Regional Head of Reefer

3 days ago


Cape Town, South Africa DHL Full time

**Regional Head of Reefer - MEA**

Would you like to be part of the most international company in the world? A company operating in more than 220 countries worldwide and has been pioneering cross-border express shipping since 1969. Would you like to be part of a business that connects people across the globe and want to make a difference? Then waste no time and join our amazing team at DHL Group. DHL Global Forwarding, Freight (DGFF) is the Group's air, ocean, and road freight specialist. We offer standardized transport as well as highly specialized end-to-end solutions to customers in a wide range of industries globally.

Global Forwarding Freight - South Africa has an opening for a **Regional Head of Reefer - MEA** where you will lead the temperature controlled business team at the MEA regional level, contributing in the development of global strategies for Reefer and Temperature controlled Ocean freight, implementing global strategies in the countries at the regional level, maximizing profitability and optimizing utilization of business and human assets in line with region’s business strategy and objectives, corporate guidelines and policies as well as having the overall responsibility for Ocean Freight Reefer development in Region including Operational execution, Carrier management, Volume, GP development and overall P&L responsibility for Reefer equipment. Join us now in connecting people and improving lives.

**In this Regional Head of Reefer - MEA position**
- You will formulate temperature-controlled business strategy in line with global and region’s business strategy and requirements, corporate guidelines and policies.
- You will direct planning and implementation of ocean freight plans, measures and budgets to achieve operational results driving profitability, volume growth and service expansion.
- You will plan, organize, and control large scale regional projects and initiatives to provide fast, reliable, efficient and affordable ocean freight solutions.
- You will drive effective ocean freight operational management through end-to-end capacity management, optimization of network procurement, implementation of consolidation opportunities, etc.
- You will steer market profiling and customer/ competitor research and analysis activities to understand and identify market opportunities and challenges.
- You will devise effective pricing strategies to sustain profitable growth, and guide identification and implementation of new products within region and provide input on solution design and service elements.
- You will liaise with sales to support interaction with key customers and provide pricing and margin guidance, support, and lead on bids, RFQs and customer presentations.
- You will set and monitor implementation to compliance standards, procedures, and specifications for the region in line with corporate guidelines.
- You will steer innovation, introduce, and embed world class infrastructure and practices for temperature-controlled ocean freight at the regional level.
- You will support the GxP (Thermonet) product organization for the Region in close alignment with global Team.
- You will be managing the country reefer desk in close co-operation with country ocean heads
- You will take ownership/sponsorship for selected large customers and preferred Carriers including personal F2F visits / negotiation.
- You will lead the Development of region-to-region development for perishable and any other temperature-controlled commodity including guidance the countries for local commodity / trade development.
- You will support the global LSHE strategy with input and support on quality issues and customer interaction / intelligence gathering.
- You will create value added services within the region as differentiator to competition.
- You will actively prepare and join major temperature-controlled exhibition to ensure appropriate representation of the company at these events.
- You will lead the Carrier Strategy in the Region with close alignment of Trade Team.
- You will have overall full ownership of the Reefer P&L including managing of Reefer profitability of countries / stations and products without a current P&L.
- You will have extensive contact and negotiating with other departments and 3rd parties with conflicting objectives.
- You will influence and challenge key stakeholders effectively.
- You will develop strong, trusting cross-functional relationships with senior DHL business leaders.
- You will influence others across DHL and externally as an internally and externally recognized thought leader representing the Group.
- You will champion cooperation and partnership to provide integrated solutions to problems.
- You will be reporting to the SVP Ocean freight of the specific Region and functional to the Global VP Temperature Controlled Business.
- You will be an individual contributor or leading a small team in the region, key responsibility to guide the country temperature-controlled ocean hea



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