Assistant Procurement Manager
The Assistant Procurement Manager role is part of the North Europe Continent Logistics & Services procurement team - a fast-growing, international team within Maersk.
You will be responsible for supporting the expansion and improvement of the areas logistics and services value propositions through independently executing end-to-end sourcing projects, increasing profitability, driving innovation, enhancing procurement quality /compliance and alignment with our ESG and sustainable procurement agenda.
Core focus will be in developing relationships and procuring best in class rail, barge and truck transportation services (mostly containerized) from and to the Benelux (including cross-border) to serve our customers at a competitive price. In close coordination with regional and area-based procurement, execution team and team product management functions, your role will be key in defining and designing the procurement strategies and solutions to support the ambitious growth agenda whilst implementing successful sourcing strategies and driving the Category Strategy for this area.
What we offer you
- We offer an exciting job opportunity in an internationally growing business environment characterized by high pace.
- You will work in a team with motivated and engaged people with a diverse background
- We have possibility to work from home for a few days per week.
- An attractive compensation package including an annual bonus based on the company’s performance
Key responsibilities
- Accountable for managing supplier portfolios and projects across a wide range of categories with responsibility for Benelux
- Enable sustainable and profitable growth through best-in-class sourcing, negotiation, optimizing operational behaviors, performance management and supplier innovation.
- Creating and implementing the category strategies for the area
- Implementing and driving supplier relationship management with key vendors.
- Lead and perform supplier market/category/supply risk analysis and develop total value of ownership models in collaboration with all internal customers to enhance competitiveness.
- Establish and maintain supplier relations with key suppliers in the vendor base.
- Ensure compliance to global and local Maersk ́business principles, policies and standards and procurement policies whilst providing guidance to internal stakeholders on procurement principles and processes.
- Develop and maintain spend visibility by category and vendor for entire portfolio.
- Drive and support the development and implementation of digital solutions to optimize the procurement process and contract value handovers.
- Supports the procurement activities within our owned and outsourced contract logistics and cold chain logistics solutions and collaborates with other areas and regions on cross geography procurement and best practises.
- Engage/Lead in annual priorities, joint cost plan initiatives, inland growth initiatives and other cross functional projects.
- Govern with a One Maersk mindset.
- Act as a point of escalation both internal and external.
This is how you reach your goal
- Natural Teamwork and collaboration behaviors.
- Highly structured and process orientated.
- Work well under pressure & short timelines.
- Influence different levels of stakeholders internally and externally.
- Out of box thinking when looking for new solutions & initiatives
- Feels comfortable with remote work.
- Driven by ambiguous environments and is visionary.
Your profile
- Bachelor’s degree
- General Procurement and/or supply chain experience.
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills, comfortable in engaging with a wide variety of stakeholders in an ambiguous environment with an agile mindset.
- Strong planning, prioritizing skills and experience in managing supplier portfolios and projects, , process improvement, conducting supplier relationship management and supply chain/ contract management.
- Experience with digital procurement tools will be an advantage
- Customer Centricity mindset: an understanding of how customer needs relate to procurement activities.
- Ability to constructively challenge the safe choice.
- Fluency in English is a must
- Fluency in Dutch and/or German is advantageous
As part of our pre-employment screening, we ask you to provide a VOG.
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