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Maersk • India, Chennai, 600116 | India

Sales Support Specialist

Employment type:  Full time
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Job Description

As part of the CMS setup, a key deliverable is to support sales support activities and drive commercial initiatives. For many of these tasks, OTS will engage directly with customers via phone or email, while also collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to coordinate and deliver sales support activities effectively.

At Maersk, we are a global leader in integrated logistics, pioneering the industry for over a century. Our commitment to innovation and transformation continuously redefines the boundaries of what’s possible—setting new benchmarks for efficiency, sustainability, and excellence.

We believe in the power of diversity, collaboration, and continuous learning, and strive to ensure our people reflect the customers we proudly serve. With a workforce of over 100,000 employees across 130 countries, we work together to shape the future of global trade.

Key responsibilities:

1. Provide support for sales administration and transactional activities related to sales.

2. Support the team by managing email communications and internal cases received from customers and stakeholders, including Customer Success Partners, Sales Representatives, Sales Managers, Sales Operations, Disputes, and CX teams.

3. Respond to customers in line with business requirements.

4. Analyse various segments to sustain volumes and identify opportunities to increase share of wallet.

5. Coordinate with internal teams to ensure effective collaboration and deliver solutions aligned with customer and segment needs.

6. Engage effectively with frontline sales and other stakeholders to drive collaboration and ensure quick resolution of issues.

7. Analyse customer feedback from multiple channels to identify improvement areas and implement solutions.

8. Maintain accurate records in systems related to sales activities, ensuring correct and consistent data management.

Primary internal stakeholders

Sales, Customer service, Finance, Operation, Collections, Special cargo teams, DG cargo teams, Disputes team, AFLS/IT team, Customer success partners, Sales and other internal stakeholders

Required qualification, experience & skills

Qualification: Graduate + Experience: around 3-5 yrs.

Skills

Fluent in English

Customer Focus & Owning the customer

Should be flexible for Nights Shifts & 5 days work from Office

  • Understand Customer requirement and focused on customer outcome
  • Attitude to go across defined job boundaries for customer resolution
  • Winning for customer – high achievement orientation
  • Driven to ensure closure
  • Superior Stakeholder Management
  • Responsible to drive business and customer needs through positive customer experience and effective sales approach
  • Having regular communication with Customers to understand their needs and provide appropriate sales solutions to increase volumes and share of wallet

Problem Solving Skills

• Own the opportunity, • Detailed and result oriented • Low tolerance to delays

• Problem solving, analytical and data skills • Data backed decision making, and tactical sales opportunity management

Communication

• Professional standard in grammar and though articulation. (Including Language capabilities)

• Good Comprehension & Written Communication

• Good Communication Skills • Ability to use positive and persuasive language

• Professional standard in grammar and though articulation. (Including Language capabilities)

• Good Comprehension & Written Communication

• Good Communication Skills • Ability to use

Process Understanding

• Ability to understand end to end processes.

• Ability to conduct sales and service together

• Adherence to process and SOPs • Attention to details, complete & error free documentation

• Adapt and adhere to changes in process (SOP) / Systems

• Ability to understand end to end processes

Stakeholder Mgmt.

• Language capabilities to cater to specific countries

• Experience in direct Stakeholder interactions (Global) preferably

What We Offer:

  • Impact: Be part of a team that directly contributes to global operations.
  • Opportunity: Unlock professional and personal growth through diverse career pathways.
  • Innovation: Work with a team that embraces technology and continuous improvement.
  • Global Exposure: Collaborate across geographies and cultures.

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

Hiring in countries

Algeria

Argentina

Australia

Bangladesh

Belgium

Brazil

Bulgaria

Cambodia

Canada

Chile

China

Colombia

Costa Rica

Awards & Accreditations

3rd - Best Workplace Culture

3rd - Best Workplace Culture

Flexa awards 2026
Best Workplace Benefits

Top 10 - Best Workplace Benefits

Flexa awards 2026

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