Essential Abilities and Competencies of an International Credit Director

☆☆ An effective International Credit Director has:

• A deep understanding of the business.

• The ability to sell the enterprise, the function, themselves and their people in the market.

• The ability to negotiate effectively with customers, suppliers, and internal stakeholders.

• A focus on continuous improvement in policy and processes. Up-to-date understanding of technologies and new ways of working which could help the credit function.

• The ability to manage projects to a high-level of achievement.

• Integrity and ethical standards.

• A perspective on risk.

• A results-oriented operational style.

• Leadership skills.

• The ability to think strategically, developing and communicating strategies on the future of the credit function and its people.

• Well-attuned political skills: in the enterprise, with clients and with other third parties.