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    Director - Commercial Planning, APAC

    Location
    Singapore, Singapore
    Career Level
    Professionals
    Employment Type, Work Type
    Full time
    Publishing Date, ID-Nr.
    , 325989

    Your tasks

    At DB Schenker, you are part of a global logistics network that connects the world. A network that allows you to shape your career by encouraging you to contribute and truly make a difference. With more than 76,000 colleagues worldwide, we welcome diversity and thrive on individual backgrounds, perspectives and skills. Together as one team, we are Here to move.

    Specific Accountabilities

    Lead the APAC Region Commercial Planning

    • Fundamentally Setting up the growth strategy and leading the execution of its strategy for Growth
    • Lead, steer and manage the team of Commercial planning.
    • Drive implementation of regionally set sales business processes and IT landscape within the respective cluster / country to drive efficiency and effectiveness of the Commercial activities.
    • Support improvement of Commercial related processes and IT landscape by providing cluster / country insights and best demonstrated practices to regional and Corporate Sales Planning
    • Lead CRM function and Provide Performance visibility across Commercial and BU Field Sales (aggregate level).
    • Jointly drive & set with regional CCO commercial Cost Budget and annual target setting across the Verticals and BUs.
    • Development of and driving consistent sales structures, IT landscape and processes on cluster / country level
    • Implement Commercial related processes, practices and procedures within the respective cluster / country and break down best practices, structures, and processes to assigned clusters / countries.
    • Provide input and support for the monitoring, prioritization and manage the project portfolio within Commercial organization.
    • Accountable for all results developed within the following sub-functions jointly with respective global function leads:
      • Within Strategy and Business Excellence for approving results related to cluster / country Sales strategy and planning and standardization
      • Within Tender Management for approving all results related to the development Tender Management process
      • Within Performance Management / CRM for approving all results related to the management of the CRM system and sales performance tracking in the cluster / country

    The Director Commercial Planning is required to have Strong Leadership experience, and the ability to interpret a strategy into a team vision and mission through a corresponding plan, logical actions to drive and achieve the desired results.

    Qualifications

    • 10 years of relevant working experience in the same role in the logistics industry and its commercial environment, with a track record in sales
    • Preferred, Bachelor level in Supply Chain Management and Business Administration
    • Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) in English languages.
    • Excellent sales and negotiation skills
    • Self-starter with positive attitude to overcome problems effectively and able to work under own initiative with minimal supervision
    • Distinctive intercultural competency: able to communicate with all levels of the organisation, work as a team and build strong rapport and credibility both internally (country organisation, regional and global offices) and externally (customers)
    • Possess strong persuasive skills when presenting the proposed solution(s) to the internal & external stakeholders
    • Require hands-on approach, able to multi-task and work under time pressure
    • Ability to travel abroad


    Why work with DB Schenker?
    At DB Schenker, we value our team and believe that our employees are our greatest asset. As a member of our team, you can expect:

    • A collaborative, team-oriented work environment where your contributions are valued
    • Competitive salaries
    • Optimal healthcare offerings
    • Career development and education support
    • Major brand discounts from clients we partner with
    • Health and wellbeing benefits
    • Diversity and inclusion initiatives
    • Environmental sustainability programs


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