Country Manager– Slovakia (Regional Leadership Potential)

Náplň práce, právomoci a zodpovednosti:

We are looking for an ambitious, entrepreneurial and results-driven leader to take responsibility for leading and developing our business operations in Slovakia, with the opportunity to contribute to future regional growth initiatives toward the Czech market.

This is a unique opportunity for a high-potential leader who combines strong operational capabilities with business maturity and a proven ability to transform and scale a business.

The selected candidate will have full accountability for business performance, operational efficiency, commercial development, and organizational growth.

The role may also offer a development path toward a Regional Director position responsible for Slovakia and the Czech Republic, depending on business growth, performance, and the successful development of the Slovak market.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the overall business operations in Slovakia with full accountability for commercial, operational, and financial performance.

• Drive profitable business growth by developing and executing ambitious sales and market expansion strategies in Slovakia.

• Take direct responsibility for business development activities, including identifying new market opportunities, building strategic partnerships, and acquiring key customers.

• Build, develop, and manage a strong and sustainable sales pipeline ensuring long-term revenue growth.

• Lead strategic customer relationships, participate in key negotiations, and strengthen relationships with major regional and international customers.

• Develop the company’s market presence by actively promoting logistics, transport, contract logistics, and supply chain solutions to new and existing customers.

• Develop and execute business strategies aligned with the company’s growth ambitions in Slovakia and potential future expansion toward the Czech market.

• Take full ownership of P&L performance and ensure sustainable growth in revenue, profitability, and return on investment.

• Identify opportunities for new service offerings, cross-selling initiatives, and future market development connected with Slovakia’s growth potential.

• Build, lead, and develop high-performing commercial and operational teams and shape a culture of accountability, entrepreneurship, and high performance.

• Monitor business performance through KPIs, forecasting, budgeting, sales pipeline management, and regular business reviews, implementing corrective actions when required.

• Cooperate closely with headquarters in Poland to align development initiatives, operational standards, strategic priorities, and cross-border projects.

• Support future regional development opportunities, particularly potential business expansion toward the Czech market, once the Slovak business foundation is successfully established.

• Build the organizational, commercial, and leadership capabilities required to strengthen the Slovak market and prepare for potential regional growth.

• Act as the primary company representative in Slovakia, building long-term relationships with customers, industry partners, and key stakeholders.

Zamestnanecké výhody, benefity:

• A strategic leadership role with significant influence on the company’s growth across Central Europe.

• The opportunity to shape and build the future Central Europe region.

• Competitive executive compensation package.

• Performance-based bonus.

• Executive benefits package.

• International working environment with close cooperation across Central Europe.

• Long-term career development opportunities with potential progression into a broader regional leadership role.

• The opportunity to lead business transformation, drive growth, and create a lasting impact on the organization’s future success.

Informácie o výberovom konaní:
Please submit your CV in English.

Požiadavky na zamestnanca:

• Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in Management, Economics, Business Administration, Supply Chain, Logistics, or a related field.

• Minimum 8–10 years of senior leadership experience, including strong commercial accountability, business development, and operational management.

• Proven track record in logistics, transport, contract logistics, supply chain management, or related industries.

• Demonstrated success in increasing sales, acquiring new business, and expanding market share.

• Strong experience managing full P&L responsibility and achieving sustainable, profitable growth.

• Proven ability to scale a business, enter new markets, build sales organizations, or lead transformation initiatives focused on growth.

• Strong B2B sales, key account management, and business development capabilities in logistics, transport, contract logistics, or supply chain solutions.

• Experience building strategic sales pipelines and managing complex sales cycles with regional and international customers.

• Strong experience in business transformation, operational efficiency improvement, and performance growth initiatives.

• Experience managing business operations in Slovakia or a comparable Central European market, with openness to future cross-border development.

• Extensive experience managing business performance through KPIs, sales forecasting, budgeting, sales pipeline reviews, and structured business reviews.

• Entrepreneurial mindset with strong orientation toward growth, market development, and value creation.

• Strong leadership, communication, negotiation, and decision-making skills.

• Ability to build effective relationships across organizational levels, with the potential to support future regional cooperation.

• Fluent English is required.

• Knowledge of Czech and/or Slovak will be a strong advantage.

• Willingness to travel within Slovakia and, when required, to Poland or the Czech Republic in connection with business development initiatives.

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