Warehousing & Distribution Procurement Manager at Maersk Line

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Procurement Business Partner: Act as the primary procurement business partner to the SAI Product (P&L) and Delivery (Operational) Heads of Fulfilled by Maersk, sourcing cost effective, compliant, quality procurement solutions
• Day to Day Procurement Activities & New Capability Development: Every dollar spent, is a dollar spent professionally – together with your team, manage day to day procurement activities including, supplier identification, go-to-market execution and analysis, negotiations, supplier selection and contracting in the following categories: (1) Third party warehousing & cold storage, (2) Industrial real estate for self-managed sites, (3) Opex and Capex items required to operationalise self-managed sites incl. material handling equipment, racking & mezzanines, third party labour, security services, facility management services, consumables, etc., (4) Middle and final mile distribution services, (5) Container depots & related services
• Procurement Category Strategy: Refine the Fulfilled by Maersk (Warehousing, Distribution, Cold Storage & Container Depot) category strategies, guided by the overall Product strategy and informed by market intelligence, spend & supplier analysis and cost saving opportunities
• Customer Tenders: Support Product and Sales with he required input to submit customer tenders timeously
• Global Processes & Teams: Performing your responsibilities utilising global procurement processes and tools, global category management teams, and contract management frameworks to ensure cost leadership, compliance and best in class supplier performance
• Travel: Within the SAI area self-managed site(s) and supplier locations as per business requirements

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR:

Someone with:

• Bachelor or Master’s degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Engineering, Business Administration or related areas
• Minimum 7 years of industry and procurement experience
• In-depth understanding of best-in-class procurement practices in Warehousing and Distribution
• Outstanding professional performance
• Experience in team & project management to driving end-to-end sourcing projects and cost reduction initiatives
• Strong communication, planning and prioritizing skills to manage work activities efficiently in order to meet deadlines and high-level goals in a complex, fast-paced, high pressure environment
• Solving problems in a structured and analytical manner
• General understanding of finance and accounting principles, and the ability to interpret financial data and apply to decision making
• We are looking for a results-driven individual with a positive,