Customer Experience Consultant

A.P. Moller - Maersk; Kgetleng River Local Municipality; On-site; ZAR 894,000 - 1,453,000; Full time

Job summary

Maersk in Derby is seeking a Customer Experience Consultant who will manage a portfolio of customers, coordinate end-to-end logistics, and act as the main liaison between customers and internal teams.

The role emphasizes building trusted partnerships, driving service improvements, and adopting digital tools to streamline operations. You will thrive in a fast-paced, international environment and help deliver exceptional customer experiences while supporting commercial growth.

Qualifications

• Experience in a customer-facing role within shipping, transport, logistics, supply chain or a related environment.
• Good understanding of shipping and logistics processes.
• Commitment to delivering outstanding customer experiences.
• Proactive, solution-oriented and willing to own operational challenges.
• Ability to communicate effectively with customers and colleagues at all levels.
• Capable of managing multiple priorities with a focus on customer outcomes.
• Interested in digitalisation and opportunities for automation.
• Thrives in collaborative, international, fast-paced environments.
• Fluent in written and spoken English.

Responsibilities

• Own a portfolio of customers and manage end-to-end shipments.
• Act as primary contact for customers and build trusted relationships.
• Understand customer needs and prioritise service requirements.
• Collaborate with commercial, operations and global service teams.
• Identify improvement opportunities and drive service performance.
• Support adoption of digital solutions and self-service capabilities.
• Lead customer experience and process-improvement initiatives.
• Share insights on service risks and customer feedback.

Skills

Customer-facing

Logistics

Shipping processes

Stakeholder management

Digitalisation

Automation

English communication

Job description

Looking for your next challenge with Maersk?

Do you enjoy building strong customer relationships, solving complex logistics challenges and delivering commercially focused solutions?

We are looking for an ambitious Customer Experience Consultant to join our team in Derby and help deliver reliable, high-quality logistics solutions for our customers.

Whether you are already part of Maersk or bring relevant experience from another organisation, this opportunity will allow you to manage important customer relationships and coordinate complex end-to-end logistics operations.

What We Offer

In this role, you will:

• Manage and develop relationships with a portfolio of customers.
• Gain exposure to end-to-end logistics solutions across multiple transport modes and products.
• Work in a dynamic international environment with colleagues and stakeholders across different countries and functions.
• Act as a key coordination point between customers, operational teams and internal departments.
• Contribute directly to customer satisfaction, retention and commercial growth.
• Drive continuous improvement, digitalisation and automation initiatives.
• Develop your career within one of the world’s leading integrated logistics companies.

Key Responsibilities

As a Customer Experience Consultant, you will take ownership of a portfolio of customers and support the effective execution of their supply chains.

You will:

• Act as the primary point of contact for customers and build strong, trusted relationships.
• Understand customers’ businesses, service requirements and operational priorities.
• Identify opportunities to strengthen partnerships and improve service delivery.
• Manage the end-to-end shipment lifecycle across multiple transport modes and logistics products.
• Proactively monitor shipments and service performance, ensuring that agreed service levels are achieved.
• Take ownership of customer issues and drive timely resolution through effective stakeholder management.
• Collaborate closely with commercial, operational, logistics and global service teams.
• Provide internal stakeholders with visibility of service risks, trends and customer feedback.
• Support customers in adopting digital solutions and self-service capabilities.
• Lead customer experience and process improvement initiatives.
• Identify and support opportunities for automation.
• Share knowledge, best practices and customer insights with the wider team.

Who We Are Looking For

We are looking for someone who combines a strong customer focus with operational expertise and effective stakeholder management.

You:

• Have experience in a customer-facing role within shipping, transport, logistics, supply chain or a related environment.
• Have a good understanding of shipping and logistics processes.
• Demonstrate a genuine commitment to delivering outstanding customer experiences.
• Are proactive, solution-oriented and comfortable taking ownership of operational challenges.
• Build relationships easily and communicate effectively with customers and colleagues at all levels.
• Can manage multiple priorities while maintaining a clear focus on customer outcomes.
• Have a continuous-improvement mindset and are comfortable challenging existing ways of working.
• Are interested in digitalisation and identifying opportunities for automation.
• Thrive in a collaborative, international and fast-paced environment.
• Communicate confidently in written and spoken English.

Ready for Your Next Step?

If you are looking for an opportunity to broaden your experience, increase your exposure to key customers and contribute to the continued success of Maersk, we would like to hear from you.

Join us and help create exceptional customer experiences while connecting and simplifying global supply chains.

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