Description
Nyota Tanzania Ltd. is hiring a Country Manager – Tanzania based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Reporting to the Eastern Africa Area MD, the position of Tanzania Country Manager requires strong commercial leadership qualities to drive growth and profitability in a highly complex yet interesting business environment with vast business opportunities. Based in Dar es Salaam, the role leads the Maersk organization in Tanzania, and manages teams in Dar es Salaam, Tanga and Zanzibar. The Tanzania Country Manager is an integral part of the Area… The Country Manager is the senior-most Maersk leader in Tanzania and is accountable for the end-to-end leadership, strategic direction and sustainable performance of the country business. The role owns the country P&L and leads commercial growth, Logistics & Services (L&S), first-mile operations, depot activities, fleet management, customer experience, people performance, operational excellence, safety, compliance and stakeholder engagement. Main responsibilities: • Strategy and country leadership • Define and execute the Tanzania country strategy in alignment with Area, regional and global priorities. • Translate the strategy into clear commercial, operational, financial, customer and people priorities with measurable outcomes. • Maintain a strong understanding of Tanzania's trade flows, economic environment, infrastructure landscape, customer needs and competitive dynamics. • Identify growth opportunities and lead the transformation required to build a scalable, resilient and future-ready country business. • Act as the senior Maersk representative in Tanzania and foster collaboration across products, functions and geographies. • Financial performance and P&L ownership
Requirements
Bachelor's degree in business, Logistics, Supply Chain, Engineering, Economics or a related discipline. MBA, postgraduate business qualification, or relevant professional certification would be advantageous. Substantial senior leadership experience in logistics, supply chain, transportation, freight forwarding, shipping or a closely related B2B service industry. Solid, hands-on experience in Logistics & Services, with a strong understanding of integrated supply-chain solutions and operational economics. Demonstrated experience leading first-mile operations, depot activities and fleet management in a complex and safety-critical environment. Proven ownership of a sizeable P&L and track record of delivering profitable growth, cost improvement and business transformation. Strong commercial experience spanning business development, strategic account leadership, solution selling, pricing and contract negotiation. Experience leading multidisciplinary teams across Commercial, Operations, Customer Experience, Finance and enabling functions. Excellent stakeholder-management experience across a matrix organisation and with external stakeholders, including customers, partners, government institutions and regulatory bodies in Tanzania. Strong knowledge of the Tanzanian business, logistics and regulatory environment; experience across East African trade corridors is an advantage.
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