About the role
The Regional Ocean Product Manager will provide overall leadership and accountability for the European Ocean product. The role will connect Global Ocean Product with European Sales, Pricing, Procurement, Operations, and Finance.
Core Responsibilities
Develop and execute the European Ocean product strategy.
Own regional revenue, TEU, growth, and profitability objectives.
Identify priority trade lanes, verticals, and customer segments.
Lead carrier, capacity, allocation, and procurement alignment.
Support strategic customer opportunities and major tenders.
Provide market intelligence and competitive analysis.
Coordinate Product, Pricing, Sales, and Operations decisions.
Monitor regional performance and lead corrective actions.
Develop FCL, LCL, and special-cargo capabilities.
Represent Europe within the Global Ocean Product organization.
Business Impact
This position will restore regional leadership, strengthen accountability, improve carrier and trade-lane strategy, accelerate commercial decision-making, and increase European pipeline conversion.
Reporting Line
The role should report to the Vice President, Global Ocean Product and Control Tower, with appropriate alignment to European leadership.
The position should also provide functional direction to the European Pricing and Tender Management roles.
Qualifications, experience and competencies
Experience & Business Requirements:
Ten (10) or more years in the freight forwarders/carrier’s trade/pricing experience, of which minimum 7 years in management position
In-depth knowledge of Ocean products
Strong negotiation skills with global carrier/liners
Good command of written and spoken English; other language skills such as French and Spanish a plus
Bachelor Degree or equivalent
Attributes/Competencies:
Visionary leadership, human relations and communication skills
Strong organization, analytical, and problem solving skills
High level of ownership and passion for the brand
Excellent people management and motivation skills
Additional European locations may be also considered.
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