DevOps Engineer

Customer Experience Manager

Data Engineer Lead - Python and PySpark

Data Engineer Lead - Java with Spark

Head of Commercial – Freight  Forwarding

Head of Commercial Business Development & Sales (Sub Region)

Principal Software Engineer

Sales Manager

Java Tech Lead

Your tasks: <ul><li>You can work full-time in your field of “Cloud Operations” - from scripting to strategy - and represent our department internally in training courses and international communities of practice and optionally also externally in lectures.</li><li>As a DevOps Engineer (m/f/d) you will also work closely with product managers, product owners, system architects and other roles to support the development goals in the individual applications on the platform.</li><li>With us, you will take responsibility for the automation of all aspects of configuration, monitoring and deployment of our cloud applications</li><li>The support of the operation of our Azure IaaS and PaaS production and development systems is part of your varied area of ​​responsibility</li><li>You work in the local DevOps team and are a competent contact for developers, product owners and the global IT functions (e.g. Business Continuity Management and Information Security)</li><li>International coordination of experiences and best practices with Enterprise Architects in the Group</li></ul>Your profile: <ul><li>Several years of experience with Microsoft Azure, ideally in a hybrid IaaS/PaaS solution</li><li>Very good knowledge of professional and technical issues of provisioning and operation (ITIL, IaC etc.)</li><li>Passion for automating the entire software lifecycle</li><li>Solid knowledge of Powershell or bash, Linux-based operating systems, networks, security and protocols</li><li>Infrastructure as Code with Ansible, ARM, Bicep or terraform/terragrunt and Azure DevOps CI/CD</li><li>High availability and disaster recovery of various Azure-based services</li><li>Ideally experience in hosting PostgreSQL</li></ul>

Responsibilities: <ul><li>Responsible for setting the strategy and operating a world class Command Center for our customers experience across all digital channels.</li><li>Manage a team of initially 4 operations specialists.\</li><li>Developing and implementing strategies to improve customer interactions across multiple touchpoints and channels</li><li>Analyzing customer feedback, surveys, and data to identify customer pain points and different ways to improve the customer journey and create a positive experience</li><li>Collaborating with cross-functional teams, such as marketing, sales, product development, and the customer service team, to align customer experience efforts with business goals and objectives</li><li>Designing and implementing customer service standards and guidelines to ensure consistent and exceptional service delivery for building customer relations</li><li>Training and educating staff on customer-centric approaches and best practices to foster a customer-focused culture throughout the organization</li><li>Monitoring and measuring key performance indicators (KPIs) related to customer satisfaction, retention, and loyalty, providing regular reports and insights to senior management and stakeholders</li></ul> Requirements: <ul><li>Experience in working for large organizations and handling complex projects</li><li>For measuring the performance and satisfaction of our customers and users, using various tools and methods such as surveys, feedback, analytics, and social media and configure the experience tracking toolset</li><li>A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in business administration, marketing, business management, communications, or a related field is beneficial but not required (a Master’s degree is preferred)</li><li>Certifications in customer experience management, such as Certified Customer Experience Professional (CCXP), are advantageous to show a commitment to the field and continuous learning</li></ul>

