Vice President: West Africa Region | Freight Forwarding

HR Manager

Talent Partner- Executive Search and Talent Pipelining

Assistant Vice President (AVP) - Strategic Accounts

TA Specialist

HR Generalist

The Role: Manage and drive the Clearing and Forwarding businesses in the West Africa region, to ensure sustainable business growth and performance. The applicant will need to initiate the Freight Forwarding network and footprint expansion strategy across the West Africa Region, to implement Ocean &amp; Air product procurement strategies in key West Africa Region Countries, to implement key Trade Lane strategies, ensuring strategic compliance across the Western African network, and mitigating risk associated to contract liability with network offices/partners. Key Responsibilities: • Network&nbsp;To grow Freight Forwarding competence across the region through.o Bolstering Freight Forwarding competence within existing freight forwarding operations in the West Africa Regiono Maintaining and expanding existing partner agent relationships and opening their services to our global officeso Collaborating with partners in key geographies and opening their services to our global officeso Partnering, Leveraging, and Acquiring new freight forwarding businesseso Collaborating and enhancing business between the global officeso Ensure that each Business unit sets and meets its budgetary requirements, as set out by the EVP FFSSA.o Ensure that the Global ERP system and financial systems are implemented and functional in all Business unitso The People and Culture objectives are set out and achievedo Financial performance goals are meto To grow Freight Forwarding across the region througho Implementation of customs services and compliance thereofo Implementation of Air and Ocean operational teams to facilitate the throughput of shipmentso Collaborating and enhancing business between business units • Business Developmento To develop business within the West Africa Region and other tradeso Developing marketing strategies internally and externally for alignment and maximum exposure and expansion (new &amp; existing) businesso Collaborating with Regional Commercial, Sales, Product, Operations and Trade Lane teams to execute strategies for maximum market growth and benefit across the various pillars.o Analysing market data and KPI’s to adjust to market demands • Strategy&nbsp;o Staying abreast of industry and market developments, proactively responding where required to maintain progress and support.o Supply guidance on conceptual designs, developments and implementation strategies across the West Africa region. Minimum RequirementsQualifications and Experience Required • Bachelor’s degree in commerce or a field related to the position • 10 – 15 years Freight Forwarding experience • MD level experience in Freight Forwarding • Must be willing to travel • Geographical and geopolitical knowledge, ability to interface and communicate with different cultures is essential • 3 years prior experience within the Freight Forwarding industry as a P&amp;L head. • Minimum 5 years’ experience in a logistics or clearing and forwarding environment • Good understanding of Import/Export procedures and Incoterms • Prior experience within Commercial / Operations in the industry is preferred Skills Required • Strong networker • Strong analytical skills • Accuracy and attention to detail is a must. • Communication capability at all levels, both internally and externally • Ability to work independently and be a team player simultaneously • Excellent Communication and presentation skills • Work well under pressure, adhere to deadlines and be a self-starter • Ability to work independently and be a team player simultaneously • Must take ownership of the position, be dedicated and innovative • Ability to present the company services and group in a professional manner • Willingness to share knowledge and mentor less experienced team members • Willingness to acquire new skills and gain knowledge and share best practices.&nbsp;

Responsibilities: <ul><li>Lead the HR function at the site to support business objectives and compliance with HR best practices.</li><li>Serve as a trusted advisor to site leadership on workforce planning, employee relations, and organizational development.</li><li>Partner with corporate HR, Quality, EHS, and Operations to align policies, procedures, and culture-building initiatives.</li><li>Initiate and nurture a positive employee relations environment through coaching, communication, and conflict resolution.</li><li>Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local labor laws, as well as cGMP and safety-related employee policies.</li><li>Maintain accurate and confidential employee records, including training and medical surveillance, in cooperation with the EHS Lead.</li><li>Develop, implement, and manage the Learning Management System (LMS) for GMP and technical training.</li><li>Implement employee engagement strategies to nurture a culture of integrity, teamwork, and compliance.</li><li>Administer compensation and benefits programs, including health, retirement, and wellness plans</li><li>Manage payroll coordination with Finance team.</li><li>Monitor and report on key HR metrics (e.g. headcount, turnover, training compliance, absenteeism, engagement)</li><li>Lead the annual organizational review and individual development program.</li></ul> Key Stakeholders: Internal: <ul><li>Site Leadership Team (Operations, Quality, Engineering, Warehouse, Finance, EHS)</li><li>Corporate HR</li><li>Manufacturing and Technical Services Teams</li><li>Validation and Project Management Teams</li></ul> External: <ul><li>FDA and other regulatory agencies</li><li>Third-party auditors and certifying bodies</li><li>External HR service providers</li><li>Customers and business partners</li></ul> Requirements: <ul><li>Bachelor’s degree in human resources, Business Administration, or related field (Master’s or HR certification preferred).</li><li>Minimum 5–10 years of progressive HR experience, including at least 3 years in a manufacturing or GMP-regulated environment and 3 years on site leadership team (pharma, biotech, or medical device strongly preferred).</li><li>Experience supporting high-growth or startup operations is highly desirable.</li></ul> Skills / Competencies: <ul><li>Strong understanding of HR compliance, labor laws, and best practices.</li><li>Demonstrated ability to build HR systems, processes, and policies from the ground up.</li><li>Demonstrated ability to improve HR systems and drive improved engagement and performance.</li><li>Excellent interpersonal, communication, and problem-solving skills.</li><li>Comfortable working in a fast-paced, evolving environment where agility and adaptability are key.</li><li>Strong leadership presence with demonstrated ability to build high-performing teams and compliance culture.</li><li>Effective communication, collaboration, and influencing skills across multiple stakeholders.</li></ul>

