Vendor Performance Team Lead – Inland / Landside

Job Description

Vendor Performance Team Lead – Inland / Landside

We have a vision bigger than the ocean: to be a true integrator of container logistics by connecting and simplifying our customers’ supply chains. We rely on our people to make it happen.

We’re taking a major step on this journey, carrying out a vital mission: supporting our employees so they can better support our customers.

🌟 What We Offer:

• Exciting career opportunities with international reach to further expand your experience through our award-winning talent development initiatives focused on diversity.

• An energizing environment focused on innovation, designed to keep you motivated.

• A talented, genuinely diverse team guided by values that inspire passion and mutual support.

• A culture of equity, mutual respect, accountability, and care for our business and customers.

• A competitive compensation and benefits package for full-time employees.

• Globally recognized talent policies, consistently investing in personal and professional development.

We value the diversity of our talent and always strive to hire the best person for the job. We’re proud of this and see it as a genuine source of strength for building high-performing teams. If you're interested in this position and want to build a career with us, we invite you to join our team!

🛠️ Job Responsibilities:

• Monitor and drive supplier service quality across customers and transport modes (truck, rail, barge), ensuring compliance with OTD, data exchange, visibility, and service standards.

• Ensure supplier compliance with Maersk requirements, including digital tools, supplier portal usage, integrations, payment standards, and operational policies.

• Lead supplier onboarding and operational alignment, ensuring suppliers are fully trained and compliant with Maersk processes, tools, and global standards.

• Develop and manage a high-performing Vendor Management team, fostering performance, engagement, collaboration in a matrix environment, and adherence to safety, regulatory, and global policy requirements.

• Drive cost-to-serve and transparency, auditing supplier allocation and performance, sharing insights with internal stakeholders, and feeding market and supplier intelligence back into the organization.

🎯 What We’re Looking For:

• 3–5 years of experience in similar roles.

• Minimum of 3 years of experience managing and leading teams.

• Hands-on experience with direct carriers.

• Strong understanding of inland/land transportation operations, including routes, costs, telematics, and milestones.

• Functional level of English.

If you’ve read this far, we’re glad to know you’re interested in the position. And if you’re ready to use your skills to make a difference, we hope you’ll apply for our vacancy. Apply now!

🌍 Learn More About Us.

A.P. Moller-Maersk is an integrated logistics company working to connect and simplify our customers’ supply chains.

As a global leader in transportation services, we operate in 130 countries and employ around 70,000 people. Learn more about us at: --https://www.maersk.com

We are committed to equal employment opportunities and provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. We value diversity and prohibit discrimination against any candidate based on race, color, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, nationality, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, veteran status, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

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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