Job Description Summary
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. We – Maersk Project Logistics (MPL) - are now building a team to handle a special project part of a global customers. If you have a passion for global environment, will be motivated by complex coordination with multiple stakeholders, often in remote areas globally 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, innovative, fast-paced logistics company. We believe in rewarding and recognizing individual performances within highly professional teams supported by our distinctive company 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. The role as Operations Managers offers a great opportunity to lead and build a winning team and be a strong enabler in shaping the success of our increased focus on Project Logistics. You will be part of an established global team as desire to deliver best in class service, effective communication, cost awareness and continuous performance which supports our growth aspirations and the success of our customers within Project Logistics.
Key responsibilities
As an Operations Manager, you will be a part of a team of over 200 experienced colleagues in the Maersk Project Logistics product in Europe, where we strive to deliver the best service for our customers. The position requires an entrepreneurial mindset with leadership skills to further build the executional team in UKI as today consist of 4 experienced professionals.
The position requires an experienced leader with the initial task of building on the team further in UKI. Together with your team you will play a key role in designing tailor-made logistics solutions and coordination of various projects for our customers as well as being part of our accelerated growth within our segment.
Your main responsibilities will be:
• Further build and lead the executional team in UKI within Project Logistics
• Collaboration with our sales and growth organization to ensure consistent customer experience.
• Coordination and planning of solutions for our global customer via your team in close cooperation with our customers
• Project coordination and execution, including on ground supervision via your team
• Leading the Continuous improvement towards our customers
We are looking for
Our ideal candidate is innovative, self-driven person with a can-do attitude, well organized with excellent stakeholder management skills in a complex working environment. You strive in a collaborative role being the leader and motivator for a team incl. direct leader. We value our unique team and are looking for someone who shares our vision of teamwork being the backbone of all we do.
Required experience & skills:
- Proven Leadership skills
- Entrepreneurial knowledge of building teams.
- Experience from Project execution within is an advantage, but not a requirement
- Excellent communication skills, including both verbal and written fluency in English.
- A collaborative mindset with a “can do” attitude
- Eagerness to be best in class and part of a winning team
- Ability to be flexible when needed as our job is not always 9-17
- Ability to travel approx. 10-15 days a year
Maersk is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we embrace different styles of thinking. Maersk is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applicants without regard to race, colour, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy or parental leave, veteran status, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with all legal requirements.
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