Maersk Line recruits 01 Area Landside Transport Product Manager

Maersk Line recruits 01 Area Landside Transport Product Manager

Maersk Line

Cape Town, South Africa

Transports et logistique

Area Landside Transport Product Manager
South AfricaCape TownLocal OtherLast application date: 2/5/2021
We are looking for a commercially focused, driven, and experienced candidate to take up the role as Landside Transportation Product Manager for Maersk in Southern Africa. In this role you will be responsible for the profitability and commercial aspects of all our landside transportation offering across the thirteen countries forming part of Southern Africa and Islands Area*. You will be designing new products and corridors for our customers and driving delivery of our growth ambitions internally.
The ideal candidate has a strong experience within landside intermodal transportation and logistics in general, strong stakeholder management skills, and an acumen for business development and growth.
* South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland, Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi, Madagascar, Mauritius, Comoros, Seychelles and Mozambique.
We offerA unique opportunity for personal and professional development, joining Maersk on our journey of becoming the integrator of container logistics
An opportunity to grow and develop the Landside Transportation business of Maersk covering a large Area, with you in the driving seat
An engaging and rewarding role in a fast-paced and dynamic environment with a distinct respect for the individual.
Key responsibilities– Responsible and accountable for the P&L of the landside transportation product family – ensuring that we meet our ambitious targets;- Set the strategy for the product family and fully own the development of landside transportation products, including the pricing towards our customers;- Business development within the landside transportation category – exploring opportunities and developing business cases to support future profitable growth and value for our customers;- Analyse and map market dynamics and opportunities, driving sustainable volume growth;- Identification of potential M&A opportunities;- Work closely with sales and participate in high-level customer engagements to understand their needs and establish products to serve those needs;- Selected tender management jointly with sales, and actively involved in selling and securing new business as well as customer retention.
We are looking for– Masters in Logistics plus min 5 years in a role controlling large intermodal operation (Containerised and uncontainerised) with demonstrated growth or if no qualification, min 8 years experience in such a role;– A market network (Customers/Suppliers) that is in touch with up-to-date market intelligence;- Translates customer needs and business opportunities into solutions;- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills and set focus/direction;- Strong P&L experience, anticipates future product performance delivery and factors this into overall pricing strategy;- Strong analytical skills and business acumen;- Ability to distil complex information and translate highly complex matters into relevant commercial storyline;- Ability to challenge thinking and with strong reasoning and ‘buy in’ skills.POSTULER