Market Director, West Africa

Job description

Transport is at the core of modern society. Imagine using your expertise to shape sustainable transport and infrastructure solutions for the future. If you seek to make a difference on a global scale, working with next-gen technologies and the sharpest collaborative teams, then we could be a perfect match. 

Volvo Trucks International (VTI) is responsible for sales and marketing activities in Africa, Middle East, Turkey, Asia/Pacific and China markets, covering truck sales in 128 countries.

 

Market Director, West Africa

Market Director West Africa is responsible for leading the execution of the business strategy and managing the performance of the Truck sales, retail network and importer Markets in West Africa countries within Volvo Trucks International.

West Africa Markets will cover the following countries: (Mali, Senegal, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, DRC, Sudan, Ethiopia, Tunisa, Libya, Guinea Conakry).

 

The position holder will be responsible for the management of the Volvo Trucks brand portfolio, including product offerings and providing high quality services to our customer base to deliver customer satisfaction, sustainable profitability and growth with full P&L responsibility.

You will ensure effective leadership, coordination and general direction to reflect and promote the company’s mission, vision, aspirations and values.

 

The position reports to the Vice President Volvo Trucks Market Africa and is a member of the Volvo Trucks Market Africa management team.

 

Your main responsibilities are:

·  Translate Volvo Trucks Business Strategies to key focus areas in West Africa private importer markets.
·  Secure Implementation and coordination of decided strategies, actions and tools to support an effective and efficient trucks sales business.
·  Capture growth markets and deliver on company’s ambition of presence in Africa markets.
·  Develop distribution network to optimize and expand the brand portfolio strategy.
·  Fulfilment of financial (sales, GP, S&A, over-due and inventories) and operational (market share, retail performance, customer satisfaction) KPI’s in accordance with Volvo Trucks framework in order to monitor performance and provide reporting analysis upon request. Full P&L responsibility.
·  Actively develop and drive actions to improve customer satisfaction.
·  Attract, develop and retain talent, and secure/allocate necessary resources to carry out the activities at hand.
·  No personnel responsibility.

 

Qualifications:

·  Experience of leading, mentoring and coaching teams to perform and deliver top quality services.
·  Extensive senior line management and P&L experience.
·  Good understanding of the retail business & environment within the area of commercial vehicles.
·  Demonstrating high and solid level of relevant Leadership competencies.
·  Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with all stakeholders with a highly flexible approach.
·  Ability to work successfully in a global organization and intercultural context.
·  Fluent in both written and spoken French & English.
·  As a person, you are a team player with drive, energy and engagement.  

 

We will read applications continuously so don’t wait to send in your CV! 

We welcome female applications

 

 

 

For more information please contact:

Martin Nilsson, Volvo Trucks International, +46 73 902 26 67

 

Location: Morocco, Casablanca (Volvo Trucks Head office)

Travel:   Frequent

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Who we are and what we believe in 
We are committed to shaping the future landscape of efficient, safe, and sustainable transport solutions. Fulfilling our mission creates countless career opportunities for talents across the group’s leading brands and entities.

Applying to this job offers you the opportunity to join Volvo Group . Every day, you will be working with some of the sharpest and most creative brains in our field to be able to leave our society in better shape for the next generation. ​We are passionate about what we do, and we thrive on teamwork. ​We are almost 100,000 people united around the world by a culture of care, inclusiveness, and empowerment. 

 

At Volvo Trucks you will be part of leading the way towards a sustainable transport industry. For nearly a century we have been innovating for people – to make life easier, better and safer. Driving progress is our promise to customers, to the industry and to society. At Volvo Trucks we share a curiosity to learn, we work with passion and we embrace change to stay ahead. Join us, together we move the world we want to live in. 

Job Category:  Sales & Services

Organization:  Volvo Trucks

Travel Required:  Frequent Travel

Requisition ID:  30990