VP Commercial Freight

DP World
United Kingdom
Full timeFunction: SalesSkills: ["Visionary leadership","Strategic thinking","Relationship building","People management","Collaboration"]

Lead the commercial freight team for DP World across the UK, Ireland, and Nordics, driving sales growth and exceeding budget and revenue goals. Own budgeting and strategy for Air, Ocean, Freight, and Road products, while enabling cross-selling with other DP World teams. Manage and develop a geographically distributed sales team, executing strategic initiatives and customer opportunities and building long-term, senior-level customer relationships.

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VP Commercial Freight

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Job Summary

Lead the commercial freight team for DP World across the UK, Ireland, and Nordics, driving sales growth and exceeding budget and revenue goals. Own budgeting and strategy for Air, Ocean, Freight, and Road products, while enabling cross-selling with other DP World teams. Manage and develop a geographically distributed sales team, executing strategic initiatives and customer opportunities and building long-term, senior-level customer relationships.
Location: United Kingdom
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Sales
Seniority: Sr. Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Provide visionary leadership for the freight division commercial team in the UK, Ireland, and Nordics.
  • •Own and execute budgeting to hit growth and revenue goals for Air, Freight, Ocean, and Road products.
  • •Manage and develop a large, diverse sales team across geographies to ensure goals are met.
  • •Develop long-term strategic relationships with customers and engage senior customer leadership teams.
  • •Collaborate with global and regional teams to execute strategic initiatives and cross-selling opportunities across DP World services.

Key Requirements

  • •Extensive experience leading commercial teams in large multinational freight forwarding or logistics companies.
  • •Strategic mindset with the ability to translate long-term growth plans into day-to-day activity.
  • •Proven ability to manage multiple senior customer and internal relationships.
  • •Track record of achieving yearly growing sales targets.
  • •Strong people management experience, including managing people across multiple countries.
Experience:Freight forwardingLogistics
Skills:Visionary leadershipStrategic thinkingRelationship buildingPeople managementCollaboration

Company Brief

DP World
Global ports, terminals and logistics provider offering end-to-end supply‑chain, maritime services, freezones and technology-driven trade solutions across ports, inland terminals, logistics parks and digital platforms.
Industry: Ports & Port Operators
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Established Company
Valuation: Decacorn (USD 10B+)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Founded: 2005
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