Category Manager- Terminal Procurement

Maersk Line Limited; Dubai; On-site; AED 300,000 - 540,000; Full time

Job summary

Maersk Line Limited in Dubai seeks a Category Manager to lead Terminal Procurement for West and Central Asia within Maersk Procurement. You will drive value creation, safeguard cost competitiveness, and partner with internal stakeholders to enable the company strategy.

You will work in a Fortune 500 environment with global reach, tackle sourcing challenges, navigate complex markets, and travel as needed. The role demands strong analytical, negotiation, and leadership skills, with initial

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field; MBA/Master’s preferred.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to model costs.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication.
• Proven negotiation and sourcing experience.
• Ability to travel and work in a cross-cultural environment.
• Solid work experience in procurement or sales.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute category strategy aligned with global and regional goals.
• Map spend, identify cost drivers and opportunities in complex markets.
• Develop new models to quantify total costs of ownership.
• Lead supplier negotiations with a clear strategy.
• Ensure contract compliance and maintain contract data.
• Communicate complex messages to leadership and drive value.
• Deliver on time while supporting environmental and sustainability targets.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Negotiations

Cost modeling

Project management

Sourcing strategy

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor’s degree

MBA/Master’s degree

Tools

Excel

Data analytics tools

Job description

We are looking for a Category Manager to join our Terminal Procurement team for West and Central Asia within Maersk Procurement within the A.P. Moller Maersk Group. In Maersk Procurement our vision is: “Every dollar spent is spent professionally”.

It will be an opportunity to have a career as an international sourcing professional in a Fortune 500 company: For us, fast growth means a steady stream of new challenges, and a constant need for new ideas, knowledge and talent to overcome them.

A chance to enable the company strategy by driving a purposeful procurement: You will join an organization with the size and global reach it takes for you to make your mark on the world. An environment where you will consistently work at the edge of your comfort zone and experience a high degree of empowerment in project strategy, tactics and implementing innovative solutions to support the company strategy.

Key Responsibilities:

You will be responsible and accountable for enabling the company strategy by value creation for our customers while safeguarding the cost competitive position for Maersk in close cooperation with internal stakeholders. The annual spend under the scope is approximately USD 300 Min.

As a Category Manager you will get exposed to a variety of classical category management tasks e.g.:

• Defining the category strategy for your portfolio, in line with global and the regional category strategy with the objective of creating value for our customer by partnering with the right suppliers. The strategy needs to support the Must Win Battles for Procurement around Environment & Sustainability, Resilience, Digitalization

• Mapping and analyzing data on current spend patterns and identifying cost drivers and opportunities in complex marketplaces

• Developing new models to analyze supplier offers and quantify total costs and total values of ownership

• Lead negotiations with the suppliers by preparing a comprehensive negotiation strategy

• Ensure contract compliance by updating the relevant information in the contract management tools

• Simplify and effectively communicate complex messages to the leadership

• Finally, you will have significant responsibility from the start and be expected to execute and deliver on time and in line with our purposeful targets.

Who we are looking for:

Our employees represent a wide range of educational backgrounds, work experience and nationalities - most important to us is your personal skills. You must thrive in a fast paced and dynamic environment and be a true team player with strong analytical abilities and interpersonal, and communication skills. The ideal candidate would look like the below:

• Holds a Bachelor’s degree at minimum but preferably also an MBA/Master’s degree

• Enjoys creating value through innovative mindset and is comfortable challenging the status quo

• A tech savvy, top performer who excels in executing under pressure and over-delivering towards the business

• Understands stakeholder management excellence and can build trust even in challenging situations

• Demonstrates strong analytical skills and preferably with good experience in financial /excel modeling

• Potential to quickly excel in our key differentiating sourcing skills: Sourcing Strategy, Negotiations, Cost Modeling and Project Management

• International mindset, willingness to travel and ability to appreciate and operate in a cross-cultural environment

• Entrepreneurial spirit

• A solid work experience focusing on procurement or sales

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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