The Environment
Damco in Cameroon has experienced strong growth during the past year. We are looking to further grow our business and expand operations aggressively. Douala being a natural port for Chad and Central African Republic, Damco is positioning itself to be among the big LSP's servicing the border landlocked countries.
Cameroon is a large and exciting emerging market in Africa and Damco has only a minor market share today. Cameroon is part of the Nigeria Cluster including Nigeria, Togo, Benin, Niger, Chad, Central African Republic and Congo.
The Position
You will hold the position of Hinterland Operation Manager for Damco in Cameroon and join a young, energetic and ambitious team of highly skilled logistics professionals. You will head the Hinterland department and all operations into Chad and Central Africa. You will be ultimately responsible for developing actual and new identified corridors (Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, etc) and ensure implementation of proper processes to smoothly run the operations. You will be a key player in the further growth and development of our company. The right candidate must be able, jointly with the management team, to develop new products to address the direction and developments in the market.
Leadership Level/Reporting Line
Leader of Others - You will be reporting to the Country Manager of Cameroon (located in Douala)
Specific tasks and areas of responsibility
* CM1 and revenue growth (P/L responsibility)
* Head all Operational matters related to the Hinterland
* Maximize profitability by avoiding unexpected cost due to operational failure
* Optimize and coach the team to become best-in-class
* Expand our product portfolio by identifying and launching service to new corridors (Equatorial Guinea and Gabon)
* Work closely with management and Business Development DeskKey Performance Indicators
* Operational excellence (processes, Transit time, etc)
* CM1
* Decrease detention cost
* Customer Satisfaction Survey
* Develop and expand current service portfolio (new corridors)
* EESKnowledge and Qualifications
* Minimum 4 years business experience including minimum 2 years managerial experience (Leading Others)
* Knowledge of our core business and ability to pitch a winning strategy differentiating Damco
* Proven track record of business development and operational management of a business
* Ability to establish strong relationships stakeholders related to the activity
* Result oriented with strong business acumen and a strong sense of urgency
* French language is a MUSTLearning Opportunities
* Doing business in a challenging and highly competitive environment
* Stakeholder management/Perception management
* ManagementStart date will be earliest possible in April 2011.
Deadline for applications is 04 March 2011.
Contact information:
For more information about the job please contact Mohamed Kane (Country Manager, Cameroon).
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