MPL Project Coordinator

Job Description

MPL Project Coordinator

Would you like to be part of a value-driven, commercially oriented international environment where we enable global trade every day? We have an opportunity for a Project Coordinator to join our team in Kigali, Rwanda.

The Project Coordinator will be responsible for operational execution across Ocean and Logistics and is responsible for file creation, coordination and closure of shipment files.

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:

• Creation and execution of customer shipments according to the implementation plan and customer requirements with regards to QHSE and reporting.
• Understanding of external factors impacting customer’s supply chain and their sense of urgency, service needs, drivers and desires.
• Ability to align with customer expectations upfront and ability to respond with suggested solutions.
• Be the primary point of contact for own customers and ensure smooth execution of the end-to-end shipment lifecycle, including the inland delivery, by working closely with the customer as well as internal stakeholders.
• Proactively track shipments and notify customers of relevant deviations from the transport plan, including potential solutions or alternatives.
• Onboard customers and build strong and collaborative relationships, with willingness to go the extra mile with focus on providing solutions.
• Liaising and preparing transport plans with suppliers.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR:

• Relevant bachelor’s degree in supply chain management or logistics or related field
• At least 3 years’ experience in project logistics
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
• Well organized, proactive and dynamic
• Prioritization capabilities
• Understanding of the local regulations
• Strong execution mindset
• Solution oriented
• Analytical
• Team player
• Customer oriented
• Continuous improvement mindset

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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