Maersk is hiring a Area Logistics and Services Procurement Manager.

Maersk in Sub-Saharan Africa (AFR) would like to invite the right candidate to join us as the newly created Area L&S Procurement Manager for North West Africa (NWA). We are looking for a candidate that can drive both Team and Value leadership and possess a strong customer mindset.

The person will ensure that every dollar spent is spent professionally. This is achieved by reducing operating expenses and driving a saving mindset by applying procurement capabilities 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 optimise costs and increase the returned value from our suppliers, so that we can provide maximum value to our customers.
How we overcome this challenge and catapult above our competitors is the ultimate question within Maersk Africa. This is your opportunity to join and make a difference to Maersk’s development!

*NWA Area countries: Senegal, Cape Verde Islands, The Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania, Sierra Leone and Liberia.

We offer :
A unique and exciting opportunity for personal and professional development in a team of 12 professionals managing a portfolio of ~1.2 bn USD per year
A procurement career while building a strong platform for future leadership roles within Maersk
Being part of the Maersk Global Procurement community
A positive and diverse work environment where new ideas are always welcomed.
Support from colleagues and management who possess extensive experience in sourcing, cost management and logistics business
Very high level of influence and ability to deliver immediate results
Senior management exposure from day one
Ability to get familiarized working in and with Africa, while being exposed to global operations and creating global impact
A fast-paced and dynamic environment with a distinct respect for the individual
An international team with likeminded top performers
Diverse project portfolio and ability to see end-to-end procurement cycle

Key responsibilities :
Leads, directs, evaluates, and develops the L&S Procurement function in North West Africa (NWA)
Being an integral part of the Area Management Team and hence being a true business partner
Responsible of designing an executing a Procurement strategy together with Area and Regional stakeholders as well as AFR Procurement
Leading negotiations and driving engagement between Maersk and its suppliers.
Managing complex procurement projects within operations, to ensure alignment between costs, commercial needs and operational execution.
Responsible for supplier relationship management, building strong relations with the vendors to drive value through the supply chain
Being accountable for the portfolio framework to help ensure cost leadership, compliance and best in class supplier performance.
Accountability for problem solving, analytical work, and driving insights from analytical work related to procurement functions
Performing supplier market analysis and organising market intelligence.
Cooperating closely with colleagues and stakeholders in all Maersk offices and with manager and colleagues within Africa.
Some travel must be expected
Has responsibility for training and growing employees within the L&S Procurement function to build organizational capability, talent, improves the way the team works
Close interaction with Contract Management through self and team, to ensure all agreements are realizing contractual values
Driving Maersk’s vision of becoming a global integrator of container logistics and growing the company’s inland footprint in Africa.
Solving problems in a structured and analytical manner
Managing internal and external stakeholder relations
Overall responsible for optimizing the procurement spend across the L&S 3rd party spend
As a member of the Area ALT the incumbent will play a key role in the development and execution of the L&S commercial strategy
Develop category strategy in alignment with area business plans
Enable sustainable and profitable growth through best-in-class sourcing, optimizing operational behaviors and supplier innovation.
Develop and oversee the realization of the procurement plan (Pipeline)

We are looking for :
Bachelor’s degree, preferably in business, logistics and supply chain management
>10 years procurement would be a key advantage and i.e. in a matrix organization.
Experience in leading teams is a must.
Fluency in French is a plus.
Experience in Transformation is a plus.
Ability to work in ambiguous contexts and quickly adapt without losing speed or executional focus
Experience in leading significant contract negotiations is necessary, ideally within supply chain management, logistics or shipping operations.
Ability to drive motivation & engagement within the team
Awareness of cost drivers will be highly valued in the selection process.
It is necessary to possess experience within project management and it is expected that the candidate in previous roles have acted as project leader for cross-functional projects.
The individual we are looking for must have strong communication & interpersonal skills, through which he or she will engage a broad range of colleagues and stakeholders locally, regionally, and globally across a wide range of departments.
We are looking for an experienced negotiator with a solid track record within various environments and across multiple geographies.
Seek new opportunities with the customer in mind and be open to and listen to new ideas and different perspectives
The person will be responsible for driving key procurement projects forward and will be an integral part of the team and its ability to deliver on our ambitious goals. Ideal candidate may have experience in below categories:

Shipping industry: Marine and Inland business
Logistics
Trucking
Warehouse Services
Customer Clearance Services
Indirect categories