Stowage Manager (Ocean)

Maersk Mexico; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Maersk in Singapore seeks an experienced Stowage Planning Lead to oversee the planning team and optimise vessel stowage, improving capacity utilisation and crane productivity.

The role requires strong knowledge of ocean networks, hands-on stowage planning experience, and proven leadership. You will collaborate with regional operations, network teams, and terminals to ensure safe, efficient service delivery and continuous capability growth.

Qualifications

• Extensive hands-on stowage planning experience.
• Proven people leadership and coaching abilities.
• Strong knowledge of ocean networks and service characteristics.
• Analytical, well-organised, with ability to manage competing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning team to deliver safe, optimised stowage plans.
• Monitor vessel capacity and utilisation; coordinate with deployment teams.
• Collaborate with regional ops, Ocean Network Product, Revenue Ocean Management, Global Execution and terminals to improve service.
• Identify operational risks and coordinate preventive actions.
• Manage first-level escalations and ensure timely information flow to the Regional Stowage Manager.
• Develop an engaging working environment and support team development and capability growth.
• Plan resources, rosters and leave to ensure effective deployment and business continuity.
• Drive operational excellence through SOP improvements and adoption of new standards and technology.
• Stay current on processes, policies and standards.

Skills

Stowage planning

People leadership

Analytical thinking

Operational problem-solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Maersk is a global leader in integrated logistics and have been industry pioneers for over a century. Through innovation and transformation we are redefining the boundaries of possibility, continuously setting new standards for efficiency, sustainability, and excellence.

We offer

At Maersk, we believe in the power of diversity, collaboration, and continuous learning and we work hard to ensure that the people in our organisation reflect and understand the customers we exist to serve.

With over 100,000 employees across 130 countries, we work together to shape the future of global trade and logistics.

Key responsibilities

The individual is responsible for leading the planning team, overseeing and optimising stowage for Ocean Services ensuring positive operational and customer outcomes.

• Lead team performance and deliver safe, secure and optimised stowage plans that improve capacity utilisation and crane productivity.
• Monitor vessel capacity, intake and utilisation, partnering with Ocean Fulfilment, Deployment and Network teams on vessel deployment.
• Collaborate with regional operations, Ocean Network Product, Revenue Ocean Management, Global Execution and terminal operators to improve service delivery.
• Identify operational risks early and coordinate preventive or mitigating actions.
• Manage first-level escalations and contingencies, ensuring timely information flow to the team and Regional Stowage Manager.
• Build an engaging working environment and support individual development and capability growth.
• Plan resources, rosters and leave to ensure effective team deployment and business continuity.
• Drive operational excellence through structural solutions, SOP improvements, change management and adoption of new standards and technology.
• Maintain practical stowage-planning capability and stay current on relevant processes, policies and standards.

We’re looking for

• Strong knowledge of ocean networks and broad service characteristics.
• Considerable hands‑on stowage planning experience.
• Proven people leadership, coaching and communication capability.
• Sound judgement in operational problem‑solving, decision‑making, escalation and contingency management.
• An analytical and well‑organised approach, with the ability to manage competing operational priorities.
• A collaborative, curious and accountable mindset, with the confidence to challenge established ways of working.
• Eligible to work in the role location.

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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