Opportunity
Get on the fast-track to an international career with a fortune 500 company!
We are an integrated logistics company, connecting and simplifying our customers' supply chains to help our customers grow and thrive. We go all the way, together, for our customers and society. We are committed to keeping the world's supply chains moving, and decarbonizing logistics so that the world can trade sustainably.
There is now a unique opportunity to join Maersk as an Assistant Category Manager. You will join the Indirect Category Management Travel team, where you will play an active role in procuring a range of travel categories spanning across Global Hotels, Meetings & Events, Car Hire & Travel Management Company to name a few.
We offer
As a company, we offer a truly global environment where you will be surrounded by great talent and for the right profile, have the opportunity to thrive and learn both as a person and as a professional.
In Maersk Indirect Procurement, we believe in an environment that focus on individual talent, skills and interests, whilst working as a part of an amazing team. You will get the opportunity to develop your own qualifications through your daily work, sparring with colleagues and designing your own learning journey together with your manager. You will be based at our iconic headquarter Esplanaden in Copenhagen.
You will be a part of a Global Procurement team working closely with stakeholders across all departments & geographies and liaising with travel suppliers globally.
At Maersk 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 looking for a motivated self-starter to join our Maersk Travel Team
Key responsibilities:
Assist the global Category Managers with their categories i.e. Airlines, Hotel, Meetings and Events and Travel Agencies
Global Category Management capabilities across Travel, with experience developing category strategies, managing global and regional suppliers, leading sourcing and RFP activities, benchmarking, negotiations and driving cost and service optimisation.
Map and analyse travel data on current spend patterns and identifying cost drivers and opportunities across categories
Create and optimize dashboards for internal stakeholders and Maersk leadership on travel spend
Assist strategic decision making through data analysis and daily feedback from stakeholders
Assist with and independently execute various tenders and projects
Servicing internal stakeholders on various operational ad-hoc requests related to travel activities
You will have significant responsibility from the start and are expected to execute and deliver on time and with a great sense of detail. .
Required qualifications, experience & skills
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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