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Regional Commercial Manager - UK

Role overview

Qualifications

  • Experience in the UK logistics market
  • Strong commercial acumen
  • Proven ability to build relationships with decision-makers
  • Understanding of transport networks and logistics challenges

Responsibilities

  • Identify, approach and acquire new customers within the UK market
  • Build and maintain relationships with key decision-makers
  • Identify profitable transport opportunities and develop new transport flows
  • Work closely with Operations and Pricing teams to convert opportunities into business

Key facts

Hard skills

Other skills

  • Communication
  • Problem Solving
  • Teamwork

About the company

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Royal Den Hartogh Logistics

Transportation, Logistics & Supply Chain

We are one of the worlds leading Logistics Service Providers (LSPs) when it comes to the safe and reliable transport of bulk liquids and gasses for the Chemical Industry. As a bulk logistics service provider for the chemical, gas, polymer and dry bulk food industry, we combine the best elements to create the optimal formula for each individual situation. We are a Royal family-owned organisation that was established in 1920 in the Netherlands. Safety and operational excellence are embedded in our culture. Our smart logistics solutions are formed through chemistry – by working and collaborating with our customers, resulting in the right fit for every type of transport In other words: progress and development through chemistry. Den Hartogh has a presence in every region of the world, with premises at 24 countries with 43 locations/offices. Our workforce consists of more than 1,600 people and our modern equipment includes more than 19,000 tank containers, 7,000 dry bulk containers, 400 tank trailers and more than 500 trucks. Chemistry through smart logistics Chemical logistics is our business, and personal chemistry with customers our aim. We bring almost 100 years experience of delivering Smart Logistics for the chemical and petrochemical industries. Our Chemistry First of all, our aim is to create chemistry with our partners. In case some challenges occur, together we search for the solution. Our employees work together with our partners' staff, and even with our partners' customers in order to make it work! All employees are informed about relevant topics by mail, board computer, narrow casting, internal magazines and newsletters and in person by their manager. On a quarterly base employees around the world are informed about successes and challenges.

Company details

Company typeLarge
IndustryTransportation, Logistics & Supply Chain

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Job description

Are you a commercially driven professional who enjoys opening doors, building relationships and turning opportunities into profitable business? Do you know the UK logistics market and want to play a key role in expanding an international transport network? Then we'd love to meet you!

At Royal Den Hartogh, we are looking for a Regional Commercial Manager to strengthen our Liquid Food business in the United Kingdom.

In this role, you are the commercial face of Royal Den Hartogh in the UK. You identify new business opportunities, develop relationships with key decision-makers and expand our customer base and transport network.

What will you be doing?

As Regional Commercial Manager, you take ownership of commercial development across your region. Your focus is on generating new business, developing profitable transport flows and identifying opportunities that strengthen our existing logistics network.

You spend time in the market, meeting potential customers, understanding their logistics challenges and identifying where Royal Den Hartogh can add value.

You work closely with our PMC Commercial Managers, Operations and Pricing teams to turn commercial opportunities into successful and sustainable business.

Your key responsibilities include:

  • Identify, approach and acquire new customers within the UK market.

  • Build and maintain relationships with Logistics Managers, Supply Chain Managers, Procurement Managers and other key decision-makers.

  • Identify profitable spot transport opportunities and develop new transport flows.

  • Explore backhaul opportunities that improve network utilisation and reduce empty kilometres.

  • Develop a strong understanding of regional logistics flows, customer locations, production sites and competitor activities.

  • Maintain an active commercial pipeline and convert opportunities into long-term customer relationships.

  • Work closely with Operations and Pricing to develop commercially attractive and operationally feasible solutions.

  • Support tenders, commercial proposals and business cases.

  • Share market intelligence, customer feedback and commercial opportunities with internal stakeholders.

  • Report commercial progress, opportunities and risks to the Regional Commercial Director.

Why join Royal Den Hartogh?

This is an opportunity to make a real commercial impact within an international logistics organisation.

You will have the freedom to develop your market, build new relationships and identify opportunities that contribute directly to our growth.

Rather than simply managing an existing customer portfolio, you will actively shape the development of our Liquid Food business in the UK.

You bring the opportunities. Together, we turn them into sustainable business.

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