The Maersk Group
Location
Mumbai | India
Job description
Are you an experienced procurement professional with strategic sourcing and category management experience? Do you have knowledge of logistics categories in the marine and/or oil & gas industry? And do you want to work for a global trusted towage operator and leader in sustainable marine services? If you answer yes, we invite you to join our team at Svitzer where you will play a key role in creating the foundation for an effective and reliable supply chain for our operations.
What you can look forward to
As CatLogistics Category Manager you will manage department activities for all logistics services categories across Svitzer AMEA Region (truck, rail, marine, terminals, warehousing, air, and/or 3PLs). Reporting to the Regional Procurement Manager, you will lead a small team of category managers to facilitate strategic sourcing processes and execute category plans to leverage volumes for the best total cost, supporting a holistic approach to supplier/carrier selection. You will provide data and analysis to support sourcing decisions, track spend, and drive supplier/carrier performance to ensure that every dollar spent is spent professionally and maximises Svitzer’s potential return.
Offering uninterrupted marine solutions requires not only the best equipment but also the best people. At Svitzer our ambition is to attract and continuously develop the industry’s best craftsmen. Both at sea and on land - worldwide, wherever our customers do business. We are driven by skilled, professional and dedicated people and we work together as one company to provide safe, reliable and efficient services to our customers. We support and develop our people’s skills and capabilities and we care for the development of both teams and individuals. To best serve our customers, we strive to ensure the right people and the best teams for the job, every time.
Svitzer has been providing safety and support at sea since 1833. The way we do business is governed by our values: Constant Care, Humbleness, Uprightness, Our Employees, Our Name.
What will you do
Your key responsibilities will be:
Manage rate/pricing/spend analysis requests for assigned categories.
Lead vendor qualification process for assigned categories.
Manage activities pertinent to assigned categories to achieve maximum productivity, cost-effectiveness and efficiency.
Ensure timely responses to rate and cost analysis requests.
Assist preparing contracts and/or pricing sheets, as well as editing exhibits as needed, providing all revisions on time.
Establish a proper document management system for all freight activities and maintain records of work performed.
Implement and continuously improve import/export processes to enhance service level to field organisation.
Manage custom brokers and forwarding agents for Geozone and ensure compliance with all contracts in place.
Responsible and accountable for all processed shipments by ensuring that harmonized tariff codes are correctly applied, free trade agreements are fully utilized, and temporary/ permanent imports are properly managed aiming for a high level of efficiency (operation).
Review freight invoices for accuracy and routes to the manager for approval maintains positive and productive working relationships within the department and with other departments.
Maintain close communication with stakeholders, keeping all informed of conditions, activities, and trends in areas of responsibility which may have an impact on the business.
Ensure vendor set-up and ensures rates/routes are maintained and accurate in all systems.
Support supplier/carrier relationship management process, supplier/carrier performance reviews, and supplier/carrier development initiatives. Identifies supplier/carrier risks and category implications.
Conduct industry and market research to understand assigned categories and creates reporting for category managers and business stakeholders.
Provide savings tracking activities and reports realized savings on a continuous base; ensure realised savings tie back to departmental budgets.
Research and extract spending data from systems and create meaningful reporting to identify trends, performance metrics and issues.
Assist in the design and interface with the business of multi-year category management plans.
Work with the analyst to plan and test system reporting and ensure data is accurate and timely.
Partner with key internal/external stakeholders to support logistics systems roadmap.
Assist in the planning, design, and execution of strategic sourcing activities; facilitate the bidding (RFI/RFP/RFQ), supplier selection, and negotiation process.
Leverage the use of Transportation Management Systems and related technologies and infrastructure to drive business value.
Validate and monitor price adjustments and communicates changes to the affected stakeholders.
Always follow Svitzer’s carbon-neutral initiatives to minimize carbon emissions in our supply chains.
Who we are looking for
To be successful in this role, you will bring:
University degree or equivalent in supply chain, business administration or related field
Minimum 5-10 years of experience in procurement, logistics, supply chain, transportation or finance, preferably in the Marine and/or Oil & Gas industry.
Certified Customs Specialist (CCS), CITT-Certified Logistics Professional (CCLP) designation or equivalent is an advantage.
Knowledge of logistics spend categories.
Experience with logistics systems (TMS, Freight Audit and Payment, Sourcing).
Financial management and legal experience with complex contracts.
Strong project management and negotiation skills.
People leadership experience as a leader of others is preferred.
Strong Microsoft Office Excel skills (e.g. vlookup, pivot tables)
Strong organisation skills, leadership, effective delegation, forward-thinking and problem-solving
Flexible, dynamic, self-demanding and proactive, motivate oneself and others.
Embrace fact-based decision-making; naturally seeks to leverage and/or integrate market data, spend analytics, and cost modelling.
Ability to perform advanced mathematical calculations.
Excellent communication skills across multiple levels in the organisation and with external and internal stakeholders
Able to connect and build long-term trusting relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
Excellent teamwork and collaboration skills, strong listening skills, naturally inclusive in decision-making environments.
Work well in multi-regional settings; able to facilitate teamwork across boundaries.
Able to facilitate stakeholder and supplier collaboration.
Project comfort and credibility across assigned logistics modes.
Aptitude for, and/or interest in, the operational and technical challenges common to a marine company.
Building a Diverse Workplace
In Svitzer we value the diversity of our talent and will always strive to recruit the best person for the job – we value diversity in all its forms, including but not limited to gender, age, nationality, race, sexual orientation, disability, or religious beliefs. We are proud of our diversity and see it as a genuine source of strength for building high performing teams.
Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that members from some under-represented groups are less likely to apply for jobs if they don’t meet every single qualification. At Svitzer we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles, and we are excited about hearing from you!
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