Director, Ocean Freight – U.S. Growth & Strategy

DP World; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 155,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Life insurance

Voluntary lifestyle benefits

Other benefits

Job summary

DP World in the United States is seeking a Director, Ocean Freight to lead the strategy, development, and performance of the Ocean Freight portfolio across the U.S. Freight Forwarding organization.

This senior role serves as the US market’s top product leader for Ocean Freight, driving growth, carrier alignment, solution development, and standardized service delivery. The Director will collaborate with commercial, operations, procurement, pricing, and industry vertical leaders to develop

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive leadership experience in Ocean Freight, freight forwarding, logistics, or supply chain management.
• Strong experience within the U.S. freight forwarding and Ocean Freight market.
• Proven success leading product management, commercial strategy, or operational leadership initiatives within a logistics environment.
• Deep understanding of U.S. import/export operations, carrier relationships, trade-lane management, and forwarding operations.
• Demonstrated ability to drive revenue growth, product development, and operational improvements.
• Strong commercial acumen and customer-facing leadership experience.
• Experience supporting strategic accounts, RFQs, and complex customer solution development.
• Proven ability to lead within a matrixed organization and influence cross-functional stakeholders.
• Experience in temperature-controlled shipment procurement would be a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the U.S. Ocean Freight product strategy aligned with DP World Freight Forwarding growth objectives.
• Own and manage the U.S. Ocean Freight product portfolio, including service offerings, trade-lane development, pricing alignment, and profitability optimization.
• Drive product lifecycle management initiatives including product development, standardization, enhancement, and retirement decisions.
• Identify opportunities to improve product competitiveness, customer experience, operational efficiency, and margin performance within the U.S. market.
• Establish standardized Ocean Freight products, SOPs, and service expectations across the U.S. organization.
• Partner with procurement and carrier management teams to support carrier strategy, allocation optimization, and vendor performance initiatives.

Skills

Ocean Freight leadership

Strategic product management

Commercial strategy

Cross-functional leadership

RFQ / solution design

Carrier management

Revenue growth

Stakeholder influence

Job description

DP World in the United States is seeking a Director, Ocean Freight to lead the strategy, development, and performance of the Ocean Freight portfolio across the U.S. Freight Forwarding organization.

This senior role serves as the US market’s top product leader for Ocean Freight, driving growth, carrier alignment, solution development, and standardized service delivery. The Director will collaborate with commercial, operations, procurement, pricing, and industry vertical leaders to develop