Functional Product Owner -L&S PO&GR

Maersk; United States; Remote; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading global logistics company as a Functional Product Owner, where you will leverage your expertise in process transformation and stakeholder engagement to enhance our AIR & LCL operations. You will work with a diverse team, driving continuous improvement and technology implementation to achieve better business outcomes. This role offers a dynamic environment where your ideas and contributions are valued, and you can make a significant impact on global trade and logistics.

Qualifications

• 8-10 years of experience in Operations/Delivery/Finance.
• Strong understanding of Logistics and Supply Chain Management.

Responsibilities

• Act as subject matter expert for AIR & LCL business.
• Own and maintain process landscape; monitor and optimize processes.
• Collaborate with Finance, Operations, and IT stakeholders.

Skills

Logistics

Supply Chain Management

Process Design

Problem Solving

Communication

Tools

SAP

Excel

PowerPoint

ARIS

Job description

Functional Product Owner -L&S PO&GR

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.

At Maersk, we believe in the power of diversity, collaboration, and continuous learning and we work hard to ensure that the people in our organization 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.

Join us as we harness cutting-edge technologies and unlock opportunities on a global scale. Together, let's sail towards a brighter, more sustainable future with Maersk.

We offer

This role is great for an individual who thrives within a fast paced, performance driven environment. With an exposure to internal and external stakeholders, you will be part of a talented, diverse team where your voice and ideas will be heard, and you can really make a difference.

This role will provide constant challenge, and the scope to learn in an open and friendly atmosphere. It is an opportunity to join a company that values employees, with a strong focus on continuous improvement and personal development.

The Source-to-Pay Global Process team in Maersk is looking for an experienced Function Product Owner with a very strong process transformation mindset to help accelerating the global roll-out of our Air & LCL based in either Pune or Chennai.

You will be part of an amazing team that work cross-functionally that understand that great process outcomes are a result of thinking in value streams and that the mental model is all about continuous improvement! You will also be playing a pivotal part in accelerating technology and platform development and implementation with the change and stakeholder engagements that come with this to deliver improved business outcomes.

Our new Functional Product Owner will work closely with multiple operational and financial stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as subject matter expert for AIR & LCL business. L&S processes / CW1 system

• Strong understanding of SAP / S4 HANA functionality and configuration

• Own and maintain process landscape; monitor, prioritize and optimize existing processes

• Define business requirements (BRD) and related changes that support process solutions for NFTP

• Provide input and designs solutions based on voice of customer, voice of process and best practices observed

• Use agile and lean principles and practices in process designing/solutioning and continually align process performance with overall business goals

• Create, manage and prioritizing process/product backlog

• Capture and map user stories

• Facilitate backlog grooming activities

• Collaborate with stakeholders within Finance, Operations, and IT

• Facilitate change and stakeholder management as part of our IT implementation across the process landscape

• Defining key performance indicators, establishing targets within the processes, and reviewing performance at agreed intervals

• Continuously scan the external / internal environment to benchmark, adopt best practices & generate transformation initiatives.

• Determine and translate compliance needs (process & legal) into the processes for seamless execution

• Provide support to the execution teams viz process related queries

• Collaborate proactively/effectively with multiple stakeholders across geographies and functions

• Design and mapping of the E2E processes in scope for the role including strong focus and ownership on risk management and building strong control environments

• Able to create and measure the process maturity by qualitative and quantitative metrics such as process documentation (L5 SOP), Standardization, compliance & identify gaps, strengths, and opportunities for enhancement in business architecture.

Primary Stakeholders (Internal)

• GSC AIR & LCL Execution Teams

• ECC & NFTP Platform

• AIR & LCL/ CW1 platform team

• Area Delivery Teams (Countries and GSC)

Skill Set

• 8-10 years of work experience in Operations / Delivery / Accounting & Finance, preferably as process manager (or in a similar role)

• Good understanding of Logistics and supply chain management

• Experience with SAP system/CW1/S4, Excel, ARIS and PowerPoint

• Familiarity with Scrum/Agile is a plus

Core Competencies

• Result driven and with strong logical and analytical capacity

• Process design & solution mindset

• Team spirit and excellent communication skills

• Ability to engage, guide, influence and challenge multiple stakeholders across regions and levels of the organization

• Strong problem solving and troubleshooting skills

• Effective Team Player

• Cross-cultural understanding

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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