Assistant - Marketing and Product Management

Digital Delivery and Innovation Lead

IT Integration Manager

Technical Product Owner

Customer Experience Manager

Branch Sales Manager-Rest of Maharashtra and MP

Vice President – Cloud SaaS Success

Head of Commercial – Freight  Forwarding

Head of Commercial Business Development & Sales (Sub Region)

Responsibilities: <ul><li>Website / Extranet: Editing, maintenance and publication of content (newsletter, creating new pages)</li><li>Contact point for the subsidiaries regarding user administration on the extranet and Word Press training</li><li>Editing, translation and release of product information (PI) in co-operation with the product managers</li><li>Editing, translation and publication of price information, project and country conditions for subsidiaries and partners in the ERP system</li><li>Maintenance of product prices and conditions in the ERP system</li><li>Document management with Profile (PDM)</li><li>Responsible for processing the product roadmap</li><li>Technical documentation: coordination with external suppliers and translators</li><li>Various assistance tasks for the Sales &amp; Marketing department: organizing events and meetings, taking minutes</li><li>Publication of management system documents on the extranet</li></ul> Requirements: <ul><li>Basic commercial training or comparable training</li><li>Further training as a webmaster / web publisher or equivalent professional experience</li><li>At least 5 years of professional experience in a similar role</li><li>Very good MS Office skills</li><li>Responsible and resilient personality with a high level of service orientation&nbsp;</li><li>Very independent, conscientious and precise way of working</li><li>Very good knowledge of German and good knowledge of English and French</li></ul><h2> </h2>

Responsibilities: <ul><li>Lead the development and execution of digital strategies that enhance business processes, improve customer experience, and drive growth</li><li>Oversee the delivery of digital projects, ensuring they are completed on time, within budget, and meet quality standards.</li><li>Foster a culture of innovation within the organization by identifying emerging technologies, trends, and best practices that can be leveraged to create new business opportunities.</li><li>Collaborate with key stakeholders, including senior leadership, IT, marketing, and operations teams, to ensure alignment and support for digital initiatives.</li><li>Manage and mentor a team of digital professionals, ensuring they have the skills and resources needed to succeed in their roles.</li><li>Identify and mitigate risks associated with digital projects, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and industry standards.</li><li>Monitor and report on the performance of digital initiatives, using data and analytics to drive continuous improvement.</li></ul> Requirements: <ul><li>Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Information Technology, Business Administration, or a related field.</li><li>Proven experience in digital transformation, project management, and innovation leadership.</li><li>Strong understanding of digital technologies, including cloud computing, AI, IoT, and data analytics.</li><li>Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.</li><li>Ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage multiple projects simultaneously.</li></ul>

Responsibilities:Project Management:Ensure on-time, on-budget, and on-quality delivery of integrations.Manage project finances, resources, and timelines effectively.Identify and mitigate potential risks throughout the project lifecycle.Adapt to evolving project scopes, timelines, and requirements.Lead and motivate the integration team to achieve project goals.Proactively identify and resolve project-related issues. Technical Expertise:Possess a deep understanding of API development, management, and security best practices.Be knowledgeable about integration patterns, middleware, and integration platforms.Have experience with business applications management, including selection, deployment, maintenance, and optimization.Understand enterprise IT architecture principles, including systems integration and scalable architecture design. Integration Lifecycle Management: Lead all phases of integration projects, from initial assessment and design through build, testing, deployment, and hypercare.Formalize and analyze the existing integration landscape ("as-is" state).Collaborate with application teams to define and validate the target integration landscape ("to-be" state).Design and document integration solutions in line with Company's integration standards.Oversee the development, testing, and deployment of integrations.Provide support during system integration testing and hypercare periods.Ensure seamless handover of integrations to the application support team. Communication and Stakeholder Management:Facilitate clear and consistent communication among project team members, stakeholders, and internal clients.Effectively convey technical information to both technical and non-technical audiences.Collaborate closely with enterprise architecture, application remediation, and development teams.Provide regular project updates to program governance bodies and stakeholders. Other Key Responsibilities:Define and manage the integration project budget.Manage contractual processes related to integration activities (if applicable).Participate actively in project meetings and governance committees.Proactively track, manage, and escalate risks and open issues. Requirements:A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.10+ years of overall experience in IT, including: 5+ years of hands-on experience designing and implementing integration solutions.5+ years of experience managing offshore partners.A proven track record of driving complex integration programs from planning to deployment.Experience integrating with SAP S4 is a strong advantage.Experience with API management platforms and tools.Excellent communication, interpersonal, and stakeholder management skills.Strong leadership, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities.Proven experience in managing project budgets and resources.Desirable Certifications: PMP or equivalent, TOGAF, ITIL

