The opportunity
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.
What you'll do
Set the financial targets (volume, revenue, net revenue, gross profit, etc…): working hand in hand with Sales, Finance and Regional Air leadership
Develop the strategy and tactics to execute against your Annual Operating Plan (AOP).
End-to-end ownership of country P&L including gross revenue, COGS, net: revenue and operating expenses. By leveraging your core value drivers of procurement, pricing, planning and business development you will fuel growth.
Ownership of all operational metrics for your region including on-time: performance, schedule quality, productivity
Drive day-to-day the implementation of your region’s strategy, ensuring you: have the right metrics in place to track performance, that objectives are well cascaded within your teams and steering execution against agreed initiatives
Ensure we have regular reporting of progress against plan and promote: visibility to the executive leadership of the company
What they're looking for
- Identify procurement opportunities and lead strategic negotiations to secure the most value.
- Administer a clear vendor strategy for the region identifying which airlines,: handlers, and truckers we should leverage; establish service level agreements; and administer rigorous performance management.
- Formalize a long-term vision on where we want to procure ourselves vs. use a: third-party forwarder and maintain an implementation roadmap.
- Establish and maintain executive-level relationships with key contacts at airlines domiciled in the region.
