Product Head Ocean Freight Pan India

Role Overview: As the Product Head - Ocean Freight, you will be responsible for leading and driving the strategic direction, growth, and profitability of the ocean freight product line. Your role will involve overseeing large-scale operations, enhancing market share, and implementing innovative solutions to strengthen the company's competitive position in the sea freight domain. You must demonstrate strong leadership in business expansion, operational efficiency, client engagement, and cross-functional team management to achieve and exceed organizational goals. Key Responsibilities: - Take full ownership of the Ocean/Sea Freight Products Profit & Loss, ensuring sustained growth and profitability. - Develop and execute aggressive strategies to grow the ocean/sea product at least 3x times from the existing business base. - Identify new market opportunities, service enhancements, and strategic partnerships to drive revenue expansion. - Oversee and ensure the smooth implementation of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and operational efficiencies across all ocean freight services. - Drive the development and implementation of solutions for sales and the network to ensure seamless operations and high business conversion rates. - Exhibit expertise in handling global RFQ/RFI/RFP processes for Sea/Ocean Freight Services, from strategy to execution. - Cultivate and maintain direct customer relationships, leveraging insights to drive product improvements and secure new business. - Lead, mentor, and inspire a high-performing team, fostering a collaborative working environment. - Lead and successfully execute key strategic projects related to ocean freight product development, digitalization, or market expansion. Qualifications Required: - Proven experience with full P&L accountability for a significant product line. - Minimum of 10+ years of progressive experience in the Freight Forwarding industry, with a primary focus on Ocean/Sea Freight. - Minimum 5 years in a leadership or senior role overseeing ocean freight products/operations. - Demonstrated experience of managing a minimum of 6,000 - 10,000 TEUs per annum (outbound) in ocean freight. - Strong business development skills with a proven ability to build and maintain direct customer relationships. - Excellent negotiation, presentation, and communication skills (written and verbal) to engage effectively with clients, carriers, and internal stakeholders.,