About Flexport:

At Flexport, we believe global trade can move the human race forward. That’s why it’s our mission to make global commerce so easy there will be more of it. We’re shaping the future of a $8.6T industry with solutions powered by innovative technology and exceptional people. Today, companies of all sizes—from emerging brands to Fortune 500s—use Flexport technology to move more than $19B of merchandise across 112 countries a year.

The recent global supply chain crisis has put Flexport center stage as we continue to play a pivotal role in how goods move around the world. At a valuation of $8 billion, we are proud to have the support of the best investors in the game who believe in our mission, solutions and people. Ready to tackle global challenges that impact business, society, and the environment? Come join us.

The Role of Senior Manager, Ocean Freight, Benelux consists of managing, together with our Demand teams, our Ocean P&L for our Benelux market, where Flexport European Headquarters are located. You will be part of the EMEA Regional Ocean team and your #1 mission will be to grow our ocean portfolio in Dutch and Belgium markets.

The role belongs to a small 2-person team, we hence need a hands-on builder, able to think strategically but willing to dive deep in details whenever needed.

You will sit at the junction between Trade Procurement and Sales/Account Management teams.

On one hand you will own our ocean product and pricing acting as a right arm of commercial teams to win and grow ocean businesses. You will meet clients, educate our sales team about the ocean market, decide on our short and long term pricing strategies, and monitor the performance of our Benelux books.

On the other hand you will work closely with Trade procurement teams to translate our clients needs, manage our FAK/NAC allocations and align on procurement and pricing strategies for our Benelux clients.

You will also liaise with our Finance, Ops, Quoting/Booking teams in order to optimise your portfolio performance.

Finally, you will be a force to drive change and progress. At Flexport we continuously thrive to leverage our technology to standardize and automate our processes. You will engage with our product teams to project manage new tools and processes we want to roll out!

Your responsibilities as a Senior Manager, Ocean Freight, Benelux include, but are not limited to the following:

Manage a sizable Ocean P&L for your district through scaling volume and increasing yield
Be the market expert and support the commercial organization with market-specific intelligence, trade idiosyncrasies, and directly interfacing with customer
Help design products and generate customized go-to-market strategies for customers
Own tenders and RFQs for your district to secure regional and global customers
Interface with procurement and pricing teams to drive profitable business, identify growth opportunities, and capture market-specific knowledge
Identify and drive improvement in go-to-market, operational, and financial processes
Build and own P&L review and actively participate in book of business growth rhythms
Use data to drive decisions
Help drive near and long term district forecasting
Join on a regular basis client calls and webinars
Build and maintain relationships with a portfolio of partner carriers (Account Executives, Senior Leadership in country/global)
Drive all financial health levers for your district including quoting, invoicing, and dispute escalation
Work across Procurement, Pricing, Planning, and other relevant teams to deliver globally optimized results to the Ocean P&L

Prerequisites:

7+ years of prior Ocean Freight experience at a top freight forwarder or carrier or 7+ years of supply chain experience and a BA/BS Degree;
Strategic vision and ground floor execution;
Bias to Action, Process, Structure and Data;
Excellent communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills;
An obsession with client happiness. You succeed when they succeed;
Ability to travel regionally;
Courage to challenge the status quo when logic and reason require it. See something broken? Fix it!

Commitment to Equal Opportunity

At Flexport, our ability to fulfill our mission of making global commerce easy and accessible relies on having a diverse, dedicated and engaged workforce. That is why Flexport is committed to creating and nurturing an environment where anyone can be their authentic self. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, physical and mental disability, health status, marital and family status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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