Regional Head of Transportation Product – IMEA

Maersk; Durban; On-site; ZAR 500,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

A global logistics provider in South Africa is looking for a Regional Head of Transportation Product. This position is responsible for driving the P&L for the IMEA landside transport product. The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of experience, a relevant qualification, and strong strategic and influencing skills. The role involves working closely with various teams and ensuring alignment across an organization for successful product launches and operations.

Qualifications

• At least 10 years of relevant experience in a senior level role with landside transport responsibility.
• Background in multicultural organisations with regional or global accountability.
• Proven experience dealing with customers effectively.

Responsibilities

• Own the P&L for the IMEA landside transport product.
• Drive product development from conceptualization through launch.
• Collaborate with technology teams and business development partners.

Skills

Strategic capabilities

Influencing capabilities

Financial acumen

Change management

Education

Tertiary qualification in Supply Chain, Logistics or Transportation

Job description

Overview

Would you like to be part of a value-driven, commercially oriented international environment where we enable global trade every day? An opportunity exists for a Regional Head of Transportation Product to join our team in South Africa.

This is a regional responsibility for driving the business plans for landside business, how it fits in the Maersk integration journey and connection to Ocean products. The Regional Head of Transportation Product is accountable for company priorities in the Ocean and Logistics business with a particular focus on Maersk's 'transported-by' product suites. This individual will coordinate with key partners within operations, Areas, procurement, commercial and insights, as well as working alongside senior platform and portfolio owners (in both technology and business). The expected outcome is to support the entire Indian subcontinent, Middle East and Africa (IMEA) business and contribute towards massive growth in the Transported by Maersk (TbM) business.

What we offer

When you join Maersk, you’ll find that the world is your workplace. You’ll work in a culturally diverse, stimulating environment, surrounded by new ideas and different ways of doing things. We believe in individual performance within highly professional teams supported by our distinctive values. To us teamwork means acceptance, respect, dedication, and the idea that we can achieve more when we all pull together.

Living our values means competing in the marketplace in an ethical way so our name is synonymous with being a credible and valuable business partner. Through Constant Care and Humbleness, we strive to prepare for the future, while never forgetting that our customers and competitors are key to our ability to improve. In our daily work, Uprightness and Our Employees mean that transparency and accountability in everything we do go hand in hand with being an inspiring, challenging place to work. At Maersk, we take pride in hiring the best person for the job – irrespective of gender, age, nationality, or religious belief.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the P&L for the IMEA landside transport product.


• Drive product development from conceptualization through launch creating actionable plans, work streams and tactics and execute on those in support of new product launches.


• Define and manage the product and business roadmap & strategy, setting expectations with all relevant stakeholders.


• Collaborate with technology teams, Center, Areas, operational and other product teams, and business development partners to determine business plans, go-to-market plans and priority order.


• Ensure business and technical stakeholder needs are aligned by driving mindful discussions that lead to crisp decisions.


• Ensure clear and concise written / verbal communication and coordination across a matrixed organization.


• Create plans that have clear, measurable success criteria.


• Manage the execution of initiatives from idea through launch, while setting and managing the right expectations with all relevant stakeholders.


• Solve ambiguous problems and proactively identify and mitigate risks before they become roadblocks.


• Define metrics for success and failure and analyze and create dashboards for key metrics.


• Regularly review metrics and proactively seek out new and improved data/mechanisms for visibility, ensuring your program stays aligned with organization objectives.

Who we are looking for

• At least 10 years of relevant experience in a senior level role with landside transport responsibility


• Relevant tertiary qualification in Supply Chain, Logistics or Transportation.


• Background in multicultural organisations with regional or global accountability


• Solid strategic capabilities and direct operational experience


• Strong influencing capabilities and the ability to work efficiently in a matrix environment driving outcomes without direct authority


• Strong product and market knowledge


• Financial acumen – ability to read, interpret and act on P&L


• Self-directed / entrepreneurial


• Cultural openness


• Proven experience dealing with customers effectively


• Change & project management

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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