Director Trade Finance- UK

Job Description
The role
We are actively looking for a director in the UK for our brand new trade finance initiative role. This is a new role within our organisation and we are looking for someone who wants to move to somewhere where they can define the landscape and develop and implement a strategy to help DP World take advantage of their trade finance opportunity.

This is a unique offering within the logistics industry as DP World are directly managing the funds for their trade finance and are developing a long term solution to help customers ship more products globally. As the director for the UK you will be developing and implementing a sales strategy that will target customers selling our trade finance initiative to their CFOs and finance teams.

You will be supported and working with a global trade finance team that will include other country directors, credit managers and support staff to make sure that once you have made the initial approach things can run smoothly. You will also work with out European commercial teams who will provide leads and customer to speak to thus creating a circular loop of business leads from both your team and the commercial team.

Initially the role will be looking at capturing new customers and increasing the profile of the initiative with clients. As the role and customer list grows you will eventually be mananging a team and developing a long term strategy which dovetails with the global objectives.

So, who are we looking for?
Key Skills And Experience Include

• Extensive experience as a relationship manager from within the banking of financial services sector.
• A good understanding of trade finance and how it impacts the global logistics trade
• Strong client management skills and comfortable with developing new customer relationships
• A long term vision that prioritises customer relationships over short term sales
• A strong understanding of balance sheets, credit reports and comfortable with providing risk analysis
• Good stakeholder management skills and the ability to manage international stakeholders.

Compensation
DP World offers exciting and challenging roles within a growing international organization. We strive to hire and develop the right people, locally and globally, stimulating personal growth and self-development within an informal atmosphere. We offer a market competitive compensation package.

About DP World
Trade is the lifeblood of the global economy, creating opportunities and improving the quality of life for people around the world. DP World exists to make the world's trade flow better, changing what's possible for the customers and communities we serve globally.

With a dedicated, diverse and professional team of more than 120,000 employees spanning 75 countries on six continents, DP World is pushing trade further and faster towards a seamless supply chain that's fit for the future.

We're rapidly transforming and integrating our businesses -- Ports and Terminals, Marine Services, Logistics and Technology – and uniting our global infrastructure with local expertise to create stronger, more efficient end-to-end supply chain solutions that can change the way the world trades.

What's more, we're reshaping the future by investing in innovation. From intelligent delivery systems to automated warehouse stacking, we're at the cutting edge of disruptive technology, pushing the sector towards better ways to trade, minimising disruptions from the factory floor to the customer's door.

WE MAKE TRADE FLOW
To Change What's Possible For Everyone
DP World is committed to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO). We strongly believe that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success and we make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We believe that employees are happiest when they're empowered to be their true, authentic selves. So, please come as you are. We can't wait to meet you.

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