Appetizer At Maersk, you’ll be part of a global team motivated by bringing food and commodities to people in every corner of the world. We do this through close partnerships with our valued customers, who trade everything from seafood and fruits, to clothes, electronics and cars! No matter our role in the Region our end goal is to simplify the lives of our customers. This is done through seamless processes, best in class digital solutions, and great customer service! Our diverse team of passionate and dedicated colleagues are empowered and supported to grow by their leaders. We all have our customers in mind, in every action of our daily work life, and this is truly the key to reaching our target! Reporting to the IMEA Regional Head of Supply chain Logistics, this role will be responsible to help advance and execute the overall Maersk Air strategy to achieve sustainable profitable growth within the respective region. Formal leadership duties that include multiple teams and groups and serve as a lead to peers or other roles on a formal or informal basis We Offer A significant and strategic role at the forefront of world trade where you will utilize your procurement and leadership expertise to drive regional business decisions aimed at refining regional Air Freight performance. Through your day-to-day leadership and work, you will gain an in-depth understanding of Air Freight strategy management from a leadership perspective, sharpen your commercial acumen, and enhance your stakeholder management skills. In addition, you will have visibility and exposure in the regional leadership and global Air Freight community for future career development within Maersk or the Maersk Group. Key Responsibilities Sales support and guidance – Align the Air Product objectives/targets (Sales to support/enable the Air Freight business line targets). Act as a Product expert in front of customers, guide/support Sals eo sell the right type of business to the right destinations Procurement - Responsible for Air strategy implementation throughout the region. Accountable for procurement in the gateway. Responsible for identifying procurement leverage across region and supporting procurement within the Areas, for relationship management with preferred partners on a Regional level. Negotiates BSA’s on a pan regional gateway level Pricing and tenders – Define region pricing approach in line with global strategy, accountable for the regions RFQ pricing, for the spot pricing above the defined threshold as well as for aligning the local pricing with the regional pricing desk and supporting the local pricing activities if required Solution design – Support Air Product development of customer specific solutions pertaining to the region network (Expertise role) Operational Excellence – identify areas with needs for a regional ops excel. team intervention, centralize key pain points to be managed within the region Ops Excellence team with guidance of Center BPE Operations – Accountable for the regional gateways and therfore the increase in consolidation and de-consolidation, optimization of net achieved costs as well as operations quality in line with the service promise towards customers Collaborate with Global Air leadership and drive the development and/or deployment of new processes and solutions within the region Intra-Maersk coordination – interact with Air Heads/ counterparts in non-regional Areas on most key topics. Liaise with other Air product leaders to elaborate/support strategies and solutions across the network. Manage operations resources as per productivity and forecast targets Who we are looking for: Substantial people leadership experience with a proven track-record of selecting and coaching professionals. Proven track record of adding value to the business through business partnering. Comprehensive insight on global supply chain development Abundant and expertise Air product knowledge and experience Visionary and strategic thinking Customer centric mindset Ambitious growth confidence Strong project management skill Data driven analytical skills Collaboration over negotiation Excellent English proficiency and communication skills. Charismatic personality of a real influencer, able to lead people successfully through transformation within the organization and to transform business approach in people’s mindset. A.P. Moller - Maersk is an integrated container logistics company working to connect and simplify its customer's supply chains. As the global leader in shipping services, the company operates in 130 countries and employs roughly 70,000 people. With simple end-to-end offering of products and digital services, seamless customer engagement and a superior end-to-end delivery network, Maersk enables its customers to trade and grow by transporting goods anywhere - all over the world. For more information click here. All the way.