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Vacancy title:
Business Development Manager

[ Type: FULL TIME , Industry: Human Services , Category: Management ]

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Deadline of this Job:
Monday, August 28 2023 

Duty Station:
Within Uganda , Kampala, East Africa

Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, August 16 2023, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:
The successful candidate will report to the to the Commercial Manager – Southern and East Africa

THE SUCCESSFUL APPLICANT
In order to be shortlisted for vacancy, the successful candidate will have the following skills and competencies, (but not limited to):-
• B Com Degree in Logistics or Business Management
• Post Graduate Qualification in Logistics, Supply Chain Management or Transport Economics. MBA or master’s in supply chain / Transport Economics would be an advantage.
• Must be a Ugandan citizen or have the legal right to work in Uganda.
• 10+ years experience with: Cross Border Logistics, Project Logistics and Heavy Lift, International Shipping, Customs Clearing, Supply chain Management and Commercial, sales and marketing.
• 5+ years in a senior management position, with experience coordinating and managing global logistics projects.
• Ability to set and achieve annual revenue targets.
• Strong business acumen
• Ability to create and monitor effective business development strategies for the company
• Able to deal effectively with customer demands from an operational perspective.
• Relevant Marketing and service design knowledge
• Strong overall personnel management, delegation, and training skills of the logistics team in Africa
• Strong problem-solving ability and identification of departmental needs and potential threats
• Able to travel extensively in Africa as and when required.
• Ability to converse in basic Portuguese, Italian or French will be an advantage.
• Contract Law or International Shipping and Logistics Legal experience
• Must have own motor vehicle and valid driver’s license.

JOB DESCRIPTION
The role responsibilities will include, (but not limited to):-

Logistics Opportunity Pipeline
• Identifying suitable growth opportunities, in line with company strategy
• Developing integrated logistics solutions for each opportunity in line with overall company service capability and footprint

Profitable growth
• Management and execution of the Logistics Opportunity Pipeline
• Development of Cross Border and Project Logistics business, integrating service offering
• Building and maintaining strong and sustainable customer relationships to ensure exposure and increased sales

Operational Excellence
• Proactively provide ongoing smart client research and industry-specific information
• Monitoring the company's operational performance against service level agreements

Administration

• Financial Management and Administration of new business
• Overseeing, maintaining, and improving processing systems and ensuring quality compliance to internal ISO systems
• Ensuring processes and procedures comply with legislation, customer requirements, as well as operational demands
• Effectively controlling and reporting on expenditure
• Developing and providing annual budget recommendations for consolidation into overall East Africa business plan




Work Hours: 8


Experience in Months: 120

Level of Education:
Bachelor Degree

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Job Info
Job Category: Management jobs in Uganda
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: Monday, August 28 2023
Duty Station: Kampala
Posted: 16-08-2023
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 16-08-2023
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 16-08-2077
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