrix, ensuring alignment with Area strategies and fostering cross-functional collaboration.</li><li>Facilitate information sharing and coordination between Global, Area, and FL teams to ensure transparency and strategic alignment.</li><li>Drive brand visibility within the STEA at the Area level, focusing on strategic initiatives such as digital, sustainability, and innovation.</li></ul> ﻿Requirements: <ul><li>10 years direct experience in global account in the area/ region</li><li>Experience working in building industry or building maintenance</li><li>Excellent leadership &amp; customer relationship management</li></ul>

Responsibilities: <ul><li>Formulate and execute end-to-end recruitment strategies by utilizing various channels to contribute to our digital journey and best-in-class user experience.</li><li>Actively engage as a key team member, overseeing the entire recruitment process, from kick-off meetings with hiring managers to candidate selection, communication, interviews, and offer negotiations.</li><li>Collaborate closely with colleagues to ensure seamless and efficient coordination between candidates and hiring managers, including tasks like job posting, interview scheduling, and job offer processing, onboarding management.&nbsp;</li><li>Utilizes deep knowledge to identify and communicate what sets the company apart from competitors in terms of work environment, career opportunities, and benefits, and leverages a consistent, compelling message to convey the most significant motivators to prospective candidates.</li><li>Own the candidate experience at all phases of the relationship by proactively identifying factors that may adversely impact the candidate and partnering with business leaders to develop mitigation strategies.&nbsp;</li><li>Build robust diverse talent pipelines and develop recruitment strategies to fill pipeline positions in a timely and cost-effective manner while continuously discovering and exploiting new sourcing channels to align with market practices and trends.</li><li>Effectively managing external recruiting vendors/agencies, ensuring alignment with organizational goals, maintaining high standards, and continuously improving vendor performance to support effective talent acquisition.</li><li>Lead local and regional recruiting-related initiatives to support the DEI Strategy while ensuring compliance with local labor regulations and requirements.</li><li>Acting as a representative by creating a localized employment marketing strategies, referral initiatives and fostering regional partnerships through talent attraction programs.&nbsp;</li><li>Actively contribute to Talent Acquisition projects and initiatives and recommend new practices, processes or policies to improve HR function.</li></ul> Market Analysis and Channel Insights: <ul><li>Proactively assess and define talent and diversity gaps, determine the organization’s hiring needs and drive hiring plans and talent acquisition initiatives to attract the desired talent.&nbsp;</li><li>Provide recruiting consultation by conducting a thorough analysis of external market data and channel insights to develop and execute attraction, sourcing, and hiring strategies.</li><li>Offer talent market insights (market trends, competitors, labour market, talent availability) to hiring managers that addresses both business demand and talent availability to support better-informed recruitment decisions.</li></ul> Operational Excellence: <ul><li>Leads the optimization of staffing policies, systems and processes throughout the organization to drive continuous improvement, ensuring adherence to company policies, applicable laws, regulations and RBA.</li><li>Design and oversee processes for talent benchmarking to enable our organization to stay ahead of competitors by adopting best practices and standards throughout the recruitment process.</li><li>Own the KPIs and delivery performance, as well as the strategies to ensure that recruiting metrics are met, including monitoring recruitment progress/hiring quality and identify potential issues by generating and analysing the reports and KPIs to continuously improve recruitment strategies and outcomes.&nbsp;</li></ul> Requirements: <ul><li>Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in Human Resource Management, Business Administration, Marketing or related field of study.</li><li>Minimum 5+ years of experience in full life cycle recruiting, preferably with semiconductor industry.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Outlook, PowerPoint, Word, Excel) and Candidate Relationship Management/ Applicant Tracking Systems.&nbsp;</li><li>High level of initiative, structured working methods and joined-up thinking with attention to detail, results-oriented and ability to prioritize and work effectively in a fast-paced environment with competing demands to support business objectives.</li><li>Sound knowledge of interview methodologies.</li><li>In depth knowledge with extensive sourcing experience, utilizing various recruitment strategies including direct and indirect sourcing methods, social media platforms, agency partnership and any other innovative sourcing channel.&nbsp;</li><li>Excellent interpersonal, analytical, negotiation, influencing and communication skills to effectively manage the hiring manager and candidate experience.&nbsp;</li><li>Demonstrated project management and stakeholder management capabilities and able to influence senior-level decisions especially in a matrixed environment.&nbsp;</li></ul>