About the client Our client is a global leader in talent solutions following a transformative partnership that creates a new market leader. With over three decades of trusted expertise and offices across the USA, UK, Switzerland, Hungary, Poland, Dubai, India, Singapore, and Hong Kong, they work with the worlds most influential and respected businesses on a truly global scale. They deliver research-driven talent mapping, pipelining, and executive search services to Fortune 500 and FTSE companies worldwide, utilising their cutting-edge talent intelligence capabilities to help organisations attract, hire, and retain exceptional talent across all markets. Role Purpose: <ul><li>The Talent Partner (Executive Search and Talent Pipelining) specialises in executive search to support leadership recruitment across our life sciences portfolio.</li><li>This role combines executive recruiting expertise with partnership skills to identify, attract, assess, and secure top tier talent.&nbsp;</li></ul> Responsibilities: Executive Search Recruiter: <ul><li>Partnering with TA teams and senior stakeholders to support comprehensive executive talent strategies aligned with business objectives and succession planning</li><li>Supporting complex executive search assignments for leadership positions</li><li>Building and maintaining executive talent pipelines</li></ul>&nbsp;Executive Candidate Experience: <ul><li>Delivering white-glove candidate experience throughout the executive search process from initial confidential outreach through successful placement</li><li>Conducting in-depth executive interviews focusing on leadership competencies, strategic thinking, and cultural alignment</li><li>Managing complex offer negotiations involving equity packages, executive compensation, and relocation requirements</li></ul>&nbsp;Search Process Excellence &amp; Market Intelligence: <ul><li>Executing comprehensive executive search methodologies including market mapping and competitive intelligence</li><li>Conducting advanced market research including industry analysis, compensation benchmarking, and talent landscape assessments</li><li>Developing comprehensive market reports and talent mapping studies for client presentations</li><li>Maintaining executive network and industry relationships for future search opportunities</li></ul> Requirements:&nbsp;Personal Attributes: <ul><li>Highest level of professionalism and discretion when handling confidential executive information</li><li>Cultural sensitivity and global perspective for international searches</li><li>Resilience and adaptability in managing high-stakes, complex search assignments</li></ul>&nbsp;Preferred Qualifications: <ul><li>Bachelors degree is a plus; MBA or advanced degree preferred, ideally with life sciences/pharmaceutical/biomedical or similar</li><li>Preferred experience within recruitment or professional environment</li><li>Life sciences industry knowledge or relevant experience preferred</li></ul>

Responsibilities: <ul><li>Build a strong pipeline of large deals, drive them to win –new clients</li><li>Consultative Engagement with CXOs of target clients</li><li>Pursue to win large deals, manage CXO relationships and have customer stickiness</li><li>Work with internal solution, delivery teams in driving deals across the sales cycle – qualification, proposal, working with partners, client presentation, pricing, contract negotiation et al&nbsp;</li><li>Understand company solutions and services</li><li>To provide appropriate solutions to the clients in order to boost top-line revenue growth, customer acquisition and profitability.</li><li>Develops and expands a portfolio of clients</li><li>Achieve agreed upon sales targets and outcomes within schedule.</li><li>Present, promote and sell services using “solid sales plans” to existing and prospective customers</li><li>Developing and executing strategic plan to achieve sales targets and expand our customer base</li><li>Effectively communicate the value proposition through proposals and presentations</li><li>Initially the focus with be Singapore and then expand to Southeast Asia</li></ul> Requirements: <ul><li>Minimum 15 years professional sales work experience within IT Services in Singapore and Southeast Asia</li><li>Mandatory experience with either IT systems integration, managed services or software and services. Solution selling experience as opposed to just&nbsp;</li><li>transactional goods and services.</li><li>Hungry, motivated and self-driven</li><li>Proven sales executive experience, meeting or exceeding targets</li><li>Ability to communicate, present and influence all levels of the organization, including executive and C-level</li><li>Experience of working with System Integrators like Accenture, Cognizant, Cap&nbsp;</li><li>Gemini and similar companies&nbsp;</li><li>Should have existing C level relationships that can be leveraged for opening new accounts</li><li>Ability to drive large deals (&gt;SGD 50M)</li><li>Hunting experience</li><li>Ability to open new strategic accounts</li><li>Ability to drive the sales process from plan to close</li><li>Excellent listening, negotiation and presentation skills</li><li>Business degree or equivalent</li></ul>

