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DIRECTOR, HEAD OF OCEAN FREIGHT

Salary:
NEG

Location:
Hong Kong: Hong Kong

Duration:
Permanent

Consultant:
Simon Shoebridge

JobRef:
SQS/292390

Tel:
(852) 2103 5300

Date posted:
May 14, 2010


This growing freight forwarder and logistics provider is expanding across North Asia. Due to restructure, this company is now looking to bring on board a senior ocean freight expert in Hong Kong to cover North Asia (NAS).

The purpose of your role is three-fold:

• to manage and provide leadership for the ocean product across the NAS organisation
• to define and drive commercial direction for product, clusters and branches
• to take ownership of overall P&L responsibility for the product within the NAS region

Principal Accountabilities:

• provide clear direction for all commercial OCEAN activities through the establishment and execution of a solid milestone plan
• be a constructive, engaged and critical partner to the global OCEAN organisation
• develop strategies, targets and budget recommendations jointly with clusters
• manage procurement, allocation capacity and pricing on behalf of the NAS region
• lead commercial strategy implementation and execution in the NAS region for the OCEAN product
• take an active role in business development of the product. Engage with sales to visit key clients and assist with development of target lists for the product. Help steer the CCO organisation in the right direction and in accordance with agreed targets
• contribute to global OCEAN direction, when relevant or where required by the Centre

Specific requirements for the position:

• working experience in Asian countries and a good understanding of cultural differences
• minimum 15 years’ freight forwarding experience, out of which at least five years’ at senior management level
• solid operational experience gained from working with an International Forwarder
• Ocean product specialist
• fluent spoken and written English
• established network with carriers and other relevant business partners
• relevant theoretical business education (bachelor/masters)


If you would like to apply for this role or find out more, please apply online or contact Simon Shoebridge at Robert Walters on (852) 2103 5300 or simon.shoebridge@robertwalters.com.hk quoting the Job Reference SQS/292390.