General Manager

Spearing Executive Search; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading logistics and freight forwarding firm is seeking a General Manager in Singapore to provide strategic direction and manage resources effectively. The role involves expanding revenue streams, fostering a high-performance culture, and ensuring compliance and governance. Candidates should have a degree in Business or Logistics, at least eight years of industry experience, and strong relationship-building skills. This role offers opportunities for career growth in the SEA and APAC regions.

Qualifications

• At least eight years of experience in Logistics or related job scope industry.
• Experience with managing a lean team.
• Strong relationship-building skills.
• Experience managing a lean team.
• Expansion across SEA and APAC requires adaptability and growth-minded leadership.

Responsibilities

• Drive and expand recurring revenue streams within the organisation's vision.
• Lead high-performing teams and provide mentorship.
• Cultivate relationships with stakeholders.
• Lead high-performing teams, attract and retain talent, provide mentorship and guidance to management.
• Cultivate strong relationships with public and private sector stakeholders.
• Provide overall strategic leadership, develop long-term planning and drive growth agenda.
• Drive improvements to operations through feedback and issue identification.
• Drive governance, compliance, reporting, including sound fiscal management.
• Drive organisational transformation projects and programmes development.

Skills

Strong relationship building skills

Excellent stakeholder engagement skills

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Degree in Business and/or Logistics/Supply Chain Management

Job description

Our client is a industry leader in the logistics and freight forwarding business, looking for aGeneral Manager that is responsible for strategising and providing the overall strategic direction of the organisation within guidelines set by a board of directors, translating the organisation's vision and goals into action steps with the help of a management team.

The General Manageris also responsible for managing overall organisational resources and represents the organisation with clients, investors and business partners.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• Driveand expand recurring revenue streams within the framework of theorganisations vision and overall objectives
• Drivedevelopment of business continuity and succession management formission critical roles that have financial impact to theorganisation
• Fostera value-based culture and a culture of accountability in theorganisation
• Leadhigh-performing teams, attract and retain talent, providementorship and guidance to management
• Cultivatestrong relationships with public and private sectorstakeholders
• Provideoverall and strategic leadership, develop long-term planning andlead to realise the organisation's growth agenda
• Driveimprovements to the organisation's operations through feedbackand identification of issues
• Drivethe organisation's governance, compliance issues and reporting,including but not limited to sound fiscal management
• Driveorganisational transformation projects and programmesdevelopment

Key Skills and Requirements

• Degree in Business and/or Logistics/Supply Chain Management
• At least eight years of experience in Logistics or related jobscope industry
• Strong relationship building skills
• Experience with managing a lean team
• Excellent stakeholder engagement skills
  This corporation is looking to expand throughout SEA and APAC so candidates can expect their careers to grow with the company.