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Form of workSUPPLY CHAIN RECRUIT is proud to work with an Industry Leading Freight Forwarding Organization to perform an executive search for a General Manager for their NSW business.
This exciting opportunity is working for an award-winning business with a fantastic reputation in providing a wide variety of products and services across Air & Ocean Freight (Import and Export). This multi-faceted business requires a passionate leader who is looking for an opportunity to work for an organization where they can make a real impact for both its customers and its people.
Key Responsibilities
- Providing excellent support and leadership to the NSW team
- Driving a positive, inclusive and high performing workplace culture
- Leading and supporting the management team onsite (10+ direct reports), 100+ indirect reports onsite.
- Overall operational and financial responsibility for the NSW business.
- Ensure the NSW business achieves all Cash, P&L targets.
- As part of the Executive Leadership team nationally you will ensure a strong execution of companywide standards, operational performance, safety excellence and commercial outcomes.
- Develop strong, trusting relationships with senior business leaders, your team and key customers in the market.
- Ensure a strong overall customer experience across operations, customer service, sales/ account management for all Air & Ocean freight services (Import & Export).
- Explore and identify growth opportunities in people, performance and operations.
- Drive a strong safety & quality culture across the business.
- Work with procurement to engage & negotiate with external suppliers who provide a high quality and reliable service.
- Strong focus on continuous improvement across all systems, processes and procedures. Whilst also ensuring best practice training & induction is provided to all team members.
Required Experience
- Excellent leadership skills
- Great communication skills
- Strategic Thinker
- Customer Focused
- Strives in a feedback orientated work culture.
- Problem Solver
- High levels of trust, loyalty, and ownership of outcome
- Strong commercial and financial management experience
- Ability to perform under pressure.
- Extensive Freight Forwarding industry experience.
- Strong understanding of operations (Air Freight & Sea Freight)
- Related Tertiary Qualifications (Supply Chain/ Logistics) preferred.
- Experience Working in a large multi-faceted business environment.
What’s in it for you?
- Exceptional Salary Package & Performance Bonus incentives
- High levels of training and development
- Opportunity to lead a fantastic award-winning team and working environment.
- Become a member of a close-knit Senior Leadership Team
- National conferences, events and team building days.
- Employee benefits such as Gym Membership rebates, Discounted Health Insurance, Flights, Car Hire and Hotel Accommodation etc
- Flexible working environment
Next Steps
Applications for this role will cease on the 5th of May 2024. If you wish to apply, please do so by clicking on the link below. If you have any further questions or queries, please feel free to reach out to Colin Chappelow directly on 0459 454 *** for a confidential conversation.
