Key Responsibilities:
Inland Product Owner
- Drive the identification and development of relevant Inland products for the Area (incl. premium services) together with Operations and Sales.
- Gather feedback on the market (from other Area Inland functions) including potential transport solutions for different modes and include product needs in the final product offering
- Identify Inland value propositions and support Sales with tangible product information
- Act as main PoC for the Account Managers on product-related Inland questions
- Provide priorities and commercial ambitions to Procurement and support them in defining the SLAs for transport providers
- Drive the identification and development of relevant Inland products and define the Inland network strategy by conducting required analysis on underserved/overserved locations, equipment levels etc.
- Own the capacity demand forecasting reports and engage in active management of capacity availability and utilization.
- Outline option space for sourcing of fixed capacities from simple contacting to M&A potential.
- Analyze fixed capacity requirements based on operations and commercial data
- Identify potential vendors in market and support procurement on negotiations with existing and new partners to continuously improve and extend the vendor base
- Plan and manage strategic vendor relationships
Qualifications:
- At least 5 years’ experience in shipping/container steering
- Successfully completed commercial training or comparable studies in Business, Commerce, Sales, Engineering, Logistics or similar
- 5 years of professional experience in trucking or the forwarding industry in West Africa.
- Excellent understanding of Inland transportation, trucking and inland product development. Hands on experience in trucking product development.
- Previous experience in sales and operations is an added advantage
- Deep understanding of product management responsibilities, preferably in logistics
- Strong analytical thinking and creative problem-solving skills with high level of initiative, ability to work in a team and assertiveness
- Very good written and oral and English skills
- Ability to motivate and guide teams
- Excellent organization and administrative skills
- Energetic, customer centric and motivated personality
Why Join Us:
- Be a part of a global leader in the logistics industry.
- Opportunity to make a significant impact on our business in a rapidly growing region.
- Work with a diverse and talented team of professionals.
Salary
Competitive
Monthly based
Location
, East Gonja Municipal District, Savannah Region, Ghana, Savannah Region, Ghana
Job Overview
Location
, East Gonja Municipal District, Savannah Region, Ghana, Savannah Region, Ghana