Responsibilities:Data Ingestion and Extraction:Develop and optimize data ingestion pipelines to efficiently extract data from various sources e.g. databases, APIs, files etc.Ensure data quality and integrity through robust validation and cleansing processesData Transformation and Processing:Design and implement data transformation logic using Python and PySpark to convert raw data into a suitable format for analysisOptimise data processing pipelines for performance and scalabilityData Storage and Management:Select and implement appropriate data storage solutions (cloud-based data warehouses, data lakes, etc.) based on data volume and complexityDevelop strategies for data retention, backup, and recoveryETL/ELT Development:Build and maintain efficient ETL/ELT processes to move data between different systems and platformsOptimize ETL/ELT pipelines for performance and cost-effectivenessCloud Infrastructure:Leverage cloud-based data engineering services (AWS, GCP, Azure) to build scalable and cost-efficient data solutionsManage and maintain cloud-based data infrastructureData Modeling and Optimization:Design and implement data models to support business intelligence and analyticsOptimize data structures and indexes for query performanceCollaboration and Communication:Collaborate with data analysts, data scientists, and business stakeholders to understand data requirements and deliver actionable insightsEffectively communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiencesData Governance and Security:Implement data governance policies and procedures to ensure data quality, security, and complianceProtect sensitive data through appropriate security measuresRequirements:At least a bachelor’s degree in computer engineering, or equivalentAt least 10 years in Microservices, with at least 4 years of experience in data engineering and architecturePrevious work experiences in using major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and containerisation technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)Proficient in Python and PysparkProficient in SQL and database designKnowledge and understanding of data warehousing, data lakes and big data technologiesKnowledge of data modeling and ETL/ELT processesKnowledge of PostgreSQL and OracleStrong problem-solving and analytical skillsAble to work independently and as part of a teamLead and manage the development team including assigning tasks and monitoring progressPreferred Requirements:Experience in using data visualization tools e.g. Tableau, PowerBI

Responsibilities:Lead and manage the development team, including assigning tasks and monitoring progressPart of Development team to analyse, design, and implement enterprise-wide Java based systemsHands on expertise in Microservices.Plan, analyse and define solutions through business, functional and technical expertiseWork with product managers on issues or questions related to system requirementsRespond to inquiries concerning application development and supportDevelop, program, and maintain applications using the Apache Spark open-source frameworkWork with different aspects of the Spark ecosystem, including Spark SQL, DataFrames, Datasets, and streamingRequirements:At least a bachelor’s degree in computer engineering, or a relevant fieldMinimum 10 years of hands-on experience in Spark, Microservices and latest Java versionMinimum 6 years of experience in cloud computing and architectureExperience with major cloud platforms e.g. AWS, Azure, GCP etc.Experience with containerization technologies e.g. Ec2, Docket, KubernetesExperience using Spark framework and streaming data platformsExperience in hands-on programming skills in Java and Hadoop ecosystemKnowledge in relational databases i.e. SQL and ORM technologies e.g. JPA2, HibernateKnowledge in database design and data normalisationKnowledge of DevOps methodologies and toolsKnowledge of Oracle / PostgreSQLKnowledge of relational databases, SQL and ORM technologies i.e. JPA2, Hibernate and database design and data normalizationPreferred Requirements:Knowledge and hands-on experience in Hadoop concepts like Hadoop Common, HDFS, Hadoop Yarn, Hadoop MapReduce and data processing techniquesPrevious work experiences as a Java, Spring boot Technical Lead or similar rolesStrong experience with Java and Spring boot frameworks like MVC, REST backend applications

Role Description: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.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.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.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.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. Responsibilities: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.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.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.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)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.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.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.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.Act as the Develop and distribute a monthly trade lane pack containing critical insights for the sales team.Identify and analyze specific products, trade flows, and customer data in monthly reports to facilitate regional connectivity and strategic planning.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.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 client's service portfolio.Identify and develop relationships with key decision makers at all levels within a customer.Maintain understanding of customers’ expectations relative to operational solutions, costs and results.Understand the customer's business (strategically, operationally, financially).Understand the customer's buying process and identify all influences, intimately understanding their requirements.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.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.Follow the internal commercial process, procedures and thresholds.Support commercial, pricing and freight desk functions.Partners with colleagues in other regions on broader opportunities for select customers.Lead the our client's 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 proceduresDrive the development of a healthy, high performance culture across the Commercial capability, in alignment with our client's cultural objectives.Lead the our client's 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.).Ensure, contribute and manage the implementation of continuous improvement, health, safety and sustainability best practice projects relevant to the Commercial capability.Interpret and ensure compliance to relevant regulatory requirements.Requirements:QUALIFICATIONSBachelor’s degree or equivalent in business administration for Freight Forwarding and LogisticsProven track record of having consistently achieved on a sales quota at a relevant scale EXPERIENCEHave a minimum of 8 years’ experience within the transport, logistics, or freight forwarding industry, or similar service industrySignificant sales experience • Leading and managing a teamWork experience in Africa for at least 5 yearsExperience in Freight Forwarding Industry across multiple verticalsExposure to and working knowledge of all facets of contractual requirements SKILLSBusiness 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.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.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.Customer Relationship Management: Builds enduring and rewarding customer relationships and actively manages customer satisfaction and loyalty.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 & 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.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.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.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.Results oriented - You are proactive in handling competing priorities and meet your deadlines and commitments; you always demonstrate a “can do” positive attitude.Confidentiality - You consider and protect the confidentiality of company data at ALL times.IT skills - You are highly proficient in the full Microsoft Office Suite: Word, Excel and PowerPoint.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. 

