Senior Commercial Sustainability Partner

About the role A.P. Moller - Maersk is looking for an experienced Commercial Sustainability Partner to join our Commercial Sustainability team. Maersk is a global leader in integrated container logistics working to connect and simplify our customers’ supply chains. Customer centricity is an integral part of everything we do as a company, and we are witnessing a very strong momentum of increasing expectations from our customers to shape a sustainable future together. More than two thirds of Maersk’s 200 largest customers have set – or are in the process of setting – ambitious science-based or zero carbon targets for their supply chains. As part of our commercial sustainability team, you will have a critical role to play helping customers to meet these targets together with colleagues across the Maersk organization. In addition, you will be part of integrating Maersk’s strategic ambitions on sustainability and decarbonization into and across the Maersk organization. Are you ready for it? We Offer Our Commercial sustainability team is looking for the new Senior Commercial Sustainability Partner. The role is placed in our HQ in Copenhagen and reporting to the Head of Commercial Sustainability in the Global Commercial organization. You will be part of a commercial sustainability team who is responsible for developing and rolling-out Maersk’s Sustainability Value proposition to our customers – a value proposition which is based on customers sustainability needs and include development of sustainability solutions and products which can help our customers to decarbonize their logistics. We do not do all this work alone, our team collaborates closely with many other functions across the Maersk organization such as sales & marketing, products, energy transition, communication, innovation, and many others responsible for driving sustainability progress within their own areas of responsibility. A central part of our team’s responsibility is to work directly with Maersk’s largest customers on bringing customers onboard our decarbonization solutions in close collaboration with sales colleagues and forming sustainability partnerships. We offer an exciting and attractive career in an ambitious environment with the possibility of continuous professional and personal development. The area of commercial focused sustainability is under rapid development and is significantly growing in importance for our customers and for Maersk. You will have the opportunity to influence and shape this development. The environment is international, diverse and dynamic with focus on high performance and achieving results through teamwork. As a performance-oriented company, we strive to always recruit the best person for the job – regardless of gender, age, nationality, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are proud of our diversity and see it as a genuine source of strength. Key Responsibilities We are looking for an additional Senior Commercial Sustainability Partner responsible for: Engaging and consulting directly with customers and sales colleagues on creating commercial sustainability opportunities and wins Establishing and driving sustainability partnerships with selected customers Engaging with, guiding and training sales colleagues, senior leaders and other internal stakeholders to enable dialogue, collaboration and commercial sustainability wins with customers Collaborating with sustainability product owners and other internal functions on the development of new sustainability value propositions, products and solutions What are we looking for Min. 10 years of experience with sustainability and ESG agenda and a Master degree in a relevant field (sustainability/ logistics/ business/ finance) Consultative B2B sales experience demonstrating customer-centric mindset in direct customer engagements Understanding of logistics solutions and operations covering different modes of international transportation, warehousing and distribution, e-commerce, 3PL/ 4PL solutions is an advantage, but not a requirement Proficient in stakeholder management with proven capability to build strong networks and influence decision makers in a matrix organization structure Strong visual and verbal presentation skills, including ability to listen and capture customers’ needs and feedback A strong drive, ability to deliver results independently and an attention to details Resilient to change and comfortable with fast shifting priorities, workload and responsibilities. Full professional proficiency in English. Knowledge of additional languages would be an advantage, but not a requirement. Maersk is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we embrace different styles of thinking. Maersk is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applicants without regard to race, colour, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy or parental leave, veteran status, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with all legal requirements. We are happy to support your need for any adjustments during the application and hiring process. If you need special assistance or an accommodation to use our website, apply for a position, or to perform a job, please contact us by emailing accommodationrequests@maersk.com. A.P. Moller - Maersk is an integrated container logistics company working to connect and simplify its customer's supply chains. As the global leader in shipping services, the company operates in 130 countries and employs roughly 100,000 people. With simple end-to-end offering of products and digital services, seamless customer engagement and a superior end-to-end delivery network, Maersk enables its customers to trade and grow by transporting goods anywhere - all over the world. For more information click here. All the way.