Managing Director at Adexen

The Managing Director will manage all the activities of the company. The position is based in Lagos.

Job description

General Management and finance

• Manage the teams of local and expatriate staff
• P&L responsibility
• Review and analyze expenditure, financial, and operations reports to determine need for increase in fares or tariffs, lead the expansion of existing schedules, or expansion of routes
• Analyze logistics data reports to identify & actualize cost savings and opportunities for all segments
• Provides adequate reporting on regular basis to the group
• Prepares budgets

Sales

• Guide the sales team in driving successful businesses for Import and Export of shipment
• Continually develop new business by identifying and meeting target clients, networking, and selling all service lines.
• Sell projects to new and existing clients, clarifying the scope of projects with clients, identifying business solutions and negotiating billing arrangements.
• Identify future project needs of clients and ensuring clients’ expectations are met.
• Coordinate general feedback to customers and sales team on the status of the shipments
• Ensure approved business contracts are executed by taking responsibility for the completion of all Operations

Operations

• Supervise operations department
• Supervise the documentation department and coordinate custom clearance procedures to ensure prompt delivery and ensure that client trade compliance policy is followed strictly
• Interacting with suppliers and clients
• Interacts with Customs
• Implement and maintain a high security standard.

Requirements

• A minimum of 10 Years experience in the shipping/logistics industry
• Ability to identify key issues and establish priorities
• Multi-Tasking Management
• Analytical, conceptual, strategic and planning abilities
• Strong target orientation
• Leadership, delegation and interpersonal skills
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills
• Dynamic, entrepreneurial and creative
• Attractive expatriate package