Role Description:You Will be instrumental in growing our client's existing offering within an end-to-end supply chain (across multiple capabilities inclusive of P&T).This role will be responsible for the leadership, strategic alignment, business development (revenue growth) and commercial coordination within our client's SSA (sub-region> portfolio and will work closely with business and capability leaders to develop end-to-end solutions and products for their BCO’s and principals.This role will also lead the connection of our client's SSA to other regions and the co ordinate activities from the global pillar/s.The role will directly contribute towards the SSA Regional revenue and appropriate financial targets.The role links and provides client solutions leveraging our client's capabilities in the sub-region.Responsible for integrating sales and operations planning for accurate commercial strategy development and forecasting, and providing relevant reporting to stakeholders to guide and measure sales strategies and impact. Responsibilities:Lead the development, implementation, and management of a robust business development and sales strategy for the SSA with our client. This entails identifying and capitalizing on opportunities in new and existing geographies and markets. Define and tailor the capability offerings for the sub-region to ensure optimal market penetration, customer acquisition, and retention. Cultivate strong customer relationships to drive sales growth, aiming to meet and exceed revenue targets. Additionally, provide active oversight and management of regional sales resources to ensure the effectiveness of commercial teams and the achievement of strategic objectives.Correctly define the capability basket for the sub-region to drive growth.Foster and maintain collaborative relationships across departments and external stakeholders to align business development and sales strategies with organizational objectives.Serve as a point of integration between logistics and P&T commercial streams so as to ensure that there is a consolidated regional commercial strategy which is aligned and understood by all commercial and key business stakeholders.Set strategic direction for the SSA commercial capability aligned to our client's SSA, and Group strategies and KPI’s, and cascade strategic priorities into the sub-Region.Develop and implement commercial strategies to grow the business, working closely with operational teams and relevant stakeholders to use all capabilities effectively and drive the SSA end-to-end strategy.Establish and align the required Commercial structures for SSA to support the team's goals and drive high performance. Ensure that the structures are correctly focused and aligned to avoid duplication and wasted efforts, whilst promoting collaboration and end to solution selling.Turn regional strategies into clear business plans for capabilities and/or countries. Plan and execute effective sales strategies, ensuring cooperation between different teams in the sub-Region.Design and develop capability and cross-capability solutions for products that enable increased trade across the sub-Region, deploying sales teams accordingly.Oversee the accurate and timely reporting of business development and sales performance metrics for the sub- region. Prepare regular reports, analyze data to identify trends, and provide actionable recommendations.Oversee and guide capability sales teams, leveraging their data and insights to develop and refine products and solutions that align with market demands and drive business growth.Grow revenue by finding new business opportunities, building pipelines, and developing innovative capability solutions for key customers.Design and develop specific products that allow us to differentiate from the market given our combination of capabilities across P&T and logistics – where applicable ensure that these are integrated with trade lane strategies so as to enable the connection of SSA to the worldParticipate and support customer reviews to support and build strategic client accounts and manage strategic relationships.Develop strategies to penetrate key accounts, gain rates, renewal rates and client profitability. Drive customer attraction and retention strategies to improve on key accounts customers loyalty as well as existing business expansion.Highlight and develop leads for solutions team, inclusive of client readiness, data availability and the required local knowledge- facilitate the efficient execution (sell, design, commercialise and implementation) of large commercial solutions.Where required be the custodian of post implementation reviews ensuring that desired solution (internal and external) – has been achievedUnderstand the customer's business (strategically, operationally, financially) and their buying process to identify all influences and requirements. Identify and develop relationships with key decision makers at all levels within a customer.Integrate with key commercial strategic projects to deliver targeted outcomesDevelop