Maersk Line recruits 01 MD personal Assistant
Maersk Line
Cotonou, Bénin
Transports et logistique
MD personal Assistant
Full time
BJ – Cotonou
Opportunity
A.P Maersk is looking for a candidate to take up the role of an MD personal Assistant in Cotonou, Benin. This position would involve assisting Country Managing Director (MD) in the coordination of his daily responsibilities and handling all administrative tasks for the Company.
This is an exciting career opportunity to work in a multinational, Global 500 company that makes global trade happen. You will be interacting daily with colleagues internationally, giving you the opportunity to develop your professional skills in a global environment. We provide support for you to shape your own career by achieving expertise and learning on the job.
Main Responsibilities:
Act as first point of contact dealing with correspondences and phone calls
Engage with stakeholders and authorities on behalf of the office of the Country Manager.
Assist with projects assigned by the Country Manager.
Provide the Country Manager with required information, summary, reports and analysis independently or by coordinating with other members of the Leadership Team.
Efficiently coordinate office activities and supplies in compliance with company policies
Arrange Hotel bookings, travels, transport, and accommodation for all the departments
Place orders and maintain adequate stock of office supplies
Develop and maintain a proper management process of corporate vehicles and non-operational materials
Negotiate best deals and maintain updated list of preferred suppliers for non-operational materials, equipment and works
Develop and execute internal communications plan.
Act as key support for external Marketing Campaigns
Coordinate all formal communications channels including intranet site, Yammer, Town Halls, amongst others in close coordination with Country Manager and Leadership team.
Act as key support for Leadership for Country activities and projects
Lead Employee Recognition Program in collaboration with Country Leadership Team
Who are we looking for?
+2 years of experience in administrative tasks.
Logistics experience is an advantage.
Fluent French and English.
Show keen interest in knowing the business and understanding our customers.
University degree in administrative/clerical training or equivalent experience.
Good attention to details and excellent organizational skills
Good command in oral and written French and English
Ability to handle confidential information.
High proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office suite
Ability to work both independently and within a group
Ability to set priorities, multi-task and keep several projects going at once.
Ability to manage large, complex and demanding projects under tight deadline.
Strong inter-personal and cross-cultural skills
Demonstrated ability to think and write clearly, creatively, and persuasively.
Project management experience or previous role in similar experience would be a plus.
Our recruitment process:
Please apply before the 29 of January 2024.
If your profile matches job requirements, our recruiter will get in touch to share more about the role and get to know you better.
If successful, you will discuss the role with the Line Manager and his team.
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Additional info
Ref. R89999
A.P. Moller – Maersk is an integrated container logistics company working to connect and simplify its customer’s supply chains. As the global leader in shipping services, the company operates in 130 countries and employs roughly 70,000 people. With simple end-to-end offering of products and digital services, seamless customer engagement and a superior end-to-end delivery network, Maersk enables its customers to trade and grow by transporting goods anywhere – all over the world.POSTULER