Branch Manager - Springfield Gardens, United States - Yusen Logistics

Yusen Logistics
Yusen Logistics
Verified Company
Springfield Gardens, United States

3 weeks ago

Mark Lane

Posted by:

Mark Lane

beBee recruiter
Description

Overview:
**Salary Range
- $117,496- $206,434**
Position Summary


This key position within the International Freight Forwarding Group will have a direct impact to the commercial success of a high-volume IFF branch.

The position aids the Regional VP and Product Leaders in formulating and administering organizational policies and initiatives includes P&L responsibility, business planning, financial budgeting, executing operations, mentoring/coaching employees, and implementing process improvement and value proposition enhancement, through day-to-day branch management, either directly or through subordinate managers.

The role also serves as one of the primary contacts for customers who are serviced by the branch overseen.

As a leadership member of the IFF, the position is also responsible to work closely with the other leadership members within YLA to ensure the direction and strategy of the branch is aligned with overall strategy of IFF and ultimately with YLA.


Responsibilities:


Essential Duties and Responsibilities:


Position specific:

  • Translates IFF strategies for each key product, Air Freight Forwarding, Ocean Freight Forwarding, and Customs House Brokerage, into a daytoday branch management.
  • Contributes to the formulation and administration of company policies, budgets and development of longterm strategies, goals and objectives.
  • Reviews analyses of activities, costs, operations, qualities, and forecasts data to determine branch progress toward stated goals and objectives.
  • Confers with branch management to review achievements and to discuss required changes in goals or objectives resulting from current status and conditions.
  • Responsible for P&L and KPIs including preparation of midterm plans and budgets based on IFF goals and growth objectives.
  • Develops and implements procedures and controls that promote communication and adequate information flow.
  • Creates an atmosphere that promotes employee involvement, communicates regularly with branch management and employees.
  • Conducts performance evaluations and recommends promotion, wage increases and other performance related actions such as verbal and written counseling notices, discipline, and termination of employment.
  • Establishes and frequently reviews developmental action plans that promote growth for the individual and strengthens succession planning initiatives.
  • Responsible for maintaining and organic growth of the customer relationship, frequently interacts with customers to ensure satisfaction of customer requirements and requests.
  • Fosters environment of continuous improvement utilizing Kaizen principles.
  • Performs special projects and other duties as assigned and required by RVP.

Leadership specific:

  • Inspires the trust of others; Works with integrity and ethically; Upholds organizational values.
  • Maintains an uptodate knowledge of IFF's strategic objectives, product offerings, and platform/system enhancements.
  • Excellent strategic problem solving & analytical skills; strong business acumen.
  • Engages in the highperformance culture characterized by high integrity, efficiency, productivity, teamwork, collaboration, innovation, and camaraderie.
  • Team oriented, collaborative, diplomatic, and flexible, with excellent presentation skills, including strong oral and writing capabilities.
  • Expert at summarizing, packaging, and presenting data to assist management in assessing options and decision making.
  • Works with limited direction, usually within a complex and often ambiguous environment, to drive rigorous, factbased recommendations to regional (RVPs and Fellow Branch Managers) and/or functional management (Product leaders) while supporting syndication with stakeholders across the organization.

Qualifications:

Education and Experience

  • Complete knowledge of International Freight Forwarding and Logistics operations, competitors, relevant technology.
  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Logistics, or equivalent field, preferred.
  • 710 years of experience in International Freight Forwarding, logistics industry with a minimum of three years in leadership position.
  • Bilingual capability and experience in working overseas are preferred.
  • Ability to influence without authority.
  • Ability to recognize and deal appropriately with sensitive and confidential information.
  • Ability to selfinitiate and prioritize workload to meet goals and objectives on time and on budget.

Travel:
Position requires domestic and international travel up to 15% of hours worked.

  • The above statements are intended to describe the general nature of work being performed. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required._

Benefits

Yusen offers a generous Employee Benefits Package including:

  • Medical, Dental, and Vision beginning the 1st of the month following start date
  • 401k with a company match
  • Flexible Spending Accounts, Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberm
More jobs from Yusen Logistics
See all jobs of Yusen Logistics