tender and contract management processes to protect margins and support regional and global RFP processes.Manage RFPs for new business and renewals of existing business. Ensure comprehensive, accurate, and compelling responses to RFPs that address client requirements. Facilitate effective collaboration between internal teams, including business development, costing, finance, and operations to ensure that RFP’s are submitted timeously.Ensure all RFP responses comply with company policies, legal requirements, and industry standards.Support the management of strategic client contracts, including changes in scope, terms, rates, and service agreements.Identify and analyze specific products, trade flows, and customer data in monthly reports to facilitate regional connectivity and strategic planning.Continuously evaluate industry, market and technology trends to assess the potential impact on business opportunities. Make recommendations and drive key projects to leverage opportunitiesPro-actively work with leaders to ensure that the positioning of capabilities are clear and defined to maximize growth opportunities. Drive awareness of solution features, capabilities and outcomes to enable strong value for clients and drive meaningful growth and profitability for the sub-Region.Own the sub-Regional Commercial innovation agenda and the new solution development process and evolve the client’s perception of our client's ability to innovate.Align processes and exchange across the sub-Regional commercial team to ensure all opportunities are captured and cross selling is maximisedManage the SSA Commercial budget to ensure that the strategic deliverables are adequately budgeted forEnsure effective fiscal management in compliance with Company standardsAnalyse monthly financial performance indicators and trends, make necessary adjustments to ensure profitability for the Region, and submit required reports timeouslyLead the our client's 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 Group policies and procedures Drive the development of a healthy, high performance culture across the Commercial capability, in alignment with our client's cultural objectives.Set and implement operational excellence standards for the Commercial team, driving continuous process improvement.Support digital projects to implement best-in-class commercial/sales processes and systems (e.g., CRM).Continuously evaluate industry, market, and technology trends to assess their impact on business opportunities and drive/support key projects where required. Requirements:QUALIFICATIONSRelevant post-graduate degreeEXPERIENCEHave a minimum of 8 - 10 years’ experience within the transport, logistics, or supply chain industrySignificant sales experience across multiple capabilities and with a proven success of selling integrated end to end solutionsWork experience in relevant SSA sub-RegionExposure to and working knowledge of all facets of contractual requirementsSKILLSThorough understanding of logistics and supply chain industryDemonstrated success introducing existing and new/emerging solutions into various Head of Commercial Business Development & Sales (Sub-Region) Page 3 of 5 countries/regions/industry verticalsCustomer Relationship Management: Builds enduring and rewarding customer relationships and actively manages customer satisfaction and loyalty.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 trendsStrategic 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.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.Customer Relationship Management: Builds enduring and rewarding customer relationships and actively manages customer satisfaction and loyalty.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 & 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.Contract Management Knowledge: Provide expert level guidance through efficient solutions. Influences stakeholder engagement through a process of monitoring and tracking and facilitates acceptance and review to guide policy formulation, execution and integration into practices. Directs and influences policy formulation and implementation towards an integrated institutional policy framework to promote a common goal and institutional objectives.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.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.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.Results oriented: You are proactive in handling competing priorities and meet your deadlines and commitments; you always demonstrate a “can do” positive attitude.Confidentiality: You consider and protect the confidentiality of company data at ALL times.IT skills: You are highly proficient in the full Microsoft Office Suite: Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Visio.Flexibility to travel: You are ready to travel between 30 - 50% of the time across the globe to our operations to perform audits on site.Languages: You speak and write fluent English – additional languages are a bonus, in particular Arabic, Spanish, French, Mandarin, Hindi. 

