Global Head of Contract Logistics- Logistics and Services Procurement

Opportunity

Maersk Procurement is looking for an exceptional talent to lead our Contract Logistics Procurement team, based out of Copenhagen, Denmark. This is a unique opportunity to be at the forefront of a significant strategic transformation and growth push in one of the world’s leading ocean and logistics companies.
The role will be responsible for managing a multimillion dollar spend as well as supporting an aggressive commercial growth agenda within contract logistics space. This includes supporting and developing the regional & area contract logistics procurement team in 6 regions, spread over 26 areas, and having a team of 10 people working closely together with you based out of Copenhagen and Mumbai.
This role will report under the Global Head of L&S Procurement in Centre HQ (Copenhagen) and will be co-located with a large number of the product teams which sits under the L&S product organisation. In addition to the Global responsibility, the individual is also expected to elevate the regional and local area excellence to create and contribute towards global initiatives and best practises across all regions and areas.

We offer

What is in it for you?

Working with the rapidly transforming Maersk organisation as a part of the Global Maersk Procurement team, and the wider Maersk Procurement community. New, exciting possibilities for personal and professional development. You can be assured of a positive and diverse work environment where new ideas are always welcome! Furthermore, there is a great opportunity for a continued career path within the wider global community in Maersk.

Within our own and the larger team, you will enjoy support from colleagues and management who possess extensive experience in sourcing, digital excellence, cost management and liner business. In terms of personal development, this position polishes your ability to deliver results through internal and external stakeholders, which in this case are several and complex. Networking and interaction with Centre/Copenhagen as well as regional/global vendors.

A key role in Maersk Procurement is to drive the Global Sustainability agenda. ESG is one of the strategic enablers for Maersk Procurement, and you will be joining a group of passionate people which want to be part of making the world a better place to be by help impacting thousands of our suppliers & customers globally to drive sustainability outcomes.

So, is this what you might be looking for?

Ensure that every dollar spent is spent professionally and responsibly. This is achieved by understanding the specific needs and requirement to deliver to our customers. Achieving the right customer outcome and required service level from our suppliers at the optimal operating expense and drive efficiency by applying procurement capabilities, processes, and tools. The function aims to attain a competitive asset base for the future that is fully operational, at cost, on time. The scene comes with significant pressure to deliver the right customer outcome and service and optimise the value from our suppliers. How we overcome this challenge and catapult above our competitors is the ultimate question within the Contract Logistics space. This is your opportunity to join and make a difference to Maersk Logistics and Service business development on a Global scale.

Key responsibilities

• Work in a Matrix organization setup with diverse stakeholder landscape to harmonize Global procurement efforts by working in collaboration with the Global Maersk Procurement teams
• Develop and Own the Contract Logistics procurement strategy and work with the teams to translate strategy into execution
• Manage senior stakeholder relationships with key strategic suppliers and drive integration of Maersk Contract Management to achieve compliance and best in class supplier performance
• Drive a strong digital transformation agenda within automation of procurement activities as well as supplier engagement
• Partner with the Global Commercial and Finance teams on long term plans, including growth projects and find alignment between commercial needs, customer experience, operational execution and cost
• Significantly uplift and bind the Regions & Area Procurement Strategy to a Global level and create a Global / Regional view on strategic categories, in strong collaboration with the Global Contract Logistics stakeholders
• Collaborate closely with the counterparts in Ocean procurement to deliver a seamless and strategic ‘one stop shop’ outcome to our customers (as part of Maersk’s integrator strategy) which in practise will bind the 4 pillars of transported, managed, fulfilled and powered by Maersk, as part of the Global procurement strategy
• Ensure Maersk has value and cost leadership in each of the cost categories in the various areas of contract logistics & lead logistics e.g. Real Estate, 3rd party labour, distribution, facility management at our warehouses / depots, Asset cat. mng, security and energy optimisation to make us attractive for our customers in our service offering
• Participate in strategic projects with Regional Commercial areas and Centre to evaluate Regional Mergers & Acquisitions, with the objective of providing input on Strategic value of target companies versus investment value, and time required to build similar setup
• Create frameworks for capability building for the Regional and local contract logistics procurement teams

We are looking for

The individual we are looking for must have strong communication skills, executive presence, and possess an ability to manage a large number of stakeholders at different levels & seniority both within and outside the Maersk organization. The individual must also possess the ability to forge strong vendor relationships within the scope of authority, and ability to develop strategic supplier relationship management programs across areas, regions and Globally.

• 15 years of experience in procurement & Logistics, specifically Warehousing, Cold Chain, contract logistics, distribution and Supply chain management
• A degree in a Business/Supply Chain Management or a related field is preferable
• Strong strategic mindset and planning abilities
• Proven Global Leadership experience, including team building capability
• Strong stakeholder management skills
• Ability to lead digital change and transformation
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills
• Willingness to work in a fast paced and often ambiguous environment
• High learning agility with the ability to constructively challenge and bring change
• Bring structure to a fast-moving procurement organisation/business, by driving standardization & continues process improvement
• Able to build and attract talent within the procurement and supply chain space
• Be a genuine leader which create strong collaboration within own procurement organisation and with the Global/regional leadership teams

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.