Regional Head Of Air Freight, Imea

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Job Description

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At Maersk, you\xe2\x80\x99ll be part of a global team motivated by bringing food and commodities to people in every corner of the world. We do this through close partnerships with our valued customers, who trade everything from seafood and fruits, to clothes, electronics and cars! No matter our role in the Region our end goal is to simplify the lives of our customers. This is done through seamless processes, best in class digital solutions, and great customer service!

Our diverse team of passionate and dedicated colleagues are empowered and supported to grow by their leaders. We all have our customers in mind, in every action of our daily work life, and this is truly the key to reaching our target!

Reporting to the IMEA Regional Head of Supply chain & Logistics, this role will be responsible to help advance and execute the overall Maersk Air strategy to achieve sustainable profitable growth within the respective region. Formal leadership duties that include multiple teams and groups and serve as a lead to peers or other roles on a formal or informal basis
We Offer
A significant and strategic role at the forefront of world trade where you will utilize your procurement and leadership expertise to drive regional business decisions aimed at refining regional Air Freight performance.
Through your day-to-day leadership and work, you will gain an in-depth understanding of Air Freight strategy management from a leadership perspective, sharpen your commercial acumen, and enhance your stakeholder management skills.
In addition, you will have visibility and exposure in the regional leadership and global Air Freight community for future career development within Maersk or the Maersk Group.
Key Responsibilities
  • Sales support and guidance \xe2\x80\x93 Align the Air Product objectives/targets (Sales to support/enable the Air Freight business line targets). Act as a Product expert in front of customers, guide/support Sals eo sell the right type of business to the right destinations
  • Procurement - Responsible for Air strategy implementation throughout the region. Accountable for procurement in the gateway. Responsible for identifying procurement leverage across region and supporting procurement within the Areas, for relationship management with preferred partners on a Regional level. Negotiates BSA\xe2\x80\x99s on a pan regional gateway level
  • Pricing and tenders \xe2\x80\x93 Define region pricing approach in line with global strategy, accountable for the regions RFQ pricing, for the spot pricing above the defined threshold as well as for aligning the local pricing with the regional pricing desk and supporting the local pricing activities if required
  • Solution design \xe2\x80\x93 Support Air Product development of customer specific solutions pertaining to the region network (Expertise role)
  • Operational Excellence \xe2\x80\x93 identify areas with needs for a regional ops excel. team intervention, centralize key pain points to be managed within the region Ops Excellence team with guidance of Center BPE
  • Operations \xe2\x80\x93 Accountable for the regional gateways and therfore the increase in consolidation and de-consolidation, optimization of net achieved costs as well as operations quality in line with the service promise towards customers
  • Collaborate with Global Air leadership and drive the development and/or deployment of new processes and solutions within the region
  • Intra-Maersk coordination \xe2\x80\x93 interact with Air Heads/ counterparts in non-regional Areas on most key topics. Liaise with other Air product leaders to elaborate/support strategies and solutions across the network. Manage operations resources as per productivity and forecast targets
Who we are looking for:
  • Substantial people leadership experience with a proven track-record of selecting and coaching professionals.
  • Proven track record of adding value to the business through business partnering.
  • Comprehensive insight on global supply chain development
  • Abundant and expertise Air product knowledge and experience
  • Visionary and strategic thinking
  • Customer centric mindset
  • Ambitious growth confidence
  • Strong project management skill
  • Data driven analytical skills
  • Collaboration over negotiation
  • Excellent English proficiency and communication skills.
  • Charismatic personality of a real influencer, able to lead people successfully through transformation within the organization and to transform business approach in people\xe2\x80\x99s mindset.

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Job Detail

  • Job Id
    JD1517215
  • Industry
    Not mentioned
  • Total Positions
    1
  • Job Type:
    Full Time
  • Salary:
    Not mentioned
  • Employment Status
    Permanent
  • Job Location
    Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  • Education
    Not mentioned