L&S Procurement Manager - EAA

• Key Responsibilities
• Drive strategic business partnering with the Area Leadership Team, Local and Global Product, Sales and Finance to align procurement with business growth and customer experience objectives.
• Lead cost leadership and total cost of ownership agenda across Products (Local products, Contract Logistics, Ecommerce, Air/LCL as priority), ensuring procurement decisions are connected to P&L outcomes and budget/RoFo targets.
• Own supplier relationship management for the EAA area, including strategic supplier negotiations, Service Level Agreements, KPIs, and corrective action plans.
• Drive operational excellence through continuous improvement on supplier market analytics, market intelligence, and creating a competitive edge for Maersk.
• Lead digital innovation in procurement, including adoption of e-sourcing platforms (e.g. SourceWise/Keelvar) and embedding AI-enabled procurement capabilities within the area.
• Build and sustain a highly engaged, high-performing procurement team of 3, fostering a culture of accountability, development, and collaboration.
• Ensure full compliance with Maersk Contract Management frameworks, procurement policies, HSSE, and regulatory requirements.
• Cooperate closely with Regional and Global Category Leads, enabling the translation of regional category strategies into effective Area-level execution.
• Represent the Area procurement perspective in the Regional Leadership Team and contribute to pan-IMEA procurement initiatives and best practices.

Qualifications & Experience:

• 10+ years of experience in Logistics, specifically Inland transportation, Warehousing, Cold Chain, Intermodal, Contract Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Engineering, Business Administration or a related field.
• Direct leadership experience, including team capability building, with experience managing multi-location teams.

Skills & Competencies:

• Qualifications
• Ability to lead digital change and transformation, including adoption of AI-enabled procurement capabilities.
• Solid commercial acumen with the ability to link procurement actions to P&L and business outcomes.
• High proficiency with Microsoft Office products including Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Word, Power BI and ERP systems.
• Language: English (fluency required).
• Strong understanding of East African landside transportation, warehousing and contract logistics markets.