Assistant Category Manager - Travel

Maersk; København; On-site; DKK 600,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

Maersk in Copenhagen is seeking an Assistant Category Manager to join the Indirect Category Management Travel team. You will help procure travel categories such as airlines, hotels, and meetings, while supporting sourcing events and spend analysis.

You will build dashboards and insights for internal stakeholders, contribute to category strategies, and collaborate across geographies to drive cost efficiency. A hands-on mindset and strong English communication are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
• Strong data analysis with actionable insights.
• Excellent written and spoken English.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines.
• Experience in travel industry is a plus.
• Proficient in Excel, PowerPoint and Power BI.

Responsibilities

• Assist global Category Managers across Airlines, Hotels, Meetings & Events and Travel Agencies.
• Develop category strategies, manage global and regional suppliers, lead sourcing and RFP activities.
• Map and analyze travel spend data to identify cost drivers and opportunities.
• Create and optimize dashboards for internal stakeholders and Maersk leadership.
• Support strategic decision-making with data analysis and stakeholder feedback.
• Execute tenders and projects and service internal stakeholders on ad-hoc travel requests.

Skills

Excel analytics

Power BI

Stakeholder management

Data analysis

Sourcing & negotiations

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Power BI

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Opportunity

Get on the fast-track to an international career with a fortune 500 company!

We are an integrated logistics company, connecting and simplifying our customers' supply chains to help our customers grow and thrive. We go all the way, together, for our customers and society. We are committed to keeping the world's supply chains moving, and decarbonizing logistics so that the world can trade sustainably.

There is now a unique opportunity to join Maersk as an Assistant Category Manager. You will join the Indirect Category Management Travel team, where you will play an active role in procuring a range of travel categories spanning across Global Hotels, Meetings & Events, Car Hire & Travel Management Company to name a few.

We offer

As a company, we offer a truly global environment where you will be surrounded by great talent and for the right profile, have the opportunity to thrive and learn both as a person and as a professional.

In Maersk Indirect Procurement, we believe in an environment that focus on individual talent, skills and interests, whilst working as a part of an amazing team. You will get the opportunity to develop your own qualifications through your daily work, sparring with colleagues and designing your own learning journey together with your manager. You will be based at our iconic headquarter Esplanaden in Copenhagen.

You will be a part of a Global Procurement team working closely with stakeholders across all departments & geographies and liaising with travel suppliers globally.

At Maersk we value the diversity of our talent and will always strive to recruit the best person for the job – we value diversity in all its forms, including but not limited to: gender, age, nationality, race, sexual orientation, disability or religious beliefs.

Key responsibilities:

• Assist the global Category Managers with their categories i.e. Airlines, Hotel, Meetings and Events and Travel Agencies
• Global Category Management capabilities across Travel, with experience developing category strategies, managing global and regional suppliers, leading sourcing and RFP activities, benchmarking, negotiations and driving cost and service optimisation.
• Map and analyse travel data on current spend patterns and identifying cost drivers and opportunities across categories
• Create and optimize dashboards for internal stakeholders and Maersk leadership on travel spend
• Assist strategic decision making through data analysis and daily feedback from stakeholders
• Assist with and independently execute various tenders and projects
• Servicing internal stakeholders on various operational ad-hoc requests related to travel activities

You will have significant responsibility from the start and are expected to execute and deliver on time and with a great sense of detail. .

Required qualifications, experience & skills

• A bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience (Master degree or similar is preferred)
• Ability to generate innovative insights from analysis; develop and implement new methodologies and analysis to drive actionable results, with a sharp eye for details
• Excellent written, oral, and formal communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects, adjust priorities as needed and meet deadlines
• Ability to influence and communicate across the organization at multiple levels
• Mastering Excel based analysis and able to transform conclusions into sharp key messages
• Comfortable working with PowerPoint, Excel and Power BI and interested to develop digital capabilities and AI integration
• Strong professional interest in the Travel Industry. Experience from a job in the airline/hotel industry or Travel Management Company is an advantage
• Entrepreneurial in spirit and adaptable in a continuously changing environment
• International mind-set supported by high level of proficiency and confidence in spoken and written English
• Service minded and comfortable communicating with many different cultures and all levels of the organization
• Interested in developing your skills within Procurement and taking the first step to a potential career within Maersk Procurement

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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