Responsibilities:&nbsp; <ul><li>Responsible for analysing input requests, identify right suppliers from the approved supplier panel.</li><li>Responsible for preparing RFQ’s, quote analysis, negotiations, obtaining Sourcing Committee approvals and awarding new business to supplier to develop finished products, components and tooling.</li><li>Define PBL supplier sourcing strategy based on business needs, that defines strategic suppliers into grow, fix and exit suppliers and maintains product footprint, incl. “make or buy”-analysis. Introduce new suppliers in Mexico, North America, SEA and India</li><li>Accountable for info record and PO accuracy, transfer relevant data to SCM, (Incoterm, lead time, price, MOQ etc)</li><li>Drive attainment and improvement of relevant procurement KPI’s, incl. Material Productivity (CMP), Lead time performance, delivery (STR/STC), and Quality (DLPM).</li><li>Responsible for improving material productivity by maintaining 125% material pipeline, CMP, TEBIT and WAV analysis and Drive VA/VE projects in collaboration with Engineering</li><li>Responsible for supplier price management, including PIA</li><li>Responsible for maintaining the capabilities and capacities of suppliers to avoid any constraints</li><li>Ensure and Drive MOQ optimization for material/components (incl. finished goods) used by the plant for production and establish supplier agreements, e. g. VMI, EDI, consignment, Scheduling Agreements frame order review, blanket PO)</li></ul> ﻿Requirements; <ul><li>Experience in Electronics, Stamping, Machining, Moulding, especially from connector, connector assembly or cable assembly industry is preferred</li><li>Excellent problem-solving skills, analytical skills, and communication skills</li><li>Ability to demonstrate strong customer focus and continues improvement</li><li>Strong project management skills and ability to multi-task</li><li>Ability to work in a matrix environment with multi-cultural teams</li></ul>

Responsibilities: <ul><li>Define, drive, and support changes to improve distributor business competitiveness and customer value</li><li>Establishing new distributors where needed to optimize go to market channels to realize business growth</li><li>Accountable for market data, segments and information needed to support business and market share growth in each country within the area of responsibility&nbsp;</li><li>Understand Distributors customer needs holistically.</li><li>Proactively develop our client’s position, brand awareness in distributor countries</li><li>Identifying growth opportunities by building relationship with key customers in the assigned area.</li><li>Support and Develops our client’s position in his/her customer base or market area.</li><li>Create and track strategic sales growth targets with distributors</li><li>Business planning and forecasting for the area.</li><li>Define and implement pricing policies for the distributors in line with unit targets.</li><li>Lead and develop programs for strategizing sales and ensure the progress and execution of development plan and roadmaps together with sales.</li><li>Accountable for driving opportunity pipeline in early stages of the customer journey and throughout the decision-making process to grow the sales funnel, maximize profitability and share of market.</li><li>Collaborate with both distributor sales and regional development teams to ensure product development is meeting market demands and pricing strategies are tailored to capture value propositions.</li><li>Responsible for gathering and documenting (e.g., to CRM) relevant information about the market and competitors.</li><li>Ensure data visibility, accuracy, and reporting for periodic business review meetings.</li><li>Lead meetings and negotiations with stakeholders and business partners to pursue business opportunities and protect the organization’s business interests</li></ul> ﻿Requirements: <ul><li>Bachelor’s degree preferably in engineering</li><li>5-7 years of relevant working experience in business development or sales role in a similar B2B industry.</li><li>Working closely within a distribution environment managing distributor business in related industries across Ivory Coast with a focus on growth.</li><li>Experience in souring and onboarding new distributors in both current and new markets.</li><li>Excellent understanding of value selling techniques.</li><li>Excellent communication skills with the ability to build strong relationships and influence customers and colleagues.</li><li>Hands on with the ability to work independently and propose alternatives and solutions.</li><li>Excellent French and English language skills.</li><li>Willingness to travel up to 50% across the region</li></ul>

