Station Manager

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Job Title: Station Manager

Location: Peoria, Illinois

Purpose:

Responsible for all aspects of the station, including sales, freight forwarding operations, terminal handling and warehousing operations, customer service, customs clearance and billing. Ensures and is held accountable for the profitability of the station.

Key responsibilities:

* Deals with local authorities and acts as a legal representative of the station.

* representative of the station towards employees, e.g. organizing company events and go-to person for station personnel on non-functional topics.

* Decided upon all administrative matters at station.

* Leads negotiations with external suppliers.

* Accompanies Field Sales and Key Account Sales on visits to important clients or prospective clients (where "Station Manager" title may be beneficial to closing the deal)

* Hiring decisions at station level (although Station Manager may require formal next-level approval)

* Functional strategy decisions.

* Functional operations decisions (incl. negotiations with external AFR/OFR/Inland logistics suppliers)

* Setting performance targets.

* Evaluating performance and targets achievement

* Ensure adherence to Company policies.

* Ensure effective customer service through a process-oriented approach that delivers reliable and consistent service.

Qualifications:

* Good understanding of freight forwarding industry.

* Knowledge of station level administrative matters.

* Ability to take ownership and drive station solutions independently.

* Proven track record in people management role (leadership, motivation and people skill)

* Good communication skills.

Reporting lines

* Station Manager role reports directly to the respective Head of Region.

Why join DHL Global Forwarding?

We are part of Deutsche Post DHL, the world's leading logistics provider with operations in over 220 countries. Visit our career site on the web at

DHL GLOBAL FORWARDING HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED EXTERNALLY AS TOP EMPLOYER AND

A GREAT PLACE TO WORK !

WHY DOES THIS MATTER TO YOU?

* It means that when you partner with DHL Global Forwarding you're working with an ethical and socially responsible company.

* We believe that when people love to come to work, they give more, try harder for their Customers, and are proud of the service they give.

* And that's why external organizations have granted us different accolades for our people practices

Our Vision: The Logistics Company for the World

Our Mission: Excellence. Simply Delivered.

Our Purpose: We connect people, improving their lives.

Our Values: Respect & Results

Our Goals: Employer, Provider, and Investment of Choice, Living Responsibility

DHL Global Forwarding is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.

Work Authorization:

DHL Global Forwarding will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States. This is not a position for which visa sponsorship will be provided. Individuals who need sponsorship for work authorization, now or in the future, are not eligible for hire for this role.

About DHL Global Forwarding (DGF):

DHL Global Forwarding (DGF) is the world leader in air freight services and one of the leading providers of ocean freight services. Around 30,000 employees work to ensure the transport of all kinds of shipments by air or sea. DGF's logistics solutions span the entire supply chain, from the factory to the shop floor. They also include special transport-related services.

Our business model is very asset-light, as it is based on the brokerage of transport services between customers and freight carriers. We consolidate shipments to achieve higher volumes, purchase cargo space at better conditions and optimize network utilization. Our global presence means we can offer a variety of routing options and meet our customers' increasing demand for multimodal shipments.

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