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.
