Country Director – Thailand

Why Cogoport

International Trade can be complicated at times and every day brings new challenges and opportunities to learn. Cogoport is a global trade platform that connects businesses/ exporters with supply chain partners while making it easier for supply chain partners to connect to new customers. We are backed by some of the well-known investors including Tiger Global & DST and have offices in Singapore, India, Vietnam, Netherlands

As a part of Cogoport, you will get an opportunity to be a part of an industry-wide revolution in the world of shipping and logistics by collaborating with other brilliant minds to resolve real world challenges. You will have a direct impact on the global logistics & supply chain industry shaping it with technology to make it more efficient & streamlined

Cogoport is currently expanding globally, and we are looking to hire a Country Director to head our launch in Thailand. Reporting to the CEO, the high-calibre candidate will be responsible for setting up the business, developing & implementing business strategies, hiring teams and growing revenues for the company.

What you will be doing 

As the first key hire in Thailand, you will be responsible for running the end-to-end country business and will lead multi-functional teams. Key responsibilities include:

• Hire & groom a strong team for launch & continue to expand teams as we scale
• Manage the full P&L for the business in Thailand – proposing and executing the business strategies & priorities, growing revenues while optimizing costs & assessing the market for new service/product growth
• Identify & farm strategic partnerships with supply partners - managing relationships to ensure a win – win situation for both Cogoport & Supply partners
• Build & groom a strong operations & customer support team that focuses on providing a superior customer experience
• Grow revenues via both traditional sales & online demand channels by farming relationships with Enterprise, SME clients & channel partners
• Set up best practices across the organisation based on industry standards & other country operations while at the same time capturing local nuances to ensure the best-in-class experience for both consumers & supply partners
• Represent Cogoport in public forums and work with government agencies to ensure compliance

You will ideally have 

• 10+ years of experience in logistics & supply chain industry with full P&L ownership or ownership of revenues targets
• Have prior experience of hiring & grooming teams working closely with them to build a strong culture of ownership & drive
• Have a strong entrepreneurial mindset & is a self-starter
• Have strong knowledge of supply chain & logistics industry in Thailand and believes that technology can bring in more efficiency & gains to this industry

Please feel free to reach out to hiring manager Suchindran Ramesh (suchindran.ramesh@cogoport.com) with a quick summary of your profile & achievements if you see yourself a good fit for the role.