Details:
- Salary: £100,000 - Annum
- Job Type: Permanent
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Salary Per: Annum
- Location: Heathrow Villages Greater London
- Date: 2 weeks ago
Description:
French Speaking - Managing Director – UK
Luxury Goods Ecommerce Logistics Company
Surrey Area
We are recruiting a French Speaking MD for one of our clients, who are a High Luxury Logistics Company based in the Surrey area. The company is a fast growing global ecommerce business, and the UK is part of their global network within the Luxury industry niche.
Remuneration Package: Circa £100K+
Desired Profile
· Fluent/Native French speaker
· Experience in a Transport and/or Logistics, Road Freight/Courier Domestic and International
· Good interpersonal communication skills
· Ability to develop and build relationships both internally and externally.
· Ability to understand business and customer requirements and find solutions.
· Ability to work under pressure and to tight timescales.
· Ability to work independently, using own initiative, occasionally remotely and outside of normal office hours.
· Great sense of leadership in both behaviour and communication style to inspire staff to operate at the highest level and ensure client retention
· Be flexible when required and work within a changing environment.
· Operate with high value cargo, so thorough background checks will be done.
Responsibilities
· Leading the company’s 45 staff members to provide top customer service while following compliance, commercial and legal requirements.
· Ultimately responsible for the operational performance of the business.
· Commercial leadership to continue the fantastic growth of the previous years.
· Human Resources Management (contracts, disciplinaries etc.)
· Finance Management (KPI’s, P&L Ownership, Cashflow Strategic Decisions, Investments)
· Legal and Contractual Negotiations with suppliers and with customers supported by external legal teams
· Facilities Management to ensure our premises are fit for purpose and compliant with insurance and customer expectations
· Reporting (Operational, Commercial, Financial)
· Key connection with stakeholders across the global company network