Role Description:You Will be instrumental in growing our client's existing offering within an end-to-end supply chain (across multiple capabilities inclusive of P&T).This role will be responsible for the leadership, strategic alignment, business development (revenue growth) and commercial coordination within our client's SSA (sub-region> portfolio and will work closely with business and capability leaders to develop end-to-end solutions and products for their BCO’s and principals.This role will also lead the connection of our client's SSA to other regions and the co ordinate activities from the global pillar/s.The role will directly contribute towards the SSA Regional revenue and appropriate financial targets. The role links and provides client solutions leveraging our client's capabilities in the sub-region.Responsible for integrating sales and operations planning for accurate commercial strategy development and forecasting, and providing relevant reporting to stakeholders to guide and measure sales strategies and impact. Responsibilities:Lead the development, implementation, and management of a robust business development and sales strategy for the SSA with our client. This entails identifying and capitalizing on opportunities in new and existing geographies and markets. Define and tailor the capability offerings for the sub-region to ensure optimal market penetration, customer acquisition, and retention. Cultivate strong customer relationships to drive sales growth, aiming to meet and exceed revenue targets. Additionally, provide active oversight and management of regional sales resources to ensure the effectiveness of commercial teams and the achievement of strategic objectives.Correctly define the capability basket for the sub-region to drive growth.Foster and maintain collaborative relationships across departments and external stakeholders to align business development and sales strategies with organizational objectives.Serve as a point of integration between logistics and P&T commercial streams so as to ensure that there is a consolidated regional commercial strategy which is aligned and understood by all commercial and key business stakeholders.Set strategic direction for the SSA commercial capability aligned to our client's SSA, and Group strategies and KPI’s, and cascade strategic priorities into the sub-Region.Develop and implement commercial strategies to grow the business, working closely with operational teams and relevant stakeholders to use all capabilities effectively and drive the SSA end-to-end strategy.Establish and align the required Commercial structures for SSA to support the team's goals and drive high performance. Ensure that the structures are correctly focused and aligned to avoid duplication and wasted efforts, whilst promoting collaboration and end to solution selling.Turn regional strategies into clear business plans for capabilities and/or countries. Plan and execute effective sales strategies, ensuring cooperation between different teams in the sub-Region.Design and develop capability and cross-capability solutions for products that enable increased trade across the sub-Region, deploying sales teams accordingly.Oversee the accurate and timely reporting of business development and sales performance metrics for the sub- region. Prepare regular reports, analyze data to identify trends, and provide actionable recommendations.Oversee and guide capability sales teams, leveraging their data and insights to develop and refine products and solutions that align with market demands and drive business growth.Grow revenue by finding new business opportunities, building pipelines, and developing innovative capability solutions for key customers.Design and develop specific products that allow us to differentiate from the market given our combination of capabilities across P&T and logistics – where applicable ensure that these are integrated with trade lane strategies so as to enable the connection of SSA to the worldParticipate and support customer reviews to support and build strategic client accounts and manage strategic relationships.Develop strategies to penetrate key accounts, gain rates, renewal rates and client profitability. Drive customer attraction and retention strategies to improve on key accounts customers loyalty as well as existing business expansion.Highlight and develop leads for solutions team, inclusive of client readiness, data availability and the required local knowledge- facilitate the efficient execution (sell, design, commercialise and implementation) of large commercial solutions.Where required be the custodian of post implementation reviews ensuring that desired solution (internal and external) – has been achievedUnderstand the customer's business (strategically, operationally, financially) and their buying process to identify all influences and requirements. Identify and develop relationships with key decision makers at all levels within a customer.Integrate with key commercial strategic projects to deliver targeted outcomesDevelop