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Hapag-Lloyd AG

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About Hapag-Lloyd
With a fleet of 264 modern container ships and a total transport capacity of 2.0 million TEU, Hapag-Lloyd is one of the world's leading liner shipping companies. In the Liner Shipping segment, the Company has around 13,500 employees and 400 offices in 135 countries. Hapag-Lloyd has a container capacity of 2.9 million TEU – including one of the largest and most modern fleets of reefer containers. A total of 113 liner services worldwide ensure fast and reliable connections between more than 600 ports across the world. In the Terminal & Infrastructure segment, Hapag-Lloyd has stakes in 20 terminals in Europe, Latin America, the United States, India, and North Africa. The roughly 2,600 employees assigned to the Terminal & Infrastructure segment handle terminal-related activities and provide complementary logistics services at selected locations.


  • As a member of the Global Fuel Purchasing team, you hold full responsibility for overseeing our annual procurement of 20 million liters of lubricants, equating to a spend of $25 million
  • You maintain continuous direct communication with all pertinent stakeholders across the internal and external supply chain worldwide
  • Through the negotiation and execution of intricate multi-million-dollar lubricant contracts with our expanding supplier network, you ensure that our commercial, operational, and technical performance remains exceptional
  • Your role involves monitoring and analyzing global economic indicators and market trends to facilitate smooth, efficient, and cost-effective deliveries
  • You deliver regular, comprehensive reports on key economic indicators to management
  • Your contributions are instrumental in navigating the dynamic and rapidly evolving landscape of the shipping and energy sectors, particularly in their long-term transition to sustainable fuels and lubricants

  • You have a university degree or completed vocational training, as well as 2 to 3 years or more of lubricant buying expertise
  • You share the same passion for energy procurement and logistics as our global team based in Hamburg and Singapore
  • If you are a proactive, confident, and resilient problem solver, determined to overcome challenges and eager to join an agile and authentic team, we invite you to connect with us and become a valued member of our world-class global fuel purchasing team!

  • The opportunity to introduce solutions that you are individually convinced of, and to constantly take on fresh challenges with a distinguished level of responsibility
  • Excellent career development opportunities, supported by a spacious range of training and development courses
  • Competitive remuneration (13 salaries + vacation pay) and various benefits, as well as a permanent employment contract with a financially healthy company
  • A minimum of 28 days of vacation, flextime, capital-forming benefits, company pension plan
  • Company restaurant with constant fluctuating, great-quality dishes to choose from as well as coffee bar
  • Centrally located between the main train station and Jungfernstieg as well as subsidized public transportation
  • Blended work model: 3 days a week at our headquarters in the heart of Hamburg and 2 days a week of mobile work
  • Health and company sports programs (e.g. yoga, sailing, company doctor, etc.) as well as bicycle leasing
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