Head of Ocean Freight

at  DHL Global Forwarding

DAYS & HOURS OF WORK

Mon-Fri 09.00 – 17.30, or such hours as are deemed necessary to fulfill the requirements of the role

EXPECTED QUALIFICATIONS

• Proven track record in people management role (leadership, motivation and people skills)
• Demonstrates strong communication capabilities.
• Easily capable of making well informed decisions.
• Excellent negotiation skills
• Excellent MS Office skills
• Full current driving license

ROLE TITLE: HEAD OF OCEAN FREIGHT

Business Unit: DHL Global Forwarding Ireland (DGF)
Location: Cedar Drive, Dublin Airport Logistics Park, St. Margaret’s, Co.Dublin

SCOPE OF ROLE

• Develop and implement business strategy, aligning with the commercial team to meet growth targets and manage key customer relationships. Build and maintain a pipeline of High Value customer target accounts, targeting a number of personal customer targets.
• Implement country-level ocean freight procurement and capacity management strategies, providing commercially viable solutions to enhance market position and financial growth.
• Oversee team governance, roles, responsibilities, and resource development.
• Drive ocean freight performance to meet financial and operational targets, ensuring customer service and productivity standards.
• Develop relationships with key Network Management.
• Develop and coach ocean freight team for maximum productivity and efficiency.
• Identify and implement opportunities to streamline and automate operational tasks, ensuring alignment with IT/Business Process functions.