Regional Trade Lane Director, Intra EMEA

JAS is an international, non-asset-based supply chain services and solutions company. Our services include air and ocean freight forwarding, contract logistics, customs brokerage, distribution, inbound logistics, truckload brokerage and other supply chain management services, including consulting, the coordination of purchase orders and customized management services. The primary goal of the TLD is the overall volume growth of the assigned trade lane (s) This includes the following main responsibilities: 1.) To plan and manage demand and supply in the designated Trade Lane 2.) To ensure targeted growth is achieved in coordination with Sales and Product 3.) To drive the actions across all sales channels and geographies to reach agreed volumes / yield targets. • The TLD is responsible for the overall trade lane target setting for the designated trade lanes. • The TLD is expected to proactively engage & participate in RFQs from strategy session up to business award, implementation, and transition over to geography. • With his/her in-depth market knowledge and product expertise, the TLD ensures market conform pricing is submitted as of the 1st round on • TLD: be part of procurement strategy with carriers & vendors ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: • Strategic thinking, in essence think big. • Responsible for setting volume growth targets together with WST, WOT and WAT. • Responsible for achieving volume growth targets. • Protect existing business. • Engage in relevant RFQs related to the designated lane, assist RFQ teams, establish a competitive pricing strategy to increase our win ratio. • Challenge and validate the proposed target selling rates for the assigned trade lanes & align with product. • Work closely with procurement & pricing specialists to ensure up-to-date and confirmed in the central rate repository. • Develop strategies to optimize cargo and carrier mix to improve profitability in the lane. • Keep abreast of industry changes, market situation and customer requirements; update all respective working colleagues within the geographies on the changes of market condition. • Develop new products and services to increase volumes. • Identify top opportunities (top opportunity = great impact on volumes). • Monthly reporting for sales activity on the assigned trade lane or lanes • Serve as first point of contact for commercial questions from sales, branches, and operations. • Provide support to sales in form of marketing campaigns, flyers, pricing, routing solutions and internal/external presentations. Prepare and present quarterly action plan and progress report to WST, WOT and WAT. • Maintain extensive knowledge of designated route including ports, airports, cities and JAS offices. • Familiar with local laws applicable to the route that affect the trade and customers • Identify differentiators in the route to sell to customers • Organize customers events in conjunction with product. • Other duties as may be assigned SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: The incumbent will directly and/or indirectly supervise 1 or more employees. QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. • Excellent organizational and problem-solving skills. • Excellent written, interpersonal, and verbal skills. • Strong computer skills including Microsoft Office suite and Wintouch. • Detail oriented, able to multitask and meet deadlines. • Self-motivated, able to work in a team and independently. • Strong negotiating skills. • Able to travel extensive domestically and internationally. • Safe driving record. • Extra languages may be required. EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: • Bachelor’s degree in related field or combination of education and experience. • MBA is a plus. • Minimum 5 years successful international freight forwarding sales/operations experience. • Extensive knowledge of import/export processes and laws. • IATA certification as freight forwarder is desired. ENVIRONMENT: 100% performed in climate-controlled internal office environment working under normal office conditions. Travel will be (up to__ %) required in support of the position’s responsibilities. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, use hands and fingers to feel and handle, reach with arms and hands, talk and hear. While performing the duties of this job, the employee frequently is required to stop, kneel and crouch, lift weight or exert a force up to a maximum of 25 pounds. This position requires employee to frequently work in a fluid, fast paced environment. ADDITIONAL: The responsibilities associated with this job will change from time to time in accordance with the Company’s business needs. More specifically, the incumbent may be required to perform additional and/or different responsibilities from those set forth above. The above declarations are not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job described, nor are they intended to be such a listing of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Rather, they are intended only to describe the general nature of the job. DEFINITIONS: (if any abbreviation, the meaning needs to be inserted) Management retains discretion to add or change duties of this position at any time. JAS prides itself on its exceptional service and competitive pricing that comes about through the hard work and skill of the people who make up the JAS organization. The mission of JAS is to focus on innovation and maintain a commitment to deliver the product securely and on time. This mission flows through its vast global network of 38 subsidiaries, hundreds of official agent locations, and 4,200 employees across more than 90 countries. JAS' commitment to innovation in the fields of shipping, 3PL, and freight forwarding puts it in a unique class of select companies which concentrate on specialized projects as well as commodity shipping initiatives. JAS is a premier “go-to” company for those wishing to move cargo from anywhere in the world to anywhere else in the world. Through the use of advanced tracking technologies, sophisticated global communications, and a large team of experts across a broad spectrum of specialties, JAS is able to cost effectively handle the shipping of everything from tiny camera parts up to the massive components required to build an oil rig. Transporting cargo is a complex endeavor. JAS is the brand you can trust to satisfy your most demanding requirements.