Responsibilities
- Strategy To contribute to the development of strategy for the company, by providing input to the Group CEO, and to align decisions and actions to Group strategy. To communicate, implement and achieve strategy within operations, logistics, fleet care, finance, information systems, people, projects and customers.
- Leadership To build a performance culture by promoting excellence in performance. To coach direct reports to enhance their contribution and promote this methodology amongst all managers. To build a Company and work environment with a strong identity and brand where employees feel appreciated, motivated, inspired, and proudly associated.
- Planning: To oversee the development, control and implementation of short, medium and long-term plans, including budgets and forecasts related to finance, operations, people and the fleet, and ensure that the agreed targets/KPIs are met or exceeded.
- Operations: To direct the company's operations and support activities on a day-to-day basis according to best practice standards. This is done by leveraging the companys workshop and operations resources to achieve optimum scheduling activities and flows where repairs and maintenance, cargo delivery and trips are coordinated seamlessly and exceeds customer expectations. To commit managers to incremental targets and productivity/turnaround goals to achieve or exceed targets. To ensure that operations, property, and cargo is secure, and losses and wastage are prevented.
- Finance: To deliver the transport and logistics P&L, budgets and financial reports to agreed policy and procedure, and targets. Drive optimum cost versus return methodologies and solutions across the business unit without compromising safety, performance, quality and service delivery levels. Develop and propose profit strategies and implement as approved. Ensure that the financial transactions are made having taken precautions against loss, within budget, and within the authority matrix.
- Commercial & Legal Promote the company as the preferred service provider in the market place and deliver exceptional service to new and existing customers. Maintain professional and ethical relations with customers, suppliers and services (port, police, finance and road authorities). Liaise as necessary with Group Executive and Sales, providing input on pricing and customer, and keeping abreast of market trends and competition. Contribute to business development and anticipate potential volume increases, proposing suitable solutions and implementing them in Operations. Assist in reviewing agreements and contracts, liaising with Group Legal as necessary, to manage and mitigate potential risks, and comply with legal and statutory requirements.
- Information Systems, Controls and Reporting: To drive the provision by Group IT of an information system and procedures that are seamless and integrated, covering operations/fleet movement, truck performance, customer service, finance, truck maintenance and repair, and supply chain to provide data for decision making. This is done by ensuring that managers liaise with IT to analyze processes and areas of improvement, and to implement solutions that are aligned with the information systems of the companys group
- Human Resources: To pursue a workforce of experienced managers and staff of high caliber, internationally competitive, through the pursuit of training and development for business success. Drive performance towards excellence by completing the performance appraisal of all staff and promoting Company recruitment procedures. Ensure labour and staff stability through effective communication, and resolving conflicts and disputes and appropriate disciplinary measures.
- Policy and Governance: To represent the best interests of the Company by practicing highest principles of corporate governance, professionalism and ethics and ensure that employees act in pursuit of these principles. Develop and implement policies and SOPs (Standard Operating Procedure) that manage risk and security, environmental concerns, and operations, and eliminate theft, loss and fraud. Ensure compliance with HSES and the Anti-bribery and Corruption Policy.
- Pro-active management and leadership style, detail orientated, assertiveness and able to work in a dynamic environment;
- Excellent relationship management, and interpersonal analytical and communication skills;
- Excellent leadership skills;
- Interest in developing direct reports and other employees throughout the organization;
- Hard worker, with high levels of energy and self-motivation;
- Conflict management ability;
- Able to deal with high pressure environment;
- Thorough understanding of transport and logistics and the business model;
- Results orientated with delivery capabilities and good time management skills;
- Good judgment and the ability to make the right decisions quickly;
- Show interest in developing the skills profile of the Company towards excellence in performance;
- High ethical standards with a drive for compliance with national legislation, the Groups ACB, and international corporate governance principles;
- Open to continuing self-development to promote role-effectiveness and performance;
- PRO: ADB/C
- Degree in Business and Administration, Shipping, Logistics and/or Transport qualification.
- 5 to 10 years senior management experience in similar companies associated with excellence.
- Good understanding of the business and business needs.
- Excellent knowledge of information systems and MS Office.
- English fluency, spoken Portuguese an advantage.
- Willingness to work nights and weekends as per workload.
- LI: Minimum of 25.
