Area Head of Logistics & Services Procurement, APA-NEA

Purpose of the Role

The Area Head of Logistics & Services Procurement APA-NEA is responsible for managing a spend as well as an aggressive commercial growth agenda
managing and developing the procurement team in Japan and Korea and working closely with the Maersk commercial organization to drive organizational transformation and support the growth journey.

The role reports to the Regional Head of Logistics and Services Procurement for APA located in Singapore.

The position involves:

• Managing the Area Procurement team. This includes team members sitting in several different offices across Northeast Asia.
• Working closely in a Matrix organization that involve harmonizing Area procurement efforts with working closely with the Regional procurement plus the Centre Procurement teams in close collaboration.
• Partner with the Area Product Sales Customer Service and finance teams on long term game plans including growth projects and ensuring ensure alignment between costs commercial needs customer experience and operational execution.
• Leading negotiations holding senior relationships and coordinating the right Service Level Agreements between Maersk and its partners
• Accountable for integrating Maersk Contract Management frameworks to help ensure compliance and best in class supplier performance.
• Driving a strong digital footprint and agenda within the supplier engagements and Area business plans
• Performing continuous improvement on supplier market analytics organising market intelligence and creating a competitive edge for Maersk book of business through creating effective supply chains
• Cooperates closely with colleagues between the Area and the Ocean set up in the Region
• Maintain and grow the relationship with commercial logistics and services Regional directors and support Regional strategy through the area.
• Expected travel to strategic vendor sites owned assets and other areas of strategic relevance

Skills and Experience

Experience in supply chain management contract and lead logistics land side and intermodal / land side transportation warehousing and distribution 3PL 4PL fulfilment services and procurement are a benefit when applying combined with awareness of cost drivers market knowledge digital experience & strong leadership skills.

Strong communication skills executive presence and possess an ability to manage a large number of stakeholders at different levels of seniority both within and outside the Maersk organization. Ability to forge strong vendor relationships within the scope of authority and ability to develop strategic supplier relationship management programs.

A very important skillset is ability to collaborate across the multiple stakeholders across the Maersk universe including within and external to the Procurement function therefore achieving local excellence but also the ability to elevate that to create and contribute towards global initiatives and best practises.

Critical Competencies:

• 10 years of experience in Logistics preferred specifically Inland transportation Warehousing Cold Chain Intermodal contract logistics and Supply chain management
• Direct Leadership experience including team capability building.
• Strong stakeholder management skills
• Ability to lead digital change and transformation.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills
• Willingness to work in a fast paced and often ambiguous environment.
• High learning agility
• Ability to constructively challenge and bring change
• Language must-have: Fluency in English & Japanese.