Assistant Warehousing

7 months ago

Cape Town, South Africa Maersk Full time

Would you like to be part of a value-driven, commercially oriented international environment where we enable global trade every day?

The Southern Africa & Islands (SAI) Procurement team based in Cape Town, South Africa is looking for a dynamic procurement specialist who will be responsible for the execution of sourcing activities related to the Fulfilled by Maersk (Warehousing, Distribution, Cold Storage & Container Depots) Product offering, also known as Contract Logistics.

This individual will be an integral part of the SAI Procurement team, responsible for driving both day-to-day procurement excellent execution while collaborating cross functionally to deliver the Fulfilled by Maersk procurement category strategy.

WHAT WE OFFER:

When you join Maersk, you’ll find that the world is your workplace. You’ll work in a culturally diverse, stimulating environment, surrounded by new ideas and different ways of doing things. We believe in individual performance within highly professional teams supported by our distinctive values. To us teamwork means acceptance, respect, dedication, and the idea that we can achieve more when we all pull together.

Living our values means competing in the marketplace in an ethical way so our name is synonymous with being a credible and valuable business partner. Through Constant Care and Humbleness, we strive to prepare for the future, while never forgetting that our customers and competitors are key to our ability to improve. In our daily work Uprightness and Our Employees mean that transparency and accountability in everything we do go hand in hand with being an inspiring, challenging place to work. At Maersk, we take pride in hiring the best person for the job – irrespective of gender, age, nationality, or religious belief.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Day to Day Procurement Activities: Every dollar spent, is a dollar spent professionally – together with leadership, manage day to day procurement activities including,

Market engagement : Act as the primary market engagement procurement lead for sourcing cost effective, compliant, quality procurement solutions by researching and identifying prospective suppliers and partners

Go-to-market execution and analysis – prepare, launch and facilitate competitive market tests in the form of RFI, RFQ & RFPs

Negotiate contracts and pricing with suppliers post market tests as well as annually being able to analyse and compare supplier products to determine the best deal

Vendor Management : Help resolve vendor or contractor grievances, and claims against suppliers.

All the above for the following categories: (1) Third party warehousing & cold storage, (2) Industrial real estate for self-managed sites, (3) Opex and Capex items required to operationalise self-managed sites incl. material handling equipment, racking & mezzanines, third party labour, security services, facility management services, consumables, etc., (4) Middle and final mile distribution services, (5) Container depots & related services.

Procurement Category Strategy : Execute the Fulfilled by Maersk (Warehousing, Distribution, Cold Storage & Container Depot) category strategies, guided by the overall Product strategy and informed by market intelligence, spend & supplier analysis and cost saving opportunities.

Sourcing Strategy : Developing and executing Maersk Contract Logistics procurement strategies based on organizational objectives and supply chain management principles.

Customer Tenders : Support Product and Sales with the required input to submit customer tenders timeously.

Global Processes & Teams: Performing your responsibilities utilizing global procurement processes and tools, global category management teams, and contract management frameworks to ensure cost leadership, compliance and best in class supplier performance.

Implementation Partner : Support your line manager to implement and drive continuous improvement activities through execution of change management process and best practices.

Travel: Within the SAI area self-managed site(s) and supplier locations as per business requirements

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR:

Someone with:

Bachelor or post graduate degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Engineering, Business Administration, or related areas

Minimum 3 years industry relevant procurement experience

In-depth understanding of best-in-class procurement practices in Warehousing and Distribution

Experience in Warehousing and Transport operations advantageous

Outstanding professional performance

Ability to work independently and with speed

Experience in team and project management driving end-to-end sourcing projects and cost reduction initiatives

Experience in formulating and presenting sourcing strategies and process recommendation to all levels of leadership

Experience in routine category & tail spend management

Strong communication, planning and prioritizing skills to manage work activities efficiently in order to meet deadlines and high-level goals in a complex, fast-paced, highly pressurized environment.

Problem solving in a structured and analytical manner

General understanding of finance and accounting principles, and the ability to interpret financial data and apply to decision making

WHAT INTERPERSONAL SKILLS WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL IN THIS POSITION?

An assertive communication style and excellent stakeholder management skills to navigate externally and across a wide range of internal departments, both locally, regionally and globally.

The ability to operate in an environment with often ambitious goals and changing priorities and translating this into tangible deliverables

Adeptly perform tasks and projects, demonstrating proficiency in planning, execution, and successful delivery with excellent results and within the established timelines 

We are looking for a results-driven individual with a positive, can-do attitude as well as high business acumen. This individual is resilient and demonstrates a high level of commitment taking ownership and accountability for their sphere of responsibility.

Maersk is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we embrace different styles of thinking. Maersk is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applicants without regard to race, colour, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy or parental leave, veteran status, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with all legal requirements.

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