Trade Lane Manager

Recruiter:

Switch Recruit

Job Ref:

JHB000495/SB

Date posted:

Monday, October 6, 2025

Location:

Johannesburg, South Africa

Salary:

Monthly

SUMMARY:
Are you a strategic thinker with a passion for driving trade growth and building powerful international partnerships?
Our client, a global leader in logistics and freight solutions, is seeking an experienced Trade Lane Development Manager to lead the development, optimization and expansion of trade lanes across key markets.

POSITION INFO:
Join a global leader in logistics and make your mark in an environment that values innovation, collaboration and excellence.

Responsibilities:

Account for overall sales results within the country, coordinating and controlling strategic sales activities with high business impact.
Develop and implement sales strategies in line with the country’s business objectives and group guidelines.
Drive market growth, customer acquisition and retention at a national level.
Lead and improve sales performance through process optimization and performance measurement.
Support customer strategies and lead contract negotiations at the country level.
Identify and validate improvement areas using sales pipeline reporting in collaboration with sales effectiveness teams.
Analyze market and technology trends to guide changes within the sales function.
Refine trade lane strategies to ensure competitive positioning.
Achieve market share and revenue growth targets across designated trade lanes.
Conduct annual assessments of trade routes and coordinate strategic adjustments.
Ensure efficient resource utilization and continuous productivity improvement.
Monitor operational KPIs, ensuring targets are met or exceeded.
Hold weekly review sessions with key stakeholders, providing updates and action plans.
Support both Sea Freight and Air Freight product and sales divisions.
Implement operational and strategic modifications that influence divisional performance and profitability.
Maintain healthy trade and customer relationships at all times.

Requirements:

Minimum 10 years’ experience in the logistics industry.
Proven success in Sales or Commercial Management roles.
Deep understanding of trade lanes, freight forwarding and logistics operations.
Commercially astute with excellent business acumen.
Strong presentation, facilitation and negotiation skills.

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