Director, Strategy, Planning - Berlin, Deutschland - sennder

sennder

Geprüftes Unternehmen

Berlin, Deutschland

vor 1 Woche

Geschrieben von:

Lena Wagner

beBee Recruiter

Beschreibung

sennder is Europe's leading digital freight forwarder. In a traditional industry, we are moving fast to digitize and automate all road freight logistics processes.

We are a growing team looking for a (Sr.) Director of Strategy, Planning, and Pricing to help us on our journey.

You would join our Business Operations team in the Amsterdam or Berlin office.

We value humility and we are as interested in your character as we are in your talent. Please apply, even if you feel you only meet part of our listed criteria. Diversity drives our innovation and we offer a collaborative, dynamic and international work environment. Just be yourself.

We are excited to meet you and for you to join us in shaping the future of the logistics industry in Europe.

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Director of Strategy, Planning & Pricing reports to the Chief Operating Officer and works closely with Operations leadership on a daily basis.

In this highly visible role, you and your teams will be trusted advisors to the CEO, COO, CFO and the Board of Directors, keeping them informed of performance trends and budget progress, and providing guidance on strategic decision-making.

You will manage two teams, both of which are central business functions that enable sennder's aggressive growth ambitions in the coming years.

The Strategy & Planning team is a key component of sennder's operations, working across all business teams to achieve company-wide goals.

They align Product, Operations, and Commercial teams through target-setting, operating models, analyses, and strategic projects.

The team is responsible for developing cross-functional strategies, leading planning cycles and ensuring business leads have ready access to actionable data and market insights.

In addition, they run analytical and strategy projects, including business intelligence and data products, and incubate expansion opportunities - anything else that helps sennder scale rapidly.

Three direct reports to you.

The Pricing team, led by the Head of Pricing, is responsible for guiding all pricing decisions at sennder, including both shipper pricing (contract RFPs & spot bidding) and carrier selling (bid acceptance guidance & Accept Now price setting).

They develop and implement business-wide pricing strategies and frameworks, and guide the development of our pricing product roadmap.

They partner with the sennAI Engineering team to develop proprietary ML pricing models, a true differentiator for the business and industry, and with Product Management to support embeded pricing products within sennOS to optimize or automate pricing interactions (e.g., APIs).

One direct report to you with a team of 5 people.

IN THIS ROLE YOU WILL

Lead a team of 1012 strategic thoughtleaders, project managers, product managers, business operators, and analysts
Strategy: Develop core business strategies, working closely with Executive and operational leadership to create a practical roadmap for achieving long term company goals
Planning: Lead the annual, quarterly, and monthly strategic planning & forecasting processes, including topline and operations headcount planning, financial modeling, OKR development and KPI target setting; you are responsible for aligning central FP&A, business operations, product and commercial stakeholders
Pricing: Manage the Head of Pricing and be responsible for all Pricing topics (Shipper and Carrier) at sennder; specifically guiding the strategic vision, partnering with the sennAI team to develop pricing algorithms, establishing standard methodologies & logics, and managing business profitability. You will be the lead for driving Gross Margin at sennder.
Governance: Directly support the COO on day to day management of the business, from leading monthly and weekly business performance reviews to providing recurring business updates for Board meetings and company All Hands, to developing incentive models for country GMs
Reporting: Develop and maintain Flagship business metrics used for internal performance tracking, regular Board updates, and to support fundraising; team is responsible for building support dashboards and analyses. There will be a strong component of Investor Relations work associated with your role, supporting the CFO.
Industry Insights: Monitor macroeconomic / industry trends and changes to competitive landscape / positioning; regularly report to internal teams, Csuite, and the Board of Directors, and provide thought leadership externally to Shippers and Carriers
Expansion: Evaluate and support expansion of the core brokerage business into new geographies, modalities, and services
Alignment: Interface with all functional areas (Brokerage Operations, Commercial, Product, Finance, Legal, etc.) to ensure efficient and productive working relationships
Continuous Improvement: Identify the biggest operational gaps, inefficiencies, and risks using our internal data and deliver solutions

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