Kenya Inland Operations Manager at Maersk Line

Key Responsibilities

• Managing inland operations in Kenya, and providing support and guidance for operations in daughter countries. The daughter countries in the Eastern Africa Cluster are organisationally independent but work closely together with the Cluster functions for best practices and support.
• Handling intermodal design and cost picture for intra-country products including rail, truck and barge operations.
• Achieving the lowest possible cost in operations and owning the cost management function. Acting as consolidating entity for the daughter countries.
• Working with commercial departments in country to provide defect free service to customers.
• Maintain the control environment for the operations function in the Country.
• Delivering on equipment management targets such as Stock Factors and Inland Distribution.
• Exercising leadership and grooming talent to ensure a sustainable leadership pipeline.
• Provide leadership to the Operations team.
• Set KPIs for the operations team to provide framework for daily work.
• Ensuring Maersk Line maintains the lowest cost base in the country in comparison to the competition.
• Provide a learning platform for operations staff to ensure competencies are built and maintained.
• Provide support to the daughter countries.
• Develop local operational policies using framework from Centre BPO and channel these through to daughter organisation.
• Set performance measures for external vendor deliverables and follow up on performance.
• Intermodal management.
• Guide Liner Operations Cluster in the procurement of inland and waterside services.
• Inland equipment management, managing stock targets and land to port distribution.
• On site crisis management – also on behalf of Liner Operations Cluster.
• Handle cost management items for intermodal and positioning costs.
• Deliver joint Liner Operations Cluster/Cluster game plan, in line with the HomeRun initiative.
• Deliver on cost targets including monitoring performance in liaison with Liner Operations Cluster.
• Deliver on operations targets set by Cluster Top for inland operations and by Liner Operations Clusters for port operations.
• Deliver operational excellence in the country cluster.
• Attain clear work splits between local country organisations, and between local operations and Liner Operations Cluster.
• Drive best practice behaviour in the country cluster.
• Ensure smooth, unified efforts for the benefit of internal and external customers.

Who we are looking for

• Thorough understanding of line core business processes. Understanding of terminal operations and general container business drivers.
• At least 3-5 years in a management role in a global/multinational company as operations manager, procurement manager, commercial manager.
• Thorough knowledge of procurement strategies and tactics. Negotiation skills and experience
• Proven project management experience
• A minimum of 7-10 years or more experience in container business is the aim, however a combination of management talent and proven results will count as a strong qualifier as well strong networking skills and strong (values-based) leadership skills with proven people management experience.
• Driver of results through individual contributors and senior specialists as well as external third party providers.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills including fluent in English.
• Innovative individual who strives at pushing barriers aiming for targets yet unfold to produce undisputable leadership lowest cost best customer experience and superior environmental performance.
• Ability to achieve results and exemplify the cultural amplifiers of Simplicity, Focus, and Teamwork.

We Offer

In this role, you will learn and acquire the following skills and competencies:

• Operations Best Practice
• Insights into the trade market
• Process leadership including continuous improvement and optimisation
• Change management skills
• People management and leadership skills

   

In addition, you will have various opportunities to work with the leading customers in EAC Cluster, performing and excelling in a dynamic and energetic organisation and contributing to the continuous success of the cluster.