General Manager (General Director)

Our client – a leading European specialist logistics and forwarding services provider (dealing with out-of-gauge and abnormal loads). The company has been operating in Russia for the past two decades. To improve performance, efficiency, and financial results of its Russian operations, it now requires

General Manager (General Director)

Scope of responsibilities and tasks:

• proactive attraction of new customers in Russia

• business development for the company

• advising clients on solutions for issues in the field of exceptional transport

• execution of the entire logistics process, from quotation to payment

• informing the parties involved (customers, suppliers, colleagues)

• ensuring a solid organization and building a team

• reports directly to the company management/owners (Board of Directors)

Requirements:

• relevant work and management experience with exceptional transport – as a General Manager / Deputy General Manager / Operations Director / Commercial Director of a transportation and forwarding company – a must

• degree in logistics/supply chain management

• thorough further logistics training

• ability to organize and optimize processes

• continuously thinking in terms of attracting clients, business development and sales

• budgeting, planning, reporting to HQ

• ability to build long-term client relationships

• fluent in English (both verbal and writing skills at level C1 and above) and Russian (to the level of a native speaker)

• able to build long-term client relationships

• internationally orientated to collaborate with European offices/colleagues

• willing to travel (monthly corporate meetings in Europe)

Candidate profile:

fair, full of integrity, transparent and open, honest, reliable, responsible, steadfast and persistent in achieving goals, endorsing company’s norms and values

The company offers:

• stable and healthy European family business with an open culture

• onboarding process

• smaller team of committed and enthusiastic colleagues

• dynamic and professional international working environment that pays attention to the human side

• good rewards (salary+bonus+car) and opportunities for development

• work location – St. Petersburg office

Selection process: stage 1 – an interview in English with Consort Petersburg; stage 2 – an interview with company’s management.

Please apply with a CV in English.

Please indicate your salary expectations – in RUR gross