Job Description

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 68,000 colleagues worldwide, we welcome diversity and thrive on individual backgrounds, perspectives and skills. Together as one team, we are Here to move.

• Develops, promotes and trains innovative procurement models, concepts and
• initiatives to improve overall product competitiveness
• Identifies, develops and promotes pricing models to increase footprint of the regional
• FCL product
• Executes and cascades DB Schenker Global (or aligned Regional) Preferred Ocean Carrier strategy within the assigned Region and into the clusters/countries and increases the overall VIP contribution
• Negotiates, procures, prices FCL rates for all kinds of FCL ocean freight business opportunities (focus on regional opportunities) and supports country trade teams to achieve best procurement results as well as optimal pricing with customers on an end to end basis.
• Liaises with the cluster/country counterparts in assigned region as well as regional counterparts regions to identify synergies and evaluate further opportunities for development.
• Develops and aligns, promotes, executes and steers Regional Trade Lane strategies and optimizes the FCL related business structure
• Develops, aligns, implements, executes, trains regional Trade guidelines for increase of volume and quality of the FCL product within the regional organization
• Executes, supports and monitors the globally binding Trade Lane strategy into the region and its’ clusters/countries and ensures the clear split of responsibility for Trade Lane activities between stakeholders (ie global/region/cluster/country/biz unit)
• Aligns, implements and monitors the Regional FCL Trade Lane budget with the clusters/countries including execution and defining the Regional / Cluster Trade strategy, monitoring and controlling of FCL volume performance as well as GP performance and management of deviations
• Processes and aligns regional trade lane related marketing in cooperation with Global Head of Trade, Regional Ocean Solutions as well as Sales and Sales Planning
• Executes, promotes and actively supports Ocean Freight PRIMUS plan with focus on Regional Trade strategy
• Creates regional Ocean Freight FCL market analysis in close cooperation with Cluster/Country management and regional Ocean Solutions
• Defines Trade Lane related business requirements for new and innovative solutions, incl best practice sharing amongst regions and clusters.
• Drives and supports Regional Ocean Solutions, Sales and Sales Planning on Regional and Cluster Trade level regarding identification and acquisition of strategic FCL accounts by defining account strategies (regional accounts) as well as supporting account strategies (for global or international) accounts and attendance on key customer meetings
• Continued pursuit of regional and local development of talent management
• To lead and review allocation requirements and escalation management for all carriers to achieve optimal weekly utilization on a consistent basis.
• To train and mentor team members for career progression and personal development

Equal Opportunity Employer: At DB Schenker we are proud of our diverse workforce and we are committed in enhancing it further. Therefore, we welcome all applicants, regardless of gender, age, disability, nationality, religion or sexual orientation.