Responsibilities: <ul><li>Define, drive, and support changes to improve distributor business competitiveness and customer value</li><li>Establishing new distributors where needed to optimize go to market channels to realize business growth</li><li>Accountable for market data, segments and information needed to support business and market share growth in each country within the area of responsibility&nbsp;</li><li>Understand Distributors customer needs holistically.</li><li>Proactively develop our client’s position, brand awareness in distributor countries</li><li>Identifying growth opportunities by building relationship with key customers in the assigned area.</li><li>Support and Develops our client’s position in his/her customer base or market area.</li><li>Create and track strategic sales growth targets with distributors</li><li>Business planning and forecasting for the area.</li><li>Define and implement pricing policies for the distributors in line with unit targets.</li><li>Lead and develop programs for strategizing sales and ensure the progress and execution of development plan and roadmaps together with sales.</li><li>Accountable for driving opportunity pipeline in early stages of the customer journey and throughout the decision-making process to grow the sales funnel, maximize profitability and share of market.</li><li>Collaborate with both distributor sales and regional development teams to ensure product development is meeting market demands and pricing strategies are tailored to capture value propositions.</li><li>Responsible for gathering and documenting (e.g., to CRM) relevant information about the market and competitors.</li><li>Ensure data visibility, accuracy, and reporting for periodic business review meetings.</li><li>Lead meetings and negotiations with stakeholders and business partners to pursue business opportunities and protect the organization’s business interests</li></ul> Requirements: <ul><li>Bachelor’s degree preferably in engineering</li><li>5-7 years of relevant working experience in business development or sales role in a similar B2B industry.</li><li>Working closely within a distribution environment managing distributor business in related industries across Alegria with a focus on growth.</li><li>Experience in souring and onboarding new distributors in both current and new markets.</li><li>Excellent understanding of value selling techniques.</li><li>Excellent communication skills with the ability to build strong relationships and influence customers and colleagues.</li><li>Hands on with the ability to work independently and propose alternatives and solutions.</li><li>Excellent French and English language skills.</li><li>Willingness to travel up to 50% across the region</li></ul>

Responsibilities: <ul><li>Define, drive, and support changes to improve distributor business competitiveness and customer value&nbsp;</li><li>Establishing new distributors where needed to optimize go to market channels to realize business growth&nbsp;</li><li>Accountable for market data, segments and information needed to support business and market share growth in each country within the area of responsibility&nbsp;</li><li>Understand Distributors customer needs holistically.</li><li>Proactively develop the position, brand awareness in distributor countries Identifying growth opportunities by building relationship with key customers in the&nbsp;assigned area.</li><li>Support and Develops position in his/her customer base or market area.</li><li>Create and track strategic sales growth targets with distributors.</li><li>Business planning and forecasting for the area.</li><li>Define and implement pricing policies for the distributors in line with unit targets.</li><li>Lead and develop programs for strategizing sales and ensure the progress and execution of development plan and roadmaps together with sales.</li><li>Accountable for driving opportunity pipeline in early stages of the customer journey and throughout the decision-making process to grow the sales funnel, maximize profitability&nbsp;and share of market.</li><li>Collaborate with both distributor sales and regional development teams to ensure product development is meeting market demands and pricing strategies are tailored to&nbsp;capture value propositions.</li><li>Responsible for gathering and documenting (e.g., to CRM) relevant information about the market and competitors.</li><li>Ensure data visibility, accuracy, and reporting for periodic business review meetings.</li><li>Lead meetings and negotiations with stakeholders and business partners to pursue business opportunities and protect the organization’s business interests.</li></ul> Requirements: <ul><li>Bachelor’s degree preferably in engineering</li><li>7+ years of relevant working experience in business development or sales role in a similar B2B within building /construction systems industry.&nbsp;</li><li>(Elevators and Escalators, Electromechanical construction products / systems, Air Conditioning systems, HVAC systems, Plumbing, Electrical distribution and power systems, power generators,&nbsp;</li><li>Building Management Systems, Building controls and automation, Security systems for&nbsp;</li><li>buildings, construction material … ect)</li><li>Working closely within a distribution environment managing distributor business in related industries across NWA with focus on growth.</li><li>Experience in souring and onboarding new distributors in both current and new&nbsp;markets.</li><li>Excellent understanding of value selling techniques to building consultants, developers and contractors.</li><li>Excellent communication skills with the ability to build strong relationships and influence customers and colleagues.</li><li>Hands on with the ability to work independently and propose alternatives and solutions.</li><li>Excellent French and English language skills.</li><li>&nbsp;Willingness to travel up to 50% across the region.</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>

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>

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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