The successful candidate will report to the to the Commercial Manager – Southern and East Africa

THE SUCCESSFUL APPLICANT
In order to be shortlisted for vacancy, the successful candidate will have the following skills and competencies, (but not limited to):-
• B Com Degree in Logistics or Business Management
• Post Graduate Qualification in Logistics, Supply Chain Management or Transport Economics. MBA or master’s in supply chain / Transport Economics would be an advantage.
• Must be a Ugandan citizen or have the legal right to work in Uganda.
• 10+ years experience with: Cross Border Logistics, Project Logistics and Heavy Lift, International Shipping, Customs Clearing, Supply chain Management and Commercial, sales and marketing.
• 5+ years in a senior management position, with experience coordinating and managing global logistics projects.
• Ability to set and achieve annual revenue targets.
• Strong business acumen
• Ability to create and monitor effective business development strategies for the company
• Able to deal effectively with customer demands from an operational perspective.
• Relevant Marketing and service design knowledge
• Strong overall personnel management, delegation, and training skills of the logistics team in Africa
• Strong problem-solving ability and identification of departmental needs and potential threats
• Able to travel extensively in Africa as and when required.
• Ability to converse in basic Portuguese, Italian or French will be an advantage.
• Contract Law or International Shipping and Logistics Legal experience
• Must have own motor vehicle and valid driver’s license.

JOB DESCRIPTION
The role responsibilities will include, (but not limited to):-

Logistics Opportunity Pipeline
• Identifying suitable growth opportunities, in line with company strategy
• Developing integrated logistics solutions for each opportunity in line with overall company service capability and footprint

Profitable growth
• Management and execution of the Logistics Opportunity Pipeline
• Development of Cross Border and Project Logistics business, integrating service offering
• Building and maintaining strong and sustainable customer relationships to ensure exposure and increased sales

Operational Excellence
• Proactively provide ongoing smart client research and industry-specific information
• Monitoring the company’s operational performance against service level agreements

Administration
• Financial Management and Administration of new business
• Overseeing, maintaining, and improving processing systems and ensuring quality compliance to internal ISO systems
• Ensuring processes and procedures comply with legislation, customer requirements, as well as operational demands
• Effectively controlling and reporting on expenditure
• Developing and providing annual budget recommendations for consolidation into overall East Africa business plan