Head of Logistics at Agro-Trading Company Skopa

Skopa is a group of companies trading grain, legumes, and oilseeds in the Republic of Tatarstan, neighboring regions, and for export. Currently, the issue of opening a company in the Sultanate of Oman is being considered. The company will be included in the scope of commercial and logistics transactions of the group.

• To build and lead the group's logistics so that the "procurement → road → elevator → rail or sea → port → buyer" chain operates within contract terms, without losses from demurrage and wagon downtime. You are responsible for the entire logistics result, not individual orders

Responsibilities:

• Define the group's logistics strategy in two directions: domestic transportation within Russia (from farms and elevators to processing plants, ports, and buyers) and export shipments
• Decide which types of transport, routes, and own assets (wagons, elevator, fleet) provide the company with maximum margin and stability
• Build logistics as a unified function: department structure, areas of responsibility, regulations, rules of interaction with procurement, sales, foreign economic activity (FEA), and finance
• Be responsible for the end-to-end result of each transaction, both domestic and export: deadlines, logistics cost per ton, losses from demurrage and downtime. You own these indicators and are fully responsible for controlling their execution
• Manage the partner portfolio: carriers, operators, shipowners, terminals, and ports
• Build long-term relationships and a competitive environment to avoid dependency on a single service provider
• Manage logistics risks: seasonality, infrastructure limitations, sanctions and insurance risks, dependence on specific routes and hubs
• Open and develop new logistics directions and channels together with the commercial block and FEA, including for the group's international projects
• Formulate a system of KPIs and management reporting for logistics, implement digital tools and automation
• Recruit, train, and motivate the team, build a talent pool
• Utilize government support mechanisms and interact with relevant authorities and industry structures

• At least 5 years of experience in a leadership position in logistics
• Experience managing logistics in grain trading, APK, agroholding, or a logistics company
• Experience in managing end-to-end multimodal logistics: rail, road, sea, river, and container transport, both within Russia and for export. Experience with export shipments (China, Iran, Central Asia, Caspian, Middle East) will be an advantage
• Experience in building a logistics function from scratch or restructuring it: structure, regulations, KPIs, responsibility distribution
• Understanding of logistics economics within the grain price and ability to make decisions based on calculations
• Experience in negotiations with major carriers, operators, and ports at the level of long-term agreements
• Systemic thinking, ability to build processes and control, rather than solve everything personally
• Willingness to be accountable for results with data and to work in conjunction with the commercial block, FEA, finance, and legal departments

Important:

• This position does not involve on-the-job training. A ready, competent leader is needed who can immediately start working on tasks

• Employment according to the Labor Code of the Russian Federation
• Compensation consists of a fixed salary and KPIs based on quarterly and annual performance. The final offer will be determined after the interview
• Reporting directly to the company director
• Opportunity to build the group's logistics from scratch and influence business strategy
• Growing business with own assets: elevator, wagons, vessel loading capacity, international expansion
• Work schedule: 5/2 from 9:00 to 18:00
• Corporate mobile communication