Strategic Procurement Partnerships – Assistant Solution Manager

APM Terminals; København; On-site; DKK 500,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

Maersk in Copenhagen, Denmark is seeking an Assistant Solution Manager – Strategic Procurement Partnerships to drive development, implementation, and management of procurement solutions through strategic partnerships.

You will collaborate with internal teams and partners to design viable solutions, coordinate projects, and monitor adoption, with a focus on value creation across a global, matrix organization.

Qualifications

• 2-5 years of relevant professional experience.
• Experience within procurement, supplier management, partnerships, consulting, project coordination, or a related field.
• Experience working with contracts, suppliers, or cross-functional stakeholder groups.
• Strong communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Proven ability to collaborate and influence across different levels of an organization.
• Comfortable working in a dynamic environment and managing multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Solution Development: Support the design and development of procurement solutions delivered through strategic partnerships.
• Project Coordination & Implementation: Coordinate implementation activities across internal teams and external partners.
• Stakeholder & Partnership Management: Build relationships with internal stakeholders, strategic partners, and consortium members.
• Continuous Improvement: Collect feedback and support performance monitoring and optimization.

Skills

Procurement

Partnership management

Stakeholder management

Project coordination

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Commercial mindset

Job description

Location: Copenhagen, Denmark

Please note: This is a full-time, office-based role (5 days per week). Applicants must already have the legal right to work in Denmark. Relocation support is not available for this position.

Opportunity

At Maersk, we are looking for an Assistant Solution Manager – Strategic Procurement Partnerships to support the development, implementation, and management of procurement solutions delivered through strategic partnerships. This role sits at the intersection of procurement, stakeholder management, project coordination, and solution development. Working closely with internal procurement teams, strategic partners, and consortium members, you will help shape and deliver solutions that create measurable business value. You will contribute to partnership-driven offerings such as learning solutions, consulting services, co-sourcing models, and outsourced procurement solutions, helping bring new ideas from concept through implementation and adoption.

Key Responsibilities

Solution Development

• Support the design and development of procurement solutions delivered through strategic partnerships.
• Evaluate new solution opportunities and business cases.
• Collaborate with category managers and stakeholders to define requirements and support solution creation.
• Help ensure solutions are commercially viable and aligned with business objectives.

Project Coordination & Implementation

• Coordinate implementation activities across internal teams and external partners.
• Support solution testing, pilot programs, rollouts, and stakeholder communication.
• Track activities, timelines, and dependencies to ensure successful delivery.

Stakeholder & Partnership Management

• Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders, strategic partners, and consortium members.
• Facilitate collaboration and communication throughout the solution lifecycle.
• Support governance activities, workshops, and business reviews.

Continuous Improvement

• Collect user and stakeholder feedback.
• Support performance monitoring and solution optimization.
• Identify opportunities to enhance adoption, scalability, and value creation.

What We're Looking For

• 2-5 years of relevant professional experience.
• Experience within procurement, supplier management, partnerships, consulting, project coordination, or a related field.
• Experience working with contracts, suppliers, or cross-functional stakeholder groups.
• Strong communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Proven ability to collaborate and influence across different levels of an organization.
• Comfortable working in a dynamic environment and managing multiple priorities.
• Curious, proactive, and solution-oriented with a commercial mindset.
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken.
• Preferred Exposure to procurement, sourcing, category management, or supplier management.
• Experience supporting product, service, or solution development initiatives.
• Experience working in a global or matrix organization.
• Knowledge of partnership management or consortium-based business models.

Who You Are

You are a structured and collaborative professional who enjoys turning ideas into practical solutions. You thrive in an international environment, build relationships easily, and are comfortable working with both ambiguity and detail. Most importantly, you enjoy bringing people together to deliver meaningful business outcomes.

What We Offer

• Work with global stakeholders and strategic partners.
• Develop expertise in procurement, partnerships, and solution development.
• Contribute to initiatives with international impact.
• Expand your professional network across Maersk and external organizations.
• Build valuable experience in a collaborative and fast-paced environment.

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. We are happy to support your need for any adjustments during the application and hiring process. If you need special assistance or an accommodation to use our website, apply for a position, or to perform a job, please contact us by emailing [e-mail].

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 100,000 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.

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