DB Schenker Hiring for Regional Trade Manager, Middle East and Africa Job at Dubai Full Time

Your tasks

General Description:

The Trade Manager is part of the Global Trade Management Team and is responsible

for the growth and wealth of the assigned trade.

This includes:

• Procurement and procurement strategies
• Carrier Performance Management
• Volume growth strategies through Business development to safeguard the budget of the assigned trade (including round trip responsibility)
• Margin Management (with focus on global and defined targeted opportunities, trade related loss account situations and similar)
• Market Intelligence
• Rate administration

Key Tasks

Within his/her assigned trade, the Trade Manager is accountable for:

• The overall management of his/her assigned trade lane. This includes door to door activities as well as a responsibility for the trade round trip in regard to procurement and procurement strategies as well as preparing pricing strategies for customers.
• Grow volume and foster trade development based on a clear plan (strategic and transactional) which enables to grow business sustainably, healthy and in line with the assigned trade budget, as well as across regions.
• Optimize global procurement activities, ensure an optimal GP as well as maximize the VIP program, support local trade teams to achieve best procurement results as well as optimal pricing with customers on an end-to-end basis.
• Daily monitoring of execution of the carrier strategy and deviation management
• Maturing and accelerating carrier relationship management
• Achievement of the committed carrier budgets as well as ensuring carrier allocation safeguarding support VIP optimization (based on central Head office input)
• Engagement with sales and countries/clusters

KPI’s

• TEU Growth in line with trade budget
• GP Growth in line with trade budget and optimization
• VIP Growth

Requirements

• Min 5 to 10 years of experience, ideally within an international company
• Trade Management experience
• University master’s degree, preferred in Business Administration or equal
• In depth trade specific knowledge and understanding
• Highly flexible, highly motivated
• Ability to travel (domestic and overseas)
• Excellent English, spoken and written
• MS Office knowledge
• Passion for ocean
• Customer facing activities (Operations, Sales, Business Development)
• Highly developed social skill sets (bringing people together, problem solving..)
• Global mindset, strategic target and result orientated
• Entrepreneurial touch
• Relationship and Networking competencies
• Excellent negotiation skills
• Representative appearance

Benefits

• Individual Development: With seminars, trainings, and further qualifications we offer our employees individual and long-term development and career opportunities on professional, project and management levels.

• Workplace Health Management: We take social responsibility for our employees. DB Schenker offers a comprehensive workplace health management with programs for health promotion and prevention.

• Working Atmosphere: As a team, we can achieve the best for our customers, employees, and the global community, therefore a pleasant working atmosphere is very important to us.

Our offer

At DB Schenker, you are part of a global logistics network that connects the world. A network that enables you to actively shape your career and inspire you to break new ground.

With more than 76,000 colleagues worldwide, we welcome diversity and grow with the experiences, perspectives, and skills of each individual.

Together we are here to move.

Contact

If you believe you have the right skills set, qualifications, relevant experience, and you wish to apply for this position, please send your most recent CV / Resume along with your Letter of Application to:

[email protected]

Only qualified candidates with relevant experience will be contacted.