Managing Director Croatia
Managing Director Croatia
Permanent
Air & Ocean
Your Benefits
Air & Ocean
Job Description
What you can expect
- Lead the country business with full P&L responsibility, ensuring profitable and sustainable growth across all services and divisions.
- Drive, communicate, and execute the local business strategy fully aligned with the Rhenus Global and Regional strategy, working closely with all relevant Functions (Air, Ocean, Road, Finance, HR, etc.) to ensure seamless execution.
- Actively identify and pursue growth opportunities, expanding market presence and developing new commercial and operational initiatives.
- Build strong relationships with key customers, authorities, and partners, and support strategic sales activities including major customer visits and tenders.
- Maintain a regular presence across all local sites (minimum monthly visits) to support teams, strengthen cooperation, and monitor performance.
- Oversee day-to-day operations, ensuring efficiency, service excellence, compliance, and continuous improvement.
- Monitor key KPIs, SLAs, and financial performance, collaborating with Finance and Regional Leadership on budgets, forecasts, and investment decisions.
- Lead, mentor, and develop the senior leadership team, fostering a culture focused on accountability, collaboration, empowerment, and performance.
- Ensure compliance with legal, regulatory, and internal policies, safeguarding risk management and business continuity.
What you bring
- Minimum 10 years of experience in logistics or freight forwarding.
- Proven P&L responsibility at country or multi-site level.
- Strong leadership experience managing senior teams and multiple business lines.
- Deep knowledge of local Croatian market conditions and operational frameworks.
- Strong financial knowledge, analytical mindset, and decision-making capability.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Hands-on, pragmatic, and business-driven leadership style.
- Fluency in English and Croatian language.
Business Unit
Air & Ocean
Regardless of whether it is a long-distance shipment or a particularly time-critical shipment, we at Rhenus make everything possible for our customers and partners to get the goods to their destination safely and on time. Our particular strength lies in our global network, which is constantly being maintained and expanded. As part of Rhenus Air & Ocean you can, therefore, expect to find a whole host of exciting tasks all over the world, a wide range of opportunities for personal development, and the chance to take on responsibility in an international working environment.
Welcome to Rhenus
Where our journey of growth connects with yours.
We are a global powerhouse on a mission to be pioneers in everything we do. United, we make an impact and dare to redefine what's possible. Ready to unlock untapped potential. We are on the fast track. At Rhenus, we thrive on collaboration. Every voice is heard, and every idea is valued. We stand as one global team. Where everyone contributes to our success. Together, we shape the future of logistics and beyond. Empowered by you.