Senior Manager Regional Container Portfolio Management

Hapag-Lloyd; Singapore; Hybrid; SGD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global shipping company based in Singapore is seeking an experienced professional to manage the lifecycle of its container fleet. You will support strategy execution, negotiate with suppliers, and ensure alignment with global operational targets. The ideal candidate has 3-5 years of experience in logistics, strong sales acumen, and excellent relationship-building skills. This role involves regional travel to engage with partners and enhance process effectiveness.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience in global logistics or shipping.
• Preferably technical knowhow of shipping containers.
• Willingness to travel in the region.

Responsibilities

• Support the Director in executing global container strategy.
• Negotiate with local leasing companies and manufacturers.
• Monitor phase in/out targets aligned with global plans.
• Enhance data quality and process execution in regions.

Skills

Global logistics

Container management

Sales ability

Relationship building

Job description

Job Description

• Lifecycle management of the global container fleet related to on and off-hires.
• Strategic decisions on container types, sizes, and ownership models to support business needs.
• Governance of portfolio planning and investment priorities.

Responsibilities

• Support the Director of Global Container Portfolio Management in developing and executing the global container portfolio management strategy.
• Build strong relationships and partnerships with local leasing companies, liner companies, larger depots and manufacturers.
• Lead or support local negotiations.
• Define and ensure execution of phase-in/out requirements and strategy in line with the Global Container Portfolio Management execution plans.
• Provide input to budgets.
• Establish and monitor phase in/out targets per area aligned with global flow plan and surplus/deficit locations as well as with global phase-out targets.
• Support and engage in the development of processes, and implementation of optimization tools and digital systems supporting in- and out-fleeting of equipment, sales, Greybox and interchange.
• Ensure high data quality and process execution compliance in the Region and Areas.
• Lead the regional phase in/out community across the involved teams in the Region and Areas

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience in global logistics, shipping, container management.
• Preferably technical knowhow and understanding of shipping containers.
• Commercial profile with ability to drive sales.
• Good at building relationships with vendors and suppliers.
• Experienced in leading and collaborating at regional level with areas.
• Willingness to travel in the region to meet manufacturers, leasing companies, buyers and suppliers.

About Us

With a fleet of 313 modern container ships and a total transport capacity of 2.5 million TEU, Hapag-Lloyd is one of the world’s leading liner shipping companies. In the Liner Shipping segment, the Company has around 14,000 employees and 400 offices in 140 countries. Hapag-Lloyd has a container capacity of 3.7 million TEU – including one of the largest and most modern fleets of reefer containers. A total of 133 liner services worldwide ensure fast and reliable connections between more than 600 ports on all the continents. In the Terminal & Infrastructure segment, Hapag-Lloyd has equity stakes in 21 terminals in Europe, Latin America, the United States, India and North Africa. Around 3,000 employees are assigned to the Terminal & Infrastructure segment and provide complementary logistics services at selected locations in addition to the terminal activities.