Inland Product Owner at Ascentech Services Limited

Position Overview

As the Inland Product Owner, you will serve as the bridge function between Area Sales and Operations with the aim to increase profitable Inland volume and optimize the Inland product portfolio. You will help develop the Area Inland strategy and define Area-level Inland ambition for the next budget year (volumes, profitability, Inland share, etc.) based on the Regional Inland target in alignment with Sales, Operations, and Trade Management.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive the identification and development of relevant Inland products for the Area, including premium services, together with Operations and Sales
• Gather feedback on the market from other Area Inland functions, including potential transport solutions for different modes, and include product needs in the final product offering
• Identify Inland value propositions and support Sales with tangible product information
• Act as main point of contact for Account Managers on product-related Inland questions
• Provide priorities and commercial ambitions to Procurement and support them in defining Service Level Agreements (SLAs) for transport providers
• Define the Inland network strategy by conducting required analysis on underserved/overserved locations and equipment levels
• Own the capacity demand forecasting reports and engage in active management of capacity availability and utilization

Required Qualifications

• At least 5 years' experience in shipping/container steering
• Proven experience in the trucking or forwarding industry with hands-on experience in product development for trucking corridors
• Strategic thinker with a customer-centric approach
• Very good written English skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in sales and operations of the trucking industry
• Experience working in Nigeria, Cameroon, Congo, and Angola
• Fluency in French

Location

Lagos, Nigeria

Industry

Logistics & Shipping