APM Terminals is one
of the world’s leading global terminal owners and operators with a Global
Terminal Network of more than 56 terminals with 20,000 employees in 34
countries that provides the port infrastructure essential to international
transportation and global economic growth.
APM Terminals is
making significant investments in many growing economies and has a very strong
business development organization and focus for the future.
As one of the current
developments in Africa, APM Terminals is currently realizing an important
investment in Mombasa, Kenya. A new, strategically situated Inland Contained
Depot is ready to serve it customers.
This newly developed
ICD will be of major importance in changing the way shipments will be handled
in Kenya.
APM Terminals Mombasa
is interested in recruiting, training and challenging the world’s best talent
to join our global team and to serve our customers and lead our company.
The company is fully
committed to developing talent with challenging jobs, global opportunities and
exciting work in a growing global business.
To learn more about
APM Terminals, please visit the corporate website: www.apmterminals.com
APM Terminals is very
interested in receiving applications for the position of:
Commercial Manager
Fully responsible for
sales & marketing strategy implementation, budgets and non-financial
targets, having the key responsibility for attracting customers and ensuring a
highly professional relationship to the various decisions makers within the
customer’s organization.
The Commercial manager
is a member of the Terminal Management Team
Main Duties:
The Commercial Manager
is responsible for setting & delivering commercial objectives which are
within the strategy & business plans of the terminal and leads the
translation of the Sales & Marketing strategy into business targets,
budgets and tangible plans and is responsible for budget preparations and
monitoring marketing plans
The commercial manager
is responsible for attracting and retaining customers and to ensure the
development of a highly professional relationship to the various decisions
makers within the customer’s organization and overseas business opportunities
(local & regional).
He/She drives and
manages the customer value proposition to secure growth and manages development
of overall standards and guidelines for Sales & Marketing, including
pricing, service, promotion, advertising , PR and media.
Requirements:
- Minimum
college degree in business, marketing or related discipline. Masters
degree in marketing will be preferable.
- Proven
direct marketing/sales experience in transportation or related industry
and proven management experience from the terminal or shipping industry or
alternatively related industry within transport or supply chain management
with detailed understanding of the various links with other functional
areas.
- Proven
track record and international experience within B2B Sales & Marketing
and excellent negotiation and relationship building skills on all levels.
- Trustworthy,
ambitious and able to work highly independently and in teams with an
ability to provide leadership, obtain cooperation and promote a team
environment to meet objectives.
- Must be
able to exercise discretion and good judgment, with an ability to
understand the effect of decisions overall in the company.
- Effective
interpersonal, negotiation and conflict resolution skills and strong
communication skills with the ability to communicate across the
organization.
Human Resource Manager
Reporting to the
Managing Director, the Human Resource Manager has a key leadership role in the
organization.
This involves advising
and interpreting company policy, labor law, and advising the Managing Team on
issues relating to employment, training & development, employee relations,
compensation, benefits, and other areas of responsibility.
The position oversees
key administrative functions related to Human Resources and general
administration.
Main Duties
- Plans
the strategic direction of the department, aligning it with the overall
business plan and strategy of the company and provides guidance and experience
to the discussions on policy.
- Ensures
that all employees are provided equal opportunity, fair and consistent
application of policies regardless of nationality or citizenship.
- Advises
management on significant employee relations matters and directs the
administration of compensation system ensuring consistent practices.
- Directs
education and training activities for the organization, including training
requirement needs for new hires, intern programs, skills assessments, etc.
- Manages
the HR and Training budget by creating budget, monitoring costs and
identifies areas of cost reduction, when feasible.
- Provides
supervision and direction for all departments including overseeing the
appropriate staffing levels, based on projected manpower plan.
- Follows
company management policies and procedures and participates in career plan
development for subordinates.
Requirements
- Requires
graduation from an accredited college or university with a degree in human
resources, business administration, behavioral science, or management.
- Requires
at least five years of general human resources, with an emphasis in
organizational design and planning, employment, labor law, employee
relations, compensation, and benefits.
- Needs
to have a good understanding of international management principles and is
knowledgeable in the areas of compensation, employee relations, general
benefits, employment and staffing practices
- Must be
able to work effectively with all levels of employees, including top,
middle and supervisory levels of management.
- Requires
strong interpersonal and negotiation skills and a collaborative work style
and is able to exercise discretion and good judgment understanding the
effect of decisions
- Must be
able to handle confidential company and employee information with complete
discretion and can prioritize responsibilities in order to handle a
demanding workload.
- Must be
detail oriented with a high degree of accuracy.
Finance Manager
As a member of the
Management Team, the Finance Manager will be fully responsible for ensuring
that the financial activities at the Inland Container Depot are aligned with
the overall strategy of the Company and that these yield the best possible
financial returns.
He/ She will oversee
the development of local policies, procedures and strategic objectives for the
Finance function.
Main Duties
- Develops
and executes the financial strategy of the company, ensuring that the
company is financially strong and risk protected.
- Establishes
and enforces procedures to improve working routines, provide high quality
and valuable information and analyses to aid decision making and achieve
cost efficiencies
- Leads
and co-ordinates the risk management strategy of the Terminal and makes
recommendations to the CEO/MD on risk management.
- Leads
the procurement function within the terminal and manages key suppliers to
ensure that cost effective solutions are provided for the terminal
- Ensures
that policies and guidelines are followed in accordance with the company’s
strategy and policies established by the Board of Directors.
- Financial
supervision of projects including but not limited to investment contracts.
- Ensures
that matters within scope of responsibility comply with local Law, Local
Regulations and the Company’s’ Strategy and Culture.
- Ensures
and establishes of proper internal controls and manage financial issues
relating to shareholders and BOD
- Manages,
motivates, coaches and instructs departmental staff and fosters
inter-departmental communication and co-operation.
Requirements
- Requires
a university degree in business or accounting. Qualification as a
Chartered Accountant or Certified Public Accountant, or equivalent is
preferable.
- Minimum
of 7 years in finance roles including management experience.
- Extensive
knowledge of setting of budgets, reporting, inventory control systems and
accounting.
- Experience
in Strategy development and implementation; for this candidates need to
have a strategic mindset and ability to drive strategic initiatives
- Understanding
of the logistics or shipping industry is seen as an advantage.
- Ability
to provide leadership, obtain cooperation and assistance to meet
objectives, and promote a team environment.
- Needs
to be detail oriented and at the same time able to see the ‘bigger
picture’.
- Above
average user skills in Excel/Word and high personal and professional
integrity
All above mentioned positions require the ability to communicate
in English, both verbally and written at an advanced level
For the above
mentioned positions, only applications received by e-mail will be considered that
are received within 5 days from publishing date
Your application can
be sent to:
Leon Humblet, Project
Implementation Manager at: Leon.Humblet@apmterminals.com
Applicants shall be
contacted about the decision on their application via EMAIL once all
applications have been reviewed.
We guarantee total
confidentiality.
APM Terminals is an
equal opportunity Employer.