Responsibilities: Executing Hiring Strategies: <ul><li>Collaborate with business leaders, HR partners, and Business teams to understand short- and long-term hiring needs.</li><li>Develop hiring plans, agreed Global SLAs are aligned with the Business Goals</li><li>Stay informed about industry trends, market conditions, and emerging hiring practices &amp; tool</li></ul> Talent Sourcing &amp; Pipeline Development: <ul><li>Build and maintain a strong pipeline of candidates for various key roles such as NPD, NPI, PDE, MPDE and many more.</li><li>Develop and implement innovative hiring strategies using Market intelligence &amp; Talent Mapping tools.</li><li>Leverage a mix of sourcing channels: Internal/External career sites, Social Media Hiring such as LinkedIn, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook etc., Job Boards such as JobStreet, Monster</li><li>Familiar with hiring tools such as HireEz, ZoomInfo. Leverage employee referrals, and University hiring</li></ul> Employer Branding &amp; Candidate Engagement: <ul><li>Position the company as an employer of choice in the Engineering, Tech and manufacturing space.</li><li>Create content and campaigns targeting industry professional (e.g., webinars, blog posts, meetups, TechEvents)</li><li>Craft compelling job descriptions and recruitment materials tailored for manufacturing, Production and Engineering professionals</li></ul> Full-Cycle Recruitment: <ul><li>Manage end-to-end recruitment: sourcing, screening, interviewing, offers &amp; compensation negotiation and onboarding</li><li>Collaborate with hiring managers to define role requirements and ideal candidate profiles.</li><li>Implement structured interview processes, including technical assessments</li></ul> Stakeholder Management: <ul><li>Act as the primary liaison between candidates and internal stakeholders</li><li>Provide regular hiring updates, metrics, and insights to leadership</li></ul> Data-Driven Recruiting: <ul><li>Use analytics to track sourcing effectiveness, time-to-hire, offer acceptance rates, and pipeline health.</li><li>Ensure Global Hiring Metrics, SLA and targets are aligned and achieved</li><li>Publish Daily / Weekly / Monthly / Qtrly reports on the efforts and progress</li><li>Optimize hiring funnel using recruitment metrics and KPI</li></ul> Requirements: <ul><li>Work from Office - 3-4 days Hybrid</li><li>Should be hands on recruiting Engineering, Manufacturing &amp; Production roles</li><li>NO visa sponsorship / relocation for this role</li></ul>

Job Role: HR GeneralistThis HR Generalist role involves a diverse set of responsibilities across both the Chestnut and East Brunswick offices, emphasizing policy development, employee management, and overall HR administration. Responsibilities:Policy and Procedure Development:Create, update, and implement HR policies and procedures.Ensure adherence to organizational guidelines and legal requirements.Employee Policy Implementation:Develop and enforce policies related to employee conduct, benefits, and performance.Organizational Guidelines:Collaborate with management to formulate guidelines that align with company goals.HR Administration:Oversee and administer human resources plans for all employees.Manage compensation programs, including administration and implementation.Documentation:Draft job descriptions, offer letters, and termination letters.Maintain accurate and confidential employee records.Training and Support:Train junior HR team members.Provide support to employees and management on HR-related issues.Workflow Management:Engage in activities that impact the company's workflow and overall efficiency.Benefits Administration:Monitor and resolve benefits claims and administration.Policy Improvement:Continuously seek opportunities to enhance HR policies and procedures.Recruitment and Retention:Build relationships with recruiting agencies and manage the recruitment process.Advise on employee retention strategies and performance management.Interviews and Onboarding:Conduct recruiting, counseling, and exit interviews.Oversee onboarding processes and support training and development initiatives.HR Process Management:Manage or support processes related to employee relations, recruitment, performance management, compensation & benefits, succession planning, and learning & development.Research and Trends:Stay informed about new HR trends and incorporate relevant practices.Education and Experience:Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience.Minimum of 2 years of experience with ADP Workforce Now.Technical Skills:Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).Advanced skills in spreadsheet and word-processing applications.Communication Skills:Effective written and verbal communication.Ability to prepare correspondence, presentations, and coordinate meetings.Problem-Solving:Ability to address HR-related issues using sound judgment and business knowledge.Interpersonal Skills:Professional demeanor with strong interpersonal skills.Experience in building effective relationships with leaders and external partners.Organizational Skills:Excellent organizational and time-management abilities.Capacity to handle multiple tasks and sensitive information.Detail Orientation:High attention to detail in all HR-related activities.Abilities and Physical Requirements:Adaptability:Ability to adapt to various environments, including shop floors.Travel:Business travel is minimal (<5%).This role demands a well-rounded HR professional who can manage a broad range of HR functions while maintaining a focus on policy development, employee relations, and organizational effectiveness.

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Talent Partner- Executive Search and Talent Pipelining

Assistant Vice President (AVP) - Strategic Accounts

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