Job Description
Food, machinery or T-shirts: Hapag-Lloyd moves goods around the globe with over 250 container ships. We connect more than 600 ports on all continents and are one of the largest liner shipping companies. More than 13,000 employees work on board, ashore or in one of our 350 offices. Together, we transport around 12 million containers per year. Our corporate values "We care. We move. We deliver" serve as coordinates on our way. They guide our collaboration with each other as colleagues and with our customers to achieve the best possible quality. In the long run, we are committed to climate and environmental protection as well as human rights and many other social issues.
- Global optimization of strategic procurement for transport services, ensuring alignment with Hapag-Lloyd's strategy and meeting high standards for cost, quality, and availability
- Drive the joint strategic planning, coordination, and global implementation of procurement projects in collaboration with regional procurement organizations and local experts
- Provide methodological and functional leadership to procurement organizations worldwide, working closely with global category managers to ensure consistency and excellence
- Offer advanced methodological and operational support to regions and areas, focusing on cost reduction initiatives and tender activities to maximize efficiency and savings
- Oversee the control of global KPIs for procurement, providing critical support to regions during their annual budget planning processes
- Ensure effective communication with upper management and all relevant stakeholders
- Proven experience as Senior in strategic procurement, with a strong track record of global optimization and cost management
- Experience in implementation of manifold negotiation concepts (e.g., eAuctions)
- Strong project management skills, including experience in working in global teams, timeline management, and stakeholder coordination
- Readiness to take on supervisory duties within the team structure
- Shows a high level of engagement and works independently with a focus on achieving targets
- Very good analytical and communication skills
- Business fluent in English
- Very good MS Office skills, COUPA-skills desirable Multinational and multicultural experience
- Availability for global travel, also on short notice
- Constantly new, responsible tasks, the opportunity to introduce solutions that you are personally convinced of
- Excellent opportunities for further development, supported by a wide range of training and development opportunities
- Competitive remuneration (13 salaries + vacation pay) and social benefits, as well as a permanent employment contract
- At least 28 days of vacation, flextime, capital-forming benefits, company pension plan
- Company restaurant with daily changing, high-quality dishes to choose from as well as coffee bar
- Central location between the main train station and Jungfernstieg as well as subsidy for public transportation
- Hybrid work model: 3 weekdays at our headquarters in the heart of Hamburg and 2 weekdays mobile work
- Health and company sports programs (e.g. yoga, sailing, company doctor, etc.) as well as bicycle leasing