Ocean Freight Director - Southeast Asia

Are you ready to lead and transform ocean freight operations across Southeast Asia? DP World is looking for an accomplished Ocean Freight Director with a proven track record in ocean freight to take the helm of our strategic initiatives. In this pivotal role, you'll have the unique opportunity to shape the future of our ocean freight operations, driving cost optimization and growth in a highly competitive market. You'll be joining a dynamic, forward-thinking team in a collaborative and innovative environment, where your expertise will provide critical thought leadership to country management, resolve escalations efficiently, and work closely with commercial teams to maximize profitability and ensure success in our ocean freight P&L.

Key Accountabilities

• Drive excellence and collaboration within the ocean freight team, cultivating a positive and high-performance work culture.
• Formulate and implement strategies to optimize efficiency and profitability in ocean freight operations.
• Stay ahead of global ocean freight regulations, ensuring all activities are compliant and providing support in resolving compliance issues.
• Forge and maintain strong partnerships with shipping lines, carriers, and service providers, securing competitive rates and top-tier service levels.
• Analyze industry trends to identify growth opportunities, recommending strategic actions to strengthen our market presence.
• Establish, monitor, and refine KPIs for ocean freight operations, driving continuous improvement in performance and customer satisfaction.
• Recruit, mentor, and develop a high-performing team, fostering skill growth and creating clear career advancement paths.
• Oversee cost control measures and ensure that the sales strategy is aligned with growth objectives and SEA capacity planning.
• Lead capacity planning aligned with carrier strategy and implement best practices in procurement to maximize operational efficiency.
• Manage pricing strategies for tenders and ad hoc needs, leveraging our network branches to secure optimal capacity.
• Monitor departmental performance in areas such as productivity, service quality, and incident management, taking corrective action when necessary.
• Engage regularly with clients, addressing challenges proactively and spearheading initiatives to enhance service quality.
• Partner closely with internal stakeholders, including commercial and customer service teams, to maximize cross-sell and up-sell opportunities while strengthening internal relationships.

Qualifications, Experience and skills

• Over 10 years of experience in Ocean freight forwarding operations and procurement.
• Bachelor’s degree in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, or related field
• Extensive knowledge of the Logistics and Freight Forwarding industry, with a focus on Ocean Freight
• Proven leadership and strategic decision-making abilities
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong negotiation skills with a track record of securing favorable agreements

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Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)

DP World is committed to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO). We strongly believe that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success and we make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We welcome applications from all members of society irrespective of age, gender, disability, race, religion or belief.

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About DP World

Trade is the lifeblood of the global economy, creating opportunities and improving the quality of life for people around the world. DP World exists to make the world’s trade flow better, changing what’s possible for the customers and communities we serve globally.

With a dedicated, diverse and professional team of more than 111,000 employees from 159 nationalities, spanning 77 countries on six continents, DP World is pushing trade further and faster towards a seamless supply chain that’s fit for the future. In Asia Pacific, DP World employs more than 7,000 people, and has ports and terminals in 17 locations.

We’re rapidly transforming and integrating our businesses -- Ports and Terminals, Marine Services, Logistics and Technology – and uniting our global infrastructure with local expertise to create stronger, more efficient end-to-end supply chain solutions that can change the way the world trades.

What's more, we're reshaping the future by investing in innovation. From intelligent delivery systems to automated warehouse stacking, we’re at the cutting edge of disruptive technology, pushing the sector towards better ways to trade, minimizing disruptions from the factory floor to the customer’s door.

WE MAKE TRADE FLOW

TO CHANGE WHAT'S POSSIBLE FOR EVERYONE.