What are the responsibilities and job description for the Procurement Manager position at Maersk?
Maersk’s Inland Procurement organization in North America is looking for an ambitious individual to strengthen our team. We are looking for someone who has a good understanding of Maersk’s strategy and business drivers—experience in operations and procurement is an advantage when applying.
We offer
We offer you an exciting global career at the forefront of world trade.
Working with the best people in a global team culture with future growth opportunities in an industry that has a significant impact on the world economy…
We’re proud of our people who define our company’s industry leadership, global team culture and customer-centric focus every day.
When you join our team you join a truly diverse, global organization in a fast-moving, values-based, work environment where you can grow on the job, create and shape our digital solutions, tap into industry-leading talent development initiatives, enjoy working with your colleagues and broaden your world view through our international job postings. We offer competitive compensation and benefits for full-time employees including health, dental and vision insurance, a 401k savings plan with an employer match and paid time-off – and our parental leave policy is recognized world-wide as one of the best in the industry.
Every company, every country wants access to a competitive shipping, logistics and port system and our people have created one company that offers one, easy-to-use solution to all their shipping needs.
Maersk is uniquely positioned to play a significant role in global trade, creating opportunities that help countries, companies and people succeed. Our vision is simple: Maersk is the global integrator of container logistics, connecting and simplifying our customers’ global supply chains. We do this through the global scale of Maersk, the world’s largest shipping line; our Logistics and Services expertise that help customers manage their global supply chains; and through our port operator, APM Terminals, one of the largest container terminal operators in the world with the most strategic locations to serve global supply chains.
Join us and play an important role on our team lifting global trade every day!
At Maersk we value the diversity of our talent and will always strive to recruit the best person for the job – we value diversity in all its forms, including but not limited to: gender, age, nationality, race, sexual orientation, disability or religious beliefs. We are proud of our diversity and see it as a genuine source of strength for building high performing teams.
Key responsibilities
Managing complex procurement categories within inland transportation (trucking, barge) and inland depots across a wide range of procurement areas including responsibility for the strategic suppliers within the category.
Execute end-to-end sourcing projects across a wide range of procurement areas like trucking and container repair negotiations. This includes activities from developing ‘Total Cost of Ownership’ models to understanding cost structures to building the ideal negotiation strategy and execute accordingly.
Perform supplier market analysis and organise market intelligence for truckers, Container yards, terminals and benchmark Maersk costs with competition and ensure we are cost competitive.
Develop and execute complex negotiations for inland categories and establish Service Level Agreements with key suppliers.
Cooperating closely with colleagues and stakeholders in North America, and within Maersk with Product Teams, Terminals, Network Design, Trade & Marketing, and other regions in Maersk.
Contribute to development of procurement frameworks and processes.
Deliver procurement benefits (realised savings, service level improvements, etc.) and make sure these are realised through measurement and follow-up.
We are looking for
Bachelor’s degree (MBA, or similar, is a plus)
3-6 years of operations or procurement experience
Entrepreneurial spirit and operational agility is a must
Proven ability to learn quickly and have a growth mindset
Top performer who habitually over-delivers
Understanding of stakeholder management
Ability to translate business processes into customer experience
Demonstrated history of strong analytical skills with experience in Excel based modelling.
Experience with standard procurement processes: category management, sourcing execution, contract management, negotiation strategy, analysis of markets, finances, and supplier.