At Maersk, we want to be pioneers in logistics. We’re embarking on a bold new direction, expanding our capabilities to become a truly end-to-end logistics service that can deliver intelligent solutions for customers around the world.
We are entrepreneurs at heart, we embrace every change as an opportunity. The diverse perspectives and contributions of our people are a unique advantage as we cross each new frontier.
Every day we challenge ourselves to do better, and we encourage each other to do the same.
WHAT WE OFFER:
By Joining Maersk, you will become part of the global family of the company that moves 20% of global trade everyday all the way, where one of our core values is Our Employees. It goes without saying that we value diversity: we thrive on the diversity of our talent in all its forms, and we see it as a strength in building high-performance teams across brands, cultures, and locations.
OPPORTUNITY:
As a Warehouse Operations Manager, you lead the entire operational team in the warehouse. You are end-to-end responsible for warehouse operations and quality control. You coach and lead your team in the achievement of daily objectives whilst monitoring performance of customer KPIs. You are always striving to improve the current way of working. You provide the most reliable and efficient service to our customers at the lowest possible cost. You Develop and implement a strategy to create customizable solutions based on customer needs, while maintaining standard product offerings.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Managing professional staff, including entry-level, and / or supervisors.
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Adapting departmental plans and priorities to address resource and operational challenges.
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Handling most situations independently and is guiding by policies, procedures and the business plan, but will seek advice and guidance on more complex issues.
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Appling subject matter expert knowledge to solve common business issues.
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Operating within practices and procedures covered by precedents or well defined policies escalating all nonroutine problems.
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Continuously searching to improve the existing operational processes + systems used.
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Ensuring smooth hand over of tasks and optimizing communication between the different teams at time of shift transfer.
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Ensuring daily updates in the Warehouse Management system of production results, system faults and stock deviations. You provide the necessary reporting to the Site Manager
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Coaching and mentoring to build organizational capability, talent and bench strength.
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE & SKILLS:
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+7 years’ experience in contract logistics especially in more complex flows such as omnichannel fulfilment
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+5 years’ experience in managing and leading a warehouse operations team
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Experience to work in an international matrix organization with excellent stakeholder management capabilities
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Experience in a functional area routinely applying knowledge of theories, methods, techniques and processes.
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Understanding the overall nature of the business and the interdependencies between own and other functions.
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Lean thinking and continuous improvement is your second nature
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Excellent interpersonal, communication and negotiating skills
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German mother tongue
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Excellent written and verbal English
PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS:
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Strong personality; passionate, holistic view, courageous, effective in different cultural settings, impact driven, optimistic & stress resistant.
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Strong process-oriented approach to work and excellent attention to detail.
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Resilient team player who is goal-orientated and demonstrates a high level of commitment with the ability to work under minimal supervision.
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Passion for operational excellence (lean), driven by data & process standardization, able to make sound analysis and translate this into action plans and assurance of ‘on time and in full’ delivery and embedding
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Passion for people and team development
If you share our commitment and motivation without reservation, bring passion to your job and want to make a difference, you've come to the right place. Good training is a matter of course for us.
Have we sparked your interest? Then we look forward to receiving your application! Apply quickly and easily using the "Apply online" button.
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