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Maersk • AE - Dubai | United Arab Emirates

Direct Transport Sales - Air Lead

Employment type:  Full time
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Job Description

To manage an airfreight trade lane between two geographies in accordance with agreed upon air freight lane. In addition, support local
sales targets and develop local business relationship for new customers relevant to the trade lane community to grow the trade lan e with the
existing customer base.

Responsible for:

Client Strategy and planning
•Acquire new airfreight customers relevant to the specific trade lane
•Support local sales community to expand portfolio with existing customer base with lane expertise
•Plan and perform regular sales visits to develop business on the trade lane.
Manage
•Maintain an overview of the customers business within the tradelane
•Identify and win opportunities relevant to Airfreight product direction setting
•Continuously monitor the trade lane performance and identify the major
competitors on the trade lane.
•Provide management with trade lane reports, competitor activity/wins and statistics/measures on volumes/revenues, statistics of shipments, etc. Responsible for market intelligence.
Define and deliver changes to business targets based on market/asset view
•Work with the Capacity / Campaign Manager function to formalize the commercial plans and ensure maximization of assets
Customer satisfaction
•Actively monitor local NPS across customer portfolio and drive local initiatives to improve customer satisfaction

Accountable for
•Volume (KG)
•Revenue (USD)
•Profit (GP)
•Product development (based on customer feedback)

Key Interdependencies
Internal Stakeholders:
•Sales support functions
•Customer Service
•Regional Product team
•Area Local products
External stakeholders:
•Local air carriers and logistics institutions
•Customers

Critical competencies
•Air Freight expertise
•Commercial skills
•Sales
•Negotiation

UAE Market Experience is mandatory.

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.

We are happy to support your need for any adjustments during the application and hiring process. If you need special assistance or an accommodation to use our website, apply for a position, or to perform a job, please contact us by emailing accommodationrequests@maersk.com.

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Company benefits

Open to part time work for some roles
Open to compressed hours
In house training
Health insurance
Dental coverage
Mental health platform access
Compassionate leave
Life assurance
Annual bonus
Referral bonus
Employee assistance programme
Employee discounts
Adoption leave
Private GP service
Buy or sell annual leave
Religious celebration leave
401K
Annual pay rises
Enhanced pension match/contribution
Learning platform
Mentoring
Enhanced maternity leave
Shared parental leave
Women’s health leave
L&D budget
Professional subscriptions
Lunch and learns

Working at Maersk

Company employees:

100,000+

Gender diversity (m:f):

65:35

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Awards & Accreditations

3rd - Best Workplace Culture

3rd - Best Workplace Culture

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Top 10 - Best Workplace Benefits

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