tender and contract management processes to protect margins and support regional and global RFP processes.Manage RFPs for new business and renewals of existing business. Ensure comprehensive, accurate, and compelling responses to RFPs that address client requirements. Facilitate effective collaboration between internal teams, including business development, costing, finance, and operations to ensure that RFP’s are submitted timeously.Ensure all RFP responses comply with company policies, legal requirements, and industry standards.Support the management of strategic client contracts, including changes in scope, terms, rates, and service agreements.Identify and analyze specific products, trade flows, and customer data in monthly reports to facilitate regional connectivity and strategic planning.Continuously evaluate industry, market and technology trends to assess the potential impact on business opportunities. Make recommendations and drive key projects to leverage opportunitiesPro-actively work with leaders to ensure that the positioning of capabilities are clear and defined to maximize growth opportunities. Drive awareness of solution features, capabilities and outcomes to enable strong value for clients and drive meaningful growth and profitability for the sub-Region.Own the sub-Regional Commercial innovation agenda and the new solution development process and evolve the client’s perception of our client's ability to innovate.Align processes and exchange across the sub-Regional commercial team to ensure all opportunities are captured and cross selling is maximisedManage the SSA Commercial budget to ensure that the strategic deliverables are adequately budgeted forEnsure effective fiscal management in compliance with Company standardsAnalyse monthly financial performance indicators and trends, make necessary adjustments to ensure profitability for the Region, and submit required reports timeouslyLead the our client's 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 Group policies and procedures • Drive the development of a healthy, high performance culture across the Commercial capability, in alignment with our client's cultural objectives.Set and implement operational excellence standards for the Commercial team, driving continuous process improvement.Support digital projects to implement best-in-class commercial/sales processes and systems (e.g., CRM).Continuously evaluate industry, market, and technology trends to assess their impact on business opportunities and drive/support key projects where required. Requirements:QUALIFICATIONSRelevant post-graduate degreeEXPERIENCEHave a minimum of 8 - 10 years’ experience within the transport, logistics, or supply chain industrySignificant sales experience across multiple capabilities and with a proven success of selling integrated end to end solutionsWork experience in relevant SSA sub-RegionExposure to and working knowledge of all facets of contractual requirementsSKILLSThorough understanding of logistics and supply chain industryDemonstrated success introducing existing and new/emerging solutions into various Head of Commercial Business Development & Sales (Sub-Region) Page 3 of 5 countries/regions/industry verticalsCustomer Relationship Management: Builds enduring and rewarding customer relationships and actively manages customer satisfaction and loyalty.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 trendsStrategic 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.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.Customer Relationship Management: Builds enduring and rewarding customer relationships and actively manages customer satisfaction and loyalty.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 & 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.Contract Management Knowledge: Provide expert level guidance through efficient solutions. Influences stakeholder engagement through a process of monitoring and tracking and facilitates acceptance and review to guide policy formulation, execution and integration into practices. Directs and influences policy formulation and implementation towards an integrated institutional policy framework to promote a common goal and institutional objectives.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.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.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.Results oriented: You are proactive in handling competing priorities and meet your deadlines and commitments; you always demonstrate a “can do” positive attitude.Confidentiality: You consider and protect the confidentiality of company data at ALL times.IT skills: You are highly proficient in the full Microsoft Office Suite: Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Visio.Flexibility to travel: You are ready to travel between 30 - 50% of the time across the globe to our operations to perform audits on site.Languages: You speak and write fluent English – additional languages are a bonus, in particular Arabic, Spanish, French, Mandarin, Hindi. 

