Chairperson Supervisory Board

This search procedure has been closed (01-07-2022).
Field
Supervisory board
Salary
Salary undisclosed
Location
Eindhoven
Employment
Permanent
Headhunter
NR, de governance expert for UPS Small Pack

The organisation

United Parcel Service Nederland B.V. (UPS Small Pack) is engaged in the delivery, pick-up and transporting of ‘Small Packages’; these are packages with a weight till 70 kilo.

UPS Small Pack is engaged in forwarding packages in the Netherlands from other UPS companies in other countries (deliveries), picking up packages in the Netherlands and forwarding these to countries all over the world (pick-ups), and transporting packaging within the Netherlands (domestic).

There are several operating facilities and a lot of customer points of access within the Netherlands (UPS centres and UPS Access Point locations). UPS Small Pack has its legal seat in Amsterdam and its Dutch headquarter in Eindhoven. 

UPS Small Pack focuses on the B2B-market as well as the B2C-market. The Company is growing successfully, despite the Covid-crisis and the Ukrain war impact. During the Covid-pandemic the growth of the B2C-market was above expectations as a result of the accelerated growth of e-commerce. Nowadays the B2C-market is 40% of the total turnover of UPS Small Pack.

The expectation going forward is to continue to realize volume and revenue growth substantially above market average. Amongst others via expanding the e-commerce business in the B2C-market. 

The strategy of growth, in both the B2B- and B2C-market, is supported by investments in technologies and facilities, resulting in for instance the implementing of Saturday services, further shorten the time window of delivery, more customer access point locations, optimize the digital customer experience, etc. It’s all about speed, ease and no surprises.

The position

United Parcel Service Nederland B.V. will install a Supervisory Board for the first time in its history in the Summer of 2022.

Since a new Supervisory Board will be installed, UPS Small Pack is looking for a Chairperson who is able to set up this board, initiate the right structure and culture within the board and in the cooperation with the Management Board and the shareholder(s)/affiliated companies.

Candidate profile

Next to the general competences and the specific requirements for the Chairperson profile, the following is applicable. The Chairperson should have:

  • the ability to perform the chairperson role with a natural authority and flair;
  • the personality, experience and knowledge to take a leading facilitating role, allowing each member to freely express opinions in a culture of openness and transparency;
  • broad experience as Chairperson of (Supervisory) Board(s) in a Dutch two tier governance system;
  • experience in (Supervisory) Board positions in international (corporate) environments;
  • knowledge and be sensitive of the impact of decisions or critical situations for the company’s reputation and be able to formulate a clear opinion;
  • good knowledge of governance and complex stakeholder management, including experience in balancing the interests of both the daughter company and the parent company/affiliated companies in a transparent and good manner;
  • the added value and mindset to be a pleasant and valuable sparring partner of the Management Board;
  • to meet the requirements as specified in one of the mentioned profiles of the Finance, Legal or Business role.

Interested?

You are invited to apply for this position before July 1st, by following the link below. Via the link below you will also have access to an extended job profile. 

This search procedure has been closed (01-07-2022).

About this headhunter - NR, de governance expert

NR, de governance expert richt zich bijna twee decennia op alle facetten van good governance: search, advies, opleiding en kennis. Vier facetten die elkaar voeden, uitdagen en versterken. In theorie, in de praktijk en vooral op het snijvlak van die twee. 

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