Regional Chief Operations Officer

Job Summary
The role has responsibility for the delivery of safe, cost effective,
competitive and timely marine services to the region. Effectively manages the
operations, technical and procurement departments and provides strategic
direction. Leads and manages all country operations applicable.
General Area of Responsibility
Reporting to the Region Managing Director and based at the Svitzer AMEA
Regional Office in Dubai, UAE where a lean and flat structure as well as the
mindset of autonomy creates a performance driven culture with significant
independence to impact the position and ultimately the performance of the
company.
Responsible for the performance and execution of four departments covering
Marine Operations, Procurement, Technical, and the People Performance
Management of the roles directly reporting to the Regional COO to ensure
functional excellence and support for the front line businesses as well as the
specialist skills required to develop business case solutions for new
projects.
Owner of a significant part of the overall P&L for the region, including
optimizing and synergizing across operations ensuring increased ownership
advantages by use of world class planning, leadership skills and innovative
thinking.
As a highly exposed and impactful leadership role, Responsible for close
collaboration with the Commercial, Finance and Human Resources departments
ensuring transparency across multiple functions at the Regional and Country
Level of the organisation. Key for the roles success is to build strong
relations internally and take an active interest in building strong
connections with existing and new customers. Role is highly exposed and
requires strong external focus as industry spokesperson promoting innovations
and industrial agendas.
Specific Areas of Responsibility-
* Deliver a service orientated support focus to the region's frontline businesses and its reliability.
* As a close collaborator, support the Regional Managing Director and Cluster MDs in the management of Svitzer AMEA Contract Managers of country level operations whilst delivering clear and strategic initiatives to staying ahead of customer needs.
* Effective internal stakeholder management with HQ in Copenhagen and with other regional COO's to proactively support the global operations strategy and priorities for Svitzer.
* Overall responsibility for the success of regional Procurement, Technical and Fleet Management.
* Accountability for the delivery of safe, cost effective, competitive, and timely marine services to clients through use of indirect leadership skills and world class planning and execution.
* Be the promoter of best practice standards for towage operations, including development of operations manuals. Develop and maintain superior operational knowledge within the department, including fleet management, operational manuals and technical and safety knowledge. Set targets and follow up on operational, technical and safety performance.
* Ensure that all relevant flag- and registry requirements are being met by the Svitzer AMEA fleet. Ensuring that fleet investments and operational capabilities are scaled to match the Regional strategy.
* Lead change management projects, both operational and strategic, with a special focus on implementation of new business. Challenge the existing organization in way of doing things to identify and execute on improvement opportunities.
* Effectively collaborate with Regional CCO and the commercial team on tender preparation and execution and management of key client stakeholders on a regional and local level in support of the Svitzer commercial strategy.
* Lead the implementation of innovative digitization and data driven approaches to technical and marine operations in AMEA. Support the global data strategy by using AMEA operations as a testing ground for new systems, ways of working and specific case scenario learnings.
* Leading the decarbonization strategy across the AMEA fleet and operations and contributing to how we can create value for our customers. Ownership of fleet optimization of assets with definitive targets and KPI's for fuel consumption, energy efficiency, carbon footprint and GHG emissions.
* Engaging with senior client and external stakeholders including O&G Majors senior/executive management and national authorities to advance the commercial strategy of Svitzer.
* Maintain up to date and be the leadership reference point for industry market intelligence and analysis, competition capabilities and capacity, new business ventures and towage industry innovations. Drive continuous improvements, standardization and best practices across business units.
* Reduce the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) of goods and services (incl non-technical) for Svitzer AMEA and maintain oversight of country/company level P&L as well as formulating regional operating budgets and forecasting.
* Board member representation for companies operating within the responsibility of Svitzer AMEA Region.
Qualifications and Experience required
* Preference Master's degree/ MBA in a business discipline or Maritime Science
* Minimum ‎10 - ‎15 years extensive experience in asset heavy operational management in Maritime Industry
* Experience with Planned Maintenance Systems (PMS), Safety Management Systems (SMS) and Maritime Law and Business Practices
* Proven experience and ability to influence at board level & with internal senior stakeholders
* High level of financial management knowledge and analytical capacity. Structured and data driven, and well versed at driving this into the business
* Excellent verbal and written English communication skills and the capability to deal with a diverse international group of people at a broad range of levels
* Strong understanding of change management and the ability to work effectively in a matrix structure
* Detailed understanding of the various links with other functional areas. Ability to provide leadership, obtain cooperation and promote a team environment to meet objectives.
* Develops people - coaching and mentoring to build organizational capability, talent and bench strength.
Essential Needs/ Requirements
* Fluency in both oral and written English
* Proficient user of MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
* Strong communicator, good negotiating and solid presentation skills
* Travel commitment in a role requiring regular global travel and flexibility with potential disruption to standard office hours, often at short notice, expecting a minimum of ‎60 days per year.
* Continuous improvement mindset.
* High level of professionalism, honesty and integrity.
* Excellent organizational, time management and planning skills.
* The ability to think conceptually while managing the detail.
Leadership Behaviours Required
* Active listener - listens more than speaks.
* Collaborative across functions, peer groups, regions and with HQ.
* Relationship builder.
* Team focus - puts the team first over themselves
* Proactive long term and medium planning of fleet management
* Followership - inspires and manages directly and indirectly those around him/ her.
* Innovative mindset - openness to new ideas and learning.
* Sets the standard - beyond repute when it comes to integrity.
* Ownership - takes accountability.
* Ability to communicate to all levels of employees from crews to executive.
Authorities / Authorization
* Per Regional and Local Company Authority Matrix.
Building a Diverse Workplace
In Svitzer we value the diversity of our talent and will always strive to
recruit the best person for the job - we value diversity in all its forms,
including but not limited to gender, age, nationality, race, sexual
orientation, disability, or religious beliefs. We are proud of our diversity
and see it as a genuine source of strength for building high performing teams.
Don't meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that members from some
under-represented groups are less likely to apply for jobs if they don't meet
every single qualification. At Svitzer we are dedicated to building a diverse
and inclusive workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past
experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job
description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right
candidate for this or other roles, and we are excited about hearing from you!
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