About the Role:
We are seeking an experienced professional to lead our Ocean Freight team in Iberia, responsible for driving business growth and excellence in quality, productivity, market share, and profitability.
Main Responsibilities:
* Directly manage the P&L for Ocean Freight product in Iberia
* Lead the Ocean Freight Product within the Iberia region, ensuring maximum efficiency and achievement of key performance indicators
* Develop and implement strategies to improve services and processes, launch new services and products, and generate ideas to enhance organizational performance
* Achieve and maintain a higher percentage market share than the organization holds at the European and global level
* Ensure that all product-related personnel have the necessary training and experience to meet customer expectations
* Collaborate with marketing and sales teams to design and implement strategies for service and product specialization
* Define tools and local developments needed to improve mechanization, standardization, productivity, and service excellence
* Responsible for keeping updated and published on the network operating procedures and IT tools related to the Ocean Freight product
* Set sales prices on the Ocean Freight product, relying on market expertise
* Collaborate with branch managers on strategic decisions and organizational changes
* Negotiate and purchase services required by the product, based on local needs
* Define, implement, launch, promote, analyze, and evaluate the Less Than Container Load (LCL) product's own or co-loaded consolidations
* Design and promote campaigns and development initiatives for the LCL product
* Participate in recruitment processes for key positions and hierarchical reports
Skills Required:
* Excellent analytical, conceptual, and problem-solving skills
* Presentation and communication skills
* Proactive and able to work under pressure
* Strong customer orientation and negotiation skills
* Results-driven change management skills
* Team management: people-oriented and team-work skills
* Good ability to network formally and informally internally and externally
Qualifications:
* Excellent understanding and background/experience in the Ocean Freight Industry, specifically in the Spanish/Portuguese market and customers/providers
* University graduate is a plus
* Fluent in both Spanish and English; Portuguese is not mandatory
What We Offer:
* International exposure and working in a leading logistics company
* Indefinite contract
* Interesting remuneration and annual bonus scheme
* Benefits including car and fuel card, shares plan, 24 working days of vacation, life insurance, private medical insurance, flexible remuneration plan, DHL CLUB Discount Club, and DGF Wellness Plan