Solution Design Engineer - Cape Town at Maersk Line

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Develop solutions in line with Made by Maersk strategy and customer needs:

• Basic supply chain analytics projects
• Analysis and compatibility against business processes to execute required solution and solution changes
• Analyse end-to-end supply chain of clients for potential cost saving opportunities
• Identify and analyse potential configuration gaps using various MbM technology platforms/application.
• Interpret and analyse gathered customer requirements and translate into a solution proposal; develop and maintain solution concepts
• Configure solution building blocks - maximise use of existing solutions already successfully operated
• Quantify the solution resource and implementation requirements e.g. FTE’s, costs, EDI development, facilities, capabilities, equipment/services
• Work with Product/IT to develop alternative solutions in case of capability gaps where applicable
• Clearly outline solutions in appropriate formats for presentation to customers and handover to the implementation team
• Management of dashboards to show profit levels, HC expenditures and other meaningful metrics across customers, verticals and geographies. Financial and operational benchmarking

Review and support customer solutions and implementations:

• Act as custodian of sustainable operational quality and efficiency
• Project manage the solution design process to ensure on-time delivery
• Channel requests for re-engineering, re-development of solution building blocks to product managers.
• Regular review of cost to serve vs pricing and tie it with P&L
• Maintain the repository of the global pricing database and update with relevant changes

Accountable for:

• Analytics of current supply chain model of the customer
• Solution quality, its implementation and execution
• Visibility on operating cost drivers and execution of the initiatives
• Review and respond to queries on solutions if any sought by the Opportunity Management Evaluation Board (OMEB)

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR:

Someone with:

• Tertiary education in Supply Chain Management or Industrial Engineering
• Minimum 5 - 7 years of experience in transportation with experience in solution designing and supply chain.
• Experience in the analysis, design or operations of international supply chains
• Project management experience preferable
• Direct experience in one or more core industry verticals
• Analytical with proficiency in translating complex requirements into tangible solutions
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills
• In-depth understanding of end-to-end International logistics concepts
• Strong financial acumen
• Excellent interpersonal and presentation skills
• Be able to work independently, and willing to travel upon business requirements