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Global Service Center Sea Logistics Head

  • PHILIPPINES
  • Accounting / Management control
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Job description

The purpose of this role is to head the Sea Logistics department in KN Global Services organization teams in Cebu. In line with the build-up plans the objective is to align with the Sea Logistics blueprint and to implement the strategy accordingly. The position requires excellent stakeholder management skills and a thorough understanding of Sea Freight.

Your Role

This role requires creative thinking, innovation and continuous improvements to meet and exceed customer and stakeholders expectations.

Your Responsibilities

  • Lead by example the Sea Logistics department be the role model for the team 
  • Manage Sea Logistics P&L in line with the transfer price guidelines
  • Drive process standardization efforts in close cooperation with the GPO and Regions
  • Identify opportunities to improve quality, increase efficiencies and reduce cost
  • Follow corporate and regional workflows and procedures for employee training, service implementation and delivery
  • Responsible for successful transition of processes and tasks following the build-up plans
  • Assess and develop direct reports, identify high performers and outliers, and ensure robust succession plans are in place for the critical positions
  • Propose process improvements and work with the global and regional process owners to realize same
  • Responsible for adequate and timely training of all employees
  •  Daily management of performance and monthly reporting of KPI's
  • Ensure timely, comprehensive and pro-active communication with employees, process owners and other key stake holders, peers and management at all levels
  • Ensure up to date documentation of all process work instructions and SOP and comply with all  QSHE requirements
  • Drive closer alignment, and to the extent possible, integration with the regional Operational Teams
  • Identify potentials for automation and realize them - cooperate with the automation team
  • Share best practices with the peers for Sea Logistics in the other KN Global Services Centers 
  • Promote diversity in the teams 
  • Attend international meetings and work-shops (travel is approx. 10%)

Your Skills and Experiences

The ideal candidate will demonstrate leadership thru high degree of communication skills, commercial acumen, and must be performance driven. Candidates must have a demonstrable change management mindset, time management skills, and a willingness to improve. Critical to the role is a high level of attention to details, managerial skills in organizing, planning, assigning and controlling, as well a decision making skills. Candidates must be flexible and demonstrate an ability to work under pressure.

Good Reasons to Join

We are looking for commercially-minded people leaders who possess a global outlook and are innovative problem solvers. In return, you will gain access to professional development opportunities, and international exposure in a team-based environment. To find out why Kuehne + Nagel is the best place to develop your career in logistics, start a conversation with us and click apply today!

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