Business Unit Manager

Saudi Arabia

Ref: LP127-1090

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

Our client is one of the world's leading providers of supply chain solutions, combining its core products of Air Freight, Ocean Freight, and Logistics to deliver globally integrated, tailor-made end-to-end solutions. It operates a global network with some 500 offices in more than 70 countries, and employs around 16,000 people worldwide.

The are looking to hire a KSA Business Unit Manager.

Responsibilities:
- Be Responsible for BU EBIT
- Fulfill and exceed customer expectations by providing the highest possible service quality to the customers
- Optimize the transaction, Increase sales and decrease costs
- Responsible for strong growth within the BU and maximal utilization of business potential
- Continuous strive for high productivity, competitive efficiency and best quality
- Each BU will continuously strive for maximum productivity to assume best use of all resources
- Fully adhere to all defined global processes, policies and standards and to local law
- Responsibility for all operational activities on BU level
- Responsible for the financial results and the continuous supervision of the financial status, including activities in the field of accounting, financial controlling and strategic planning
- Prepare the local budget including the investment program, together with detailed documentation according to the instructions issued by Corporate Controlling
- Develop and expand customer relationships
- Implement the Internal Control System (ICS) and all processes included in the Internal Management System (IMS)
- Responsible for the standardization of processes, structures and systems according to corporate decisions
- Arrange and continuously optimize organizational structures, including internal service providers, shared service and competence centers
- Responsible for the supervision of personnel matters, with particular emphasis on staff training and career planning in cooperation with local HR
- Ensure the adherence to instructions, policies and guidelines defined by Global Process Owners and corporate functions
- Understands and ensures adherence to our client Quality Policies, Standards and Guidelines (according to ISO 9’001, ISO 14’001 and ISO 18’001 certification) and ensures compliance to processes and procedures set in client IMS.
- Ensures strict adherence to the client Code of Conduct.
- Inform him/herself about all applicable local and international laws, regulations, and legal obligations and of ensuring compliance

Ensure a regular and consistent information flow to the Country/Area Management about all important matters.

Requirements

- Higher education level in Forwarding and Business Administration
- Management experience (minimum 3 years)
- Working experience (minimum 5 years)
- Industry experience (minimum 3 years)
- Preferably international working experience

Skills:
- Good strategic and planning skills, ability to translate strategy to operational plan and execute
- Proven track record in People management and Leadership Skills (knowledgeable in Recruitment Selection/Training/Development/Coaching/Conflict Management/Performance Management)
- Good communication skills (open and confidential communication style)
- Solid know how in change management and innovation (analytical, systematic, creative, inventive)
- Strong decision-making capabilities and high accountability
- High result orientation and customer focus
- Ability to integrate and coordinate efforts/resources across functions and boundaries
- Management and organizational skills (prioritize, plan, assign, delegate, control)
- Act as a role model for Corporate Values and fully adheres to the Code of Conduct

Languages:
- Fluent in English
- Arabic an Advantage

Specifics for Job / Environment:
- Functional know-how in air / ocean / logistics / SCM
- Understanding of PA strategy and products
- Knowledge about markets & competitors, about trends & challenges for our industry
- Business Acumen (understands principles and language, incl. the fundamentals of finance and profitability
- Solid business administration competence
- Has an overall understanding of business processes and independencies

About the Company

Propel Consult delivers a service in step with the needs of both our client companies and candidates. Our ability to add value to all levels of recruitment stems from our wholehearted belief in providing a professional service to both parties. We have built relationships with many leading indigenous and mulitnational organisations throughout the Middle East and internationally in countries such as UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait, Egypt and many more. Concentrating our resources has created 5 distinct specialist divisions: