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Aleksandrs Didenko

Aleksandrs Didenko

Summary

Experienced executive with proven track record in operating a large fleet and brokerage in Europe's leading heavy-asset companies. Strong background in leading high-performance multicultural teams, PnL responsibility, crisis management. Skilled in processes, logistics operations, forwarding, management, procurement, retail, sales and finance.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education

Work history

Head of Business Unit

Girteka
Vilnius, Lithuania
10.2022 - Current

• Full ownership operating a fleet of 1200 trucks. Operated by ~2000 drivers. 2024 annual results: 500M+ eur revenue.

• Responsible for freight forwarding with annual turnover 52M eur and a carrier portfolio of 5000 active companies.

• Leading a regional sales team with 50M eur turnover in Small/Medium customer accounts in 2024.

• Managing 66+ team members and constantly growing.

• Leading role for pricing&tendering on european lanes. Annual strategy implementation and execution.

• Tuning internal processes, developing and implementing rules, controlling its execution on all levels. Crisis management during structural changes.

• Nexogen, SAP, FleetHand usage, optimization and implementation.

• Customer portfolio segmentation, budgeting, KPI & bonus system reorganization, hiring and onboarding people.

• Direct B2B sales and entering into long-term contracts with S/M segment international companies.

• Digital marketing strategy development and implementation.

• Preparation for Sales force implementation.

• Preparation for possible M&A in terms of company's constant growth.

• Sustainability trace in all our operations, such projects as electric trucks and intermodal solutions via rail and ferries.

Managing director

SIA Finsterwalder
Riga, Latvija
06.2021 - 10.2022
  • Prokurist of Latvian legal entity with full PnL responsibility
  • Build the business in Riga from ground level up to 500K revenue from 0,00 faster than 6 months
  • Hiring employees and implementing them to the system, coaching, learning, mentoring, daily control
  • Finance, administration, budgeting
  • Forwarding, developing new areas of deliveries with existing customers
  • Adding subcontractors for a regular basis, roundtrips in Europe Tautliner business (standard, mega, joloda, coil).

Deputy Commercial Director

SIA Kreiss
Riga, Latvija
06.2020 - 07.2021
  • Customers portfolio PnL ownership 150mln annual turnover
  • Leading sales department
  • Managing cross department functions (sales&operations)
  • Creation, development and management of new sales processes
  • Structural change management and implementation
  • Weekly debtor improvements and action plan implementation
  • IT department pipeline ownership transport related, telematics integration, new systems implementation
  • Yearly budgeting, responsibility to fullfill the plan.

Head of transport department

SIA Kreiss
Riga, Latvija
10.2014 - 06.2020
  • Responsible for European transport fleet (230 units)
  • Managing a team of 23 members
  • Ownership of operations in transport department (sales&commercial)
  • Optimization of transport units purchase and onboarding into EU projects
  • Strategic planning of drivers, ferries, supplier schedule.

Education

Bachelor's Degree - Transport And Business Logistics

Transport And Telecommunication Institute
Riga, Latvia
09.2015 - 06.2020

Executive Education course -

Stockholm School of Economics in Riga
05.2024 - 05.2024

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Languages

English
Proficient (C2)
Russian
Native
Latvian
Proficient (C2)

Timeline

Executive Education course -

Stockholm School of Economics in Riga
05.2024 - 05.2024

Head of Business Unit

Girteka
10.2022 - Current

Managing director

SIA Finsterwalder
06.2021 - 10.2022

Deputy Commercial Director

SIA Kreiss
06.2020 - 07.2021

Bachelor's Degree - Transport And Business Logistics

Transport And Telecommunication Institute
09.2015 - 06.2020

Head of transport department

SIA Kreiss
10.2014 - 06.2020
Aleksandrs Didenko