The Role:We’re looking for a Principal Software Engineer that will be responsible for leading the administration, maintenance, and enhancement of our company's cloud infrastructure within our global data centers. This role demands experience and proficiency with Python and Ruby on Rails. The Engineer will ensure the reliability, security, and efficiency of our systems and networks while driving automation through innovation. Responsibilities:Develop global standards, process improvements, and promote best practices.Manage large-scale projects by coordinating with internal teams and third-party resources.Provide regular project updates to stakeholders through meetings.Lead the development and maintenance of internal automation scripts using Python and Ruby on Rails.Create comprehensive documentation for projects and workflows.Troubleshoot and resolve hardware issues on various enterprise servers (Blades, Storage, white label).Facilitate cross-functional communication with other Technical Operations groups.Participate in conference calls and meetings with vendors, suppliers, and team members.Collaborate closely with Data Center Engineers worldwide.Manage enterprise servers distributed globally across data centers.Participate in on-call rotations and be available for emergency situations.Assist with server provisioning and deployment.Send regular reports on server monitoring and other activities.Requirements:Familiarity with DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines.Proficiency in shell scripting, specifically Python and Ruby on Rails.Strong knowledge of Linux and Windows operating systems.Expertise in computer hardware and resolving hardware issues on enterprise-level servers.Experience with installing various operating systems (Linux and Windows).Knowledge of cloud systems technologies, such as AWS.Strong verbal and written communication skills.Ability to prioritize tasks in a complex, fast-paced environment.Understanding of BIOS, BMC, out-of-band/lights-out server communication methods (IPMI, serial console).Experience with firmware management for all hardware components.Minimum of 5 years of relevant industry experience.Desirable Skills:Knowledge of data center best practices (fault tolerance, cable routing, etc.).Experience with heterogeneous server/network hardware failures and Linux OS/Junos.Experience in data center hardware deployments and building scalable infrastructure.Ability to adapt and drive change in a dynamic environment.A+ certification is a plus.

