Solutions Design Engineer, Projects

Opportunity

A.P. Moller - Maersk is an integrated container logistics company working to connect and simplify its customers’ supply chains. As the global leader in shipping services, the company operates in 130 countries and employs roughly 76,000 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.

When you join Maersk, you will find that the world is your workplace. You will work in a culturally diverse, performance stimulating environment, surrounded by new ideas and different ways of doing things.

At Maersk Special Projects & Logistics we are now recruiting for a Solutions Design Engineer - Projects for our sales team.

If you have a passion for global logistics, staying close to our customers and will be motivated by building complex logistics solutions, often in a fast-paced environment and equally important, you see yourself as a team player, then this job is for you!

We offer:

Working at Maersk brings a unique blend of being part of a rich heritage and an enthusiastic, youthful, fast-paced logistics company. We believe in rewarding and recognizing individual performances within highly professional teams supported by our distinctive values.

Collaborative and commercial mindsets are the key cornerstones of being a high performer in Maersk. Ours being a network business, it is key that you can think and act beyond your own domain and geography of work. By commercial mindset we mean your ability to think of the benefits for the customer; in whatever action, you take, irrespective of your position and role.

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 solutions, tap into industry-leading talent development initiatives, enjoy working with your colleagues and broaden your world view through our international job postings.

The position can be located anywhere in Europe for the right candidate.

Key Responsibilities:

As Solutions Design Engineer - Projects you will be part of a winning team with high growth ambitions within our area of responsibility.

You’ll be working closely with Sales to address the customer’s requirements with cost-effective, high quality end to end logistics solutions which can be effectively implemented and executed.

You will also:

• Ensure internal alignment on customer’s goals and marketing strategies. Partner with cross-functional Maersk teams to develop and execute omni channel digital marketing strategies that maximize value for customers
• As a customer advocate, ensure customer needs are met and account issues are resolved quickly, leveraging resources from across the company as needed
• Manage the Allocation process and coordinate with customers to ensure they deliver on the commitment.
• Contribute to the tender handling process and co-ordinate with colleagues to ensure a comprehensive and competitive offer Is submitted to the customers
• Cover all transport modes(sea, air, road, rail, charter) with support and knowledge-sharing from your colleagues
• You will develop and prepare new logistics concepts and value propositions based on identified best technical and organizational solutions

Who We are looking for:

Our ideal candidate is self-driven person with a can-do attitude, well organized as well as being able to stay cool in a hectic and complex environment.

You strive in a collaborative role being the trusted partner and making things happen. We value our unique team and are looking for someone who shares our vision of teamwork being the backbone of all we do.

The ideal candidate understands our customer needs and is driven by offering world class integrator solutions that brings value to our customers

The strong candidate has:

• Relevant experience from freight forwarding, shipping, logistics or similar
• Experience with crosstrade and incoterms
• Experience in account management
• Excellent communication skills, including both verbal and written in English
• A collaborative mindset with a “can do” attitude
• Commercial knowledge and interest
• Relationship building skills, both with customers but also internal stakeholders
• High-level logistics product understanding including how it solves different customer pains

Applications will be read continuously, so do not wait with your application!

Having substantial operations in over 130 countries, we work across continents, across cultures and with individuals from all walks of life. This drives our ambition, to create equitable and inclusive workplaces where every individual can have a sense of belonging. As an equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of age, ancestry, national or ethnic origin, race, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, parental or caring status, religion or belief, physical or mental disability, long term health condition, pregnancy or parental leave, protected veteran status, or any other classification protected by applicable law. We actively work to address systemic bias and support representation. We therefore encourage all to apply and let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments to be made for your recruitment process. Learn more at: https://www.maersk.com/careers/diversity-equity-and-inclusion