Assistant Category Manager, Legal & Finance Services

Opportunity

Maersk is a global leader in integrated logistics and have been industry pioneers for over a century. Through innovation and transformation we are redefining the boundaries of possibility, continuously setting new standards for efficiency, sustainability, and excellence.

At Maersk, we believe in the power of diversity, collaboration, and continuous learning and we work hard to ensure that the people in our organisation reflect and understand the customers we exist to serve.

With over 100,000 employees across 130 countries, we work together to shape the future of global trade and logistics.

Join us as we harness cutting-edge technologies and unlock opportunities on a global scale. Together, let's sail towards a brighter, more sustainable future with Maersk.

The Professional Services team is looking for an Assistant Category Manager.

As Assistant Category Manager for Professional Services, you will work closely with our Category Managers to drive the development and implementation of category framework across all brands in Maersk. You will be a vital part of developing and implementing procurement and category strategies to support the ongoing transformation and growth journey in becoming the global integrator of container logistics:

- Are you excited about Category Management?

- Do you have procurement experience, ideally within procurement of Services?

- Are you thriving in a constantly changing environment?

- Are you ready to take an active part in the transformation Maersk is undertaking?

Then this may be the right opportunity for you to join a unique high-performance team.

What we offer

Maersk is on an exciting journey to become the world’s global integrator of container logistics and decarbonize the shipping industry.

As a company, we offer a truly global environment where you will be surrounded by great talent and have the opportunity to grow and learn both as a person and as a professional.

People are at the center of Maersk’s strategy, and you will get the opportunity to play a role in Maersk’s transformation.

You will be part of the Professional Services team in Asset Strategy and Strategic Partnerships. We believe in an environment that focuses on individual talent, skills, and interests.

We are a small but highly impacting team. We care for each other, and through sparring and cross-functional strategic workstreams, we create an environment for success.

You will get the opportunity to develop your competencies through your daily work, sparring with talented colleagues and designing your learning journey with your Manager.

You will be based at our iconic headquarters, Esplanaden, in Copenhagen.

Our campus is currently being transformed into an “Iconic Cool Campus” that sparks creativity, facilitates collaboration, allows for a varied workday, and supports flexible ways of working.

Key Responsibilities

As Assistant Category Manager in the Professional Services team, you will be a trusted partner to business functions by building and leveraging strategic relationships, delivering best-in-class services to Maersk, and enabling fact-based decision-making. You will be part of ensuring that synergies are unlocked, procurement processes are developed and implemented, and external spending is optimized.

You will be part of a category family covering Legal, Finance and Engineering Services. You are expected to have a pragmatic mind, think strategically, and be open to execute different categories strategies.

You will work in close collaboration with the Category Managers to further maturing the category by developing and implementing new strategies.

Key responsibilities include:

• Develop and maintain close relationships with internal and external stakeholders to achieve Maersk’s ambitious strategies
• Proactively owning assigned sub-categories
• Create transparency and governance in our supplier landscape within the managed categories
• Lead tender projects, negotiations, contracting and contract management
• Handling day-to-day queries
• Being up to date about the industry trends, technological advancements, and supplier capabilities
• Be a key player in the overall strategic procurement development journey
• Identifying areas for process improvement and implementing best practices

Who we are looking for

Our employees represent a wide range of educational backgrounds, work experience, and nationalities - most important to us are your personal skills.

We imagine you to:

• be proactive and independent in your work
• be structured and self-driven with a strong sense of detail and interpersonal and communication skills
• good relationship building and stakeholder management skills
• thrive in a fast-paced, fast-changing, and dynamic environment and be a true team player
• be able to operate on strategic, tactical, and operational levels
• be a fast learner and enjoy being challenged in new areas and categories.

The ideal candidate has:

• experience in Procurement, Supply Chain Management, and ideally have experience in Services Procurement in a larger organization.
• some experience in contract management, negotiating contracts, managing supplier relationships, and overseeing procurement processes.
• interest in learning how to develop and execute global category strategies.
• strategic and commercial mindset
• ability to collaborate cross-functionally and work with people from diverse backgrounds.
• it is a prerequisite that you are fluent in English.

If this sounds like you, send us your application no later than June 20th.

In Maersk, our five core values are represented in everything we do - we expect that you can relate and represent these accordingly.

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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