Damco Country Manager at Maersk Group

Damco Nigeria one of the brand of the A.P. Moller - Maersk Group's logistics activities, is a vibrant, fast growing and performance driven organization, seeks a Country Manager. Nigeria is the 2nd largest economy in Africa after South Africa and the most populous country in Sub Saharan Africa. Nigeria is a large and exciting emerging market in Africa and Damco has ambition to grow its market share.

Job Title: Damco Country Manager

Location: Lagos

Job Description

• The ideal candidate will be an enterprising and competitive individual, with a proven track record of closing deals.
• The position requires previous people management experience and solid financial understanding.
• Excellent negotiation and communication skills for strategic relations management are also required.
• The responsibility includes full company performance (P&L) responsibility for Damco’s business in Nigeria.
• You will be overall responsible for leading the Damco Nigeria team to ensure strong growth in terms of profit and volumes thereby gaining market share from competition.
• Furthermore focus should be on excellent service delivery as well as a relentless focus on delivering the numbers.
• The position is at General Manager Level, reporting to the Cluster Managing Director based in Cameroon.
• The Country Manager will be a key member of the Cluster Management Team. The role will be a ‘Leader of Leaders’ position.
• Lagos is the largest city in West Africa, and as such a buzzing city with good schools and an established expat environment.

We Offer
The position offers:
Involvement in overall business decisions at a strategic level, as well as specific challenges in a complex finance/ business environment, which will provide the right candidate with an excellent opportunity for both professional and personal development.

Learning opportunities:

• Working experience in an emerging economic environment
• Working experience in a high-growth division
• Leading a diverse team, both functionally and culturally
• Gaining exposure to local clients and suppliers
• Further Develop leadership skills
• Further your network in Logistics business

Key Responsibilities
Essential job tasks:

• Manage business risk on behalf of the shareholders
• Ensure profitability targets are met or exceeded
• Drive the development of the Damco business by pro-actively identifying & developing growth opportunities for the company
• Lead, organize, & develop employees, retaining & maximizing the impact of key high performers
• Set targets & monitor performance, taking corrective action quickly & effectively when necessary
• Develop & maintain key customer relationships
• Manage business risk on behalf of the shareholders

Objectives / KPIs of the position:

• Country EBT & Net Result
• Cash flow
• Productivity compared to competition
• Business growth compared to competition
• Customer satisfaction
• Talent Retention
• Ocean carrier split
• Business Control
• LI-AFR

Requirements
Competencies:

• Highly energetic and with high sense of urgency
• Developed sense of responsibility and ability to ‘follow through’
• Enterprising & competitive
• Execution focus (close the deals)
• Demonstrated financial acumen
• Ability to lead, motivate, and coach a team
• Commercial focus with experience in business development or sales
• Service minded and ability to create to forge new, and improve upon existing, strategic relationships
• Consistent application of company values
• Ambition to advance within the Cluster
• English fluency required, fluency in Swahili will be an advantage

Experience

• P&L experience with DAMCO/Freight Forwarding preferred
• Business development experience
• People management (at least Leader of Others)
• Previous work experience in Africa is a plus

Application Closing Date
10th February, 2013

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

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