The Role:Our Product team is seeking a Technical Product Owner with a passion for innovation and a dedication to delivering high-quality, differentiated data solutions within our clients integrated risk platform. At the core of our client's mission is the commitment to building a productive, safe, and sustainable world through innovative products and services. By seamlessly integrating domain expertise, data, and design, we tackle our customers' most pressing challenges, delivering solutions that make a difference every day.Are you driven to address complex analytics challenges in risk and compliance? Are you eager to collaborate with leading domain experts to overcome the data obstacles our customers encounter as they strive to decarbonize their operations? Are you passionate about developing actionable insights that enhance workplace safety?Responsibilities:You will collaborate closely with the Product Manager to lead the strategic development of the data platform roadmap, ensuring it is fully aligned with the company's overarching objectives.Cultivate strong partnerships with stakeholders across multidisciplinary engineering teams and departments, gathering critical requirements and designing innovative solutions.Utilize your deep expertise in data engineering to align technical capabilities seamlessly with business objectives.Take full ownership of the backlog for the data platform, prioritizing and managing it to ensure that all deliverables are strategically aligned and executed effectively.Develop detailed user stories and facilitate backlog refinement sessions to guarantee clear communication and alignment within the team.Maintain a strong grasp of emerging technology trends and developments, offering informed recommendations to elevate the platform's technical capabilities.Champion an agile mindset that extends beyond traditional frameworks, fostering an environment where engineering and product teams are empowered and operate autonomously.Leverage your experience within technical organizations to make strategic decisions regarding build-versus-buy scenarios.Contribute to the maintenance of comprehensive product and technical documentation, ensuring clarity and accessibility for both internal and external stakeholders.Requirements:University degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, or a related area Deep interest in Product Management, ideally with at least 2+ year experience working as a Technical Product Manager and/or Product Owner. Data engineering background with at least 3+ years working as a Software Engineer and/or Data EngineerExcellent communication skills, with the ability to understand stakeholder requirements clearly and translate this to the technical teams. Ideally, experience working with Azure Services and big data frameworks/tools.Solid understanding of how to build a modern and scalable big data systems.Has user-centric design mindset.Is comfortable working in an agile environment.Strong interpersonal and communication skills.Adaptable to an ever-changing development environment.Strong work ethic & high degree of integrity.

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>

Role Summary:Development and implementation of channel strategies for the assigned states to generate revenue through primary and secondary sales of company's Brand and grow the contribution.Responsibilities:Sales Strategy and Planning:Execute the sales strategy for the area in alignment with the business plan and in consultation with the Branch Head.Increase sales revenue through implementation of appropriate Go To Market strategiesUnderstand and analyze the market trends, potential and competition information to leverage and explore sources of business growth and profitability.Sales Operations:Drive the team in the area effectively to realize sales targetsEnsure overall and efficient administration in the areaEnsure execution of customized BTL activities through the teamDrive operational efficiencies by closely working with other concerned stakeholdersDistribution Management:Drive Distribution Infrastructure [Appointment, Review, Planning and Management]Consolidate and analyze distributors’ feedback to drive corrective actionsSupport the team in ensuring product/ range availability to all the retail points of sales & manage stock at the distributor level and address any concerns from the team.Reporting and process management:Analyze sales reports and drive weekly sales planDrive data insights led corrective actions in the areasDrive implementation of sales systems and processes in the areasPeople management:Coach team members to deliver on their sales performance and looking towards future growthEnsure a well-trained sales team to deliver superior sales performanceReporting Relationships :Reports To: Branch HeadSupervises : Area Sales Managers/ Senior Sales ManagersRequirements:﻿10-15 years + ExperienceExperience in Inner wear or Apparel or FMCG IndustryExperience handling Rest of Maharashtra and MP

Responsibilities:Strategizing cloud product launches and all related aspects to that from Branding & sales perspectiveReporting on sales activity and forecast to company's leadership teamPartner/Customer Management as the case may be, towards enhancing trust and reputationMeet and exceed quarterly and annual sales targetsOngoing coaching and development of sales, marketing, and branding teamsMaking logical launch plans after thoughtful analysis of market gap and competition dynamicsTo be overall responsible for the sales efforts of all/select cloud products of the CompanyRequirements:Experience in launching new cloud enterprise products in developing and developed marketsMinimum 10 years of cloud product sales experience with a new business focusProven track record of success in similar enterprise software product companyExperience of strategizing digital marketing plans for enterprise software productsExperience in operating with small and expandable sales teamsSmart in judging customer experience and bringing out product/process improvements for ideation Must have qualities:The ideal candidate is dynamic, humble, and highly person-oriented.  A strategic thinker who can drive the team passionately with the highest motivationA person who can bestow the personal touch along with our inherent corporate cultureAn internationally exposed market thinker, doer, and accomplisherPassionate about building global markets for new entrant productsSincere, dedicated, energetic and creative in problem-solving

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. 

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