Job Vacancies at Maersk Group

Reporting to the Warehouse & Distribution Supervisor, the Warehouse Assistant requires a strong planning and coordination to drive operational management of a Warehouse site at Maersk.
Supporting and enabling the Maersk W&D product families and value proposition to our clients being either stand alone or part of a global supply chain solution. Collaboration with all Area functions to ensure high service levels to enable a quality customer experience.

We offer

In this role, you will gain industry knowledge, international experience, better communication skills and techniques relevant to our core business. This will equip you with the competencies required for operational roles, deepen your potential and career development as well as contribute to your team’s and organization’s success.

Key responsibilities

• Prepare and complete orders for delivery or pickup according to schedule (load, pack, wrap, label, ship)
• Receive and process warehouse stock products (pick, unload, label, store)
• Perform inventory controls and keep quality standards high for audits
• Keep a clean and safe working environment and optimize space utilization
• Complete diary logs into inventory
• Report any discrepancies
• Communicate and cooperate with supervisors and coworkers
• Operate and maintain preventively warehouse vehicles and equipment
• Follow quality service standards and comply with procedures, rules and regulations
• Manage the operations of the location in the absence of the supervisor
• Manage site subcontractors needs and usage for W&D services
• Respect compliance and the adherence of the global compliance framework
• System usage and compliance to defined systems, processes and IT usage

We are looking for

• Minimum of Bachelor degree qualification
• Extensive Warehousing experience as well as operational knowledge of Warehouse
• Collaboration and influencing skills
• Good understanding of Warehousing risks to be managed in an African context.
• Understanding of local cultures
• Energy and passion with ability to drive performance
• Proficiency in inventory software, databases and systems
• Familiarity with modern warehousing practices and methods
• Good organizational and time management skills

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Reporting to the Area Warehouse & Distribution Manager, the Warehousing & Distribution Supervisor requires strong planning, coordination and leadership qualities to drive operational management of a Warehouse and Distribution site at Maersk.
You will be supporting and enabling the Maersk W&D product families and value proposition to our clients being either stand alone or part of a global supply chain solution.
Collaboration with all Area functions, Liner Operations Cluster, Region, Centre to ensure profitable top line growth, lowest costs and high service levels to enable a quality customer experience.

We offer

An opportunity to drive profitable W&D execution, growth and high service levels in the strategic L&S portfolio of products within Maersk.

Key responsibilities

• Financial
  
  • P&L responsible for the site. Covering all products and clients offered at this site
  • Cost management of the site linked to the defined pricing
  • ABC costing framework set-up and execution
• Products
  
  • Customization and localization of the products within the framework
  • Running pilots on innovation and driving implementation
• People
  
  • Facilitate the execution training linked to products, solutions and clients
• W&D footprint
  
  • Manage the operations of the location
  • Manage site subcontractors needs and usage for W&D services
  • Respect compliance and the adherence of the global compliance framework
• Processes and systems
  
  • Site execution of processes
  • System usage and compliance to defined systems, processes and IT usage

We are looking for

• 5 years of industry experience required and minimum of Bachelor degree
• Strong commercial, business development and financial acumen
• Extensive W&D experience as well as operational knowledge of W&D
• People and talent development experience
• Collaboration and influencing skills
• Good understanding of W&D risks to be managed in an African context.
• Understanding of local cultures
• Good communicator and excellent stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to influence without direct authority across a wide geography and several functions.
• Energy and passion with ability to drive performance.