Managing Director LATAM

Managing Director –PSA/BDP International

Scope

• Full P&L responsibility of the logistics operations in LATAM—Revenue and Gross Margin/EBITDA
• Accountable for the fiscal and operational oversight, leadership, direction and overall management of LATAM; and sales of diverse products and services in large markets to ensure that growth and profitability goals and objectives are met
• Responsible for implementation and compliance with company policies and procedures
• Work closely with and provide leadership to departmental Directors responsible for operations, sales, customer services and transport
• Responsible for the strategic development of ocean and air freight services, trade lanes and customer portfolio
• Develop and improve operational procedures across multiple offices in Latin American countries
• Work directly with the region management team to establish regional and local goals within the parameters of the region operation’s business plan
• Develop and execute policies, plans, and programs to meet anticipated organizational needs in the areas of functional responsibility
• Work collaboratively with sales, marketing, customer service, operations, IT and corporate administration to ensure efficient operations
• Interact at a senior level with major ocean and air freight account customers
• Implement and drive a commercial strategy to ensure the continued growth of the company
• Oversee and manage the professional development and productivity of direct reports to ensure proper goals, training, professional development and project requirements are met

Requirements

• Undoubtedly you will have worked in a senior level function for a large sea or air freight forwarding company
• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Transportation, Logistics or a related field preferred; or an equivalent combination of education and work experience
• Minimum twelve years related experience in progressively responsible roles in similar environments required
• Minimum seven years industry experience preferred
• Minimum seven years supervisory or managerial experience required
• Knowledgeable of LATAM retail markets and carrier negotiations
• You will be a dynamic and well-motivated leader, able to inspire people at all levels within a business
• Importantly you will have a high degree of business acumen with the outstanding commercial skills required to increase profit in the highly competitive ocean freight sector
• With extensive experience of major ocean freight trade lanes, you will have detailed product knowledge particularly in the LATAM markets