Regional Control Tower Lead - Operational Excellence & KPIs

Maersk; Aarhus; On-site; DKK 850,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Maersk in Aarhus seeks a driven leader to head the NCE Regional Control Tower, overseeing regional operational performance, governance, and alignment with global towers and customer stakeholders across Northern and Continental Europe.

You will lead people, champion proactive risk management, and drive structured problem solving while delivering reliable, customer-centric logistics operations from the Aarhus office.

Qualifications

• Have solid experience within logistics, supply chain, or customer operations.
• Experience coordinating complex operations across teams and stakeholders.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Comfortable working with KPIs, performance management, and operational governance.
• Demonstrate ownership and drive execution across functions.
• Proactive, solution-oriented mindset with continuous improvement.
• Experience with Lean, root-cause analysis, and structured problem solving is an advantage.
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Drive regional operational priorities, governance, and execution.
• Coordinate and provide operational direction across the Regional Control Tower.
• Monitor KPIs and performance; identify risks and gaps.
• Lead root-cause analysis; ensure corrective actions are implemented.
• Ensure adherence to IOPs, customer requirements, and global standards.
• Drive alignment across Regional and Global Control Towers and stakeholders.
• Use data to drive continuous improvement and operational reliability.
• Promote ownership, accountability, and proactive escalation across the region.

Skills

Logistics

Supply chain

KPI management

Stakeholder management

Lean

Problem solving

English fluent

Job description

Maersk in Aarhus seeks a driven leader to head the NCE Regional Control Tower, overseeing regional operational performance, governance, and alignment with global towers and customer stakeholders across Northern and Continental Europe.

You will lead people, champion proactive risk management, and drive structured problem solving while delivering reliable, customer-centric logistics operations from the Aarhus office.