The RoleIn your role as Sales Manager (m/f/d) you will support new and existing customers in the DACH region for our TeamMate product portfolio. This includes solutions with which internal audits, risk management and monitoring functions can be automated and their efficiency increased. Your tasks include the following:Responsibilities:·       Develop and maintain a sales pipeline of opportunities to achieve lead generation objectives through outreach to potential clients for sales and marketing purposes (e.g., marketing provided leads/lists, cold calls, emails, off lists, etc.)·       Qualify and close prospective new/existing customers by developing an understanding of customer business needs and risk and compliance challenges; leverage knowledge of software and integrated solutions to identify sales opportunities; demonstrate product solutions via web-based applications.·       Migrate existing customers to the newest TeamMate platform.·       Maintain post-sales contact with large or strategic clients to facilitate a positive and productive long-term relationship·       Participate in day-to-day organisational and team activities, and/or special projects, which will help drive efficiency, in order to improve revenue and profitability for TeamMate.·       Represent within the industry and at trade shows/conferences, as required, by developing and maintaining comprehensive knowledge of  Tax & Accounting products, industry trends, and general business and financial acumen through various sources and initiatives.·       Effectively collaborate with team members and management to improve processes and drive revenue/customer growth for the DACH sales region.·       Appropriately log, document, and update all sales and pipeline management activities within Salesforce, and other required systems, in a compliant, detailed and timely manner.·       Appropriately address/escalate any/all discovered circumstances of potential risk, to management or to the customer, and/or customer dissatisfaction with a sense of urgency Qualifications: ·       Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent relevant experience·       Speaks fluent German and English with strong written and verbal communication skills·       3+ years’ experience in a B2B Software Field Sales or Account Management role or other equivalent experience·       Ability to plan own territory/account approach·       Excellent listening and interpersonal skills·       Strong influencing skills·       Sense of confidence and capability in articulating value propositions·       Preferred with experience in carrying a quota and meeting/exceeding sales targets/goals·       Team oriented, cooperative and flexible·       Demonstrated ability to collaboratively work with a wide range of people at all levels of the organization·       Fast learner and ability to adapt to changing priorities, customer demands and/or market landscape·       Ability to proactively identify and resolve problems·       Ability to discern critical information, assess criticality, form appropriate judgments, and recommend solutions based on available data·       Excellent planning, organisational and prioritisation skills·       Demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously·       Ability to act with urgency·       Solid proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)·       Place of residence in Germany (preferably in southern Germany or Switzerland)·       Willingness to travel to customers in the DACH area What We Offer·       Working from home (100% remote)·       Flexible working hours·       in Germany: 30 days of vacation; in Switzerland: 25 days of vacation·       Volunteer Day: one day off a year for your volunteer work·       Company pension plan·       Many health/wellbeing offers·       E-learning via LinkedIn and other training and development opportunitiesThe RoleIn your role as Sales Manager (m/f/d) you will support new and existing customers in the DACH region for our TeamMate product portfolio. This includes solutions with which internal audits, risk management and monitoring functions can be automated and their efficiency increased. Your tasks include the following:Responsibilities:·       Develop and maintain a sales pipeline of opportunities to achieve lead generation objectives through outreach to potential clients for sales and marketing purposes (e.g., marketing provided leads/lists, cold calls, emails, off lists, etc.)·       Qualify and close prospective new/existing customers by developing an understanding of customer business needs and risk and compliance challenges; leverage knowledge of software and integrated solutions to identify sales opportunities; demonstrate product solutions via web-based applications.·       Migrate existing customers to the newest TeamMate platform.·       Maintain post-sales contact with large or strategic clients to facilitate a positive and productive long-term relationship·       Participate in day-to-day organisational and team activities, and/or special projects, which will help drive efficiency, in order to improve revenue and profitability for TeamMate.·       Represent  within the industry and at trade shows/conferences, as required, by developing and maintaining comprehensive knowledge of Tax & Accounting products, industry trends, and general business and financial acumen through various sources and initiatives.·       Effectively collaborate with team members and management to improve processes and drive revenue/customer growth for the DACH sales region.·       Appropriately log, document, and update all sales and pipeline management activities within Salesforce, and other required systems, in a compliant, detailed and timely manner.·       Appropriately address/escalate any/all discovered circumstances of potential risk, to management or to the customer, and/or customer dissatisfaction with a sense of urgency Qualifications: ·       Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent relevant experience·       Speaks fluent German and English with strong written and verbal communication skills·       3+ years’ experience in a B2B Software Field Sales or Account Management role or other equivalent experience·       Ability to plan own territory/account approach·       Excellent listening and interpersonal skills·       Strong influencing skills·       Sense of confidence and capability in articulating value propositions·       Preferred with experience in carrying a quota and meeting/exceeding sales targets/goals·       Team oriented, cooperative and flexible·       Demonstrated ability to collaboratively work with a wide range of people at all levels of the organization·       Fast learner and ability to adapt to changing priorities, customer demands and/or market landscape·       Ability to proactively identify and resolve problems·       Ability to discern critical information, assess criticality, form appropriate judgments, and recommend solutions based on available data·       Excellent planning, organisational and prioritisation skills·       Demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously·       Ability to act with urgency·       Solid proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)·       Place of residence in Germany (preferably in southern Germany or Switzerland)·       Willingness to travel to customers in the DACH area What We Offer·       Working from home (100% remote)·       Flexible working hours·       in Germany: 30 days of vacation; in Switzerland: 25 days of vacation·       Volunteer Day: one day off a year for your volunteer work·       Company pension plan·       Many health/wellbeing offers·       E-learning via LinkedIn and other training and development opportunities

Responsibilities:Lead and manage the development team, including assigning tasks and monitoring progressDevelopment team to analyze, design, and implement enterprise-wide Java based systemsHands on expertise in Microservices.Planning, analyzing and defining solutions through business, functional and technical expertiseWork with product managers on issues or questions related to system requirementsResponding to inquiries concerning application development and support.Requirements:Bachelor’s or Masters Degree in Computer Engineering or a closely related field;10+ Years experience in Microservices,Minimum of 4+ years of experience in cloud computing and architecture.Proven experience with major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP, etc.).Good Knowledge of DevOps methodologies and tools.Experience with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).Good knowledge of PostgreSQL knowledgeProven work experience as a Java Technical Lead or similar roleStrong experience with Java and Java frameworksExcellent knowledge of relational databases, SQL and ORM technologies (JPA2, Hibernate)

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