About this role
We are seeking a talented and experienced professional to lead our digital transformation efforts in procurement. The successful candidate will collaborate closely with category leads and stakeholders to enhance our tender processes, utilizing their expertise in analytics and digital tools. This role is vital in driving innovation and efficiency within our organization, ensuring we stay at the forefront of digital procurement practices.
Hapag-Lloyd is one of the world’s leading liner shipping companies, connecting businesses and people across more than 600 ports worldwide. With a fleet of over 300 modern container ships and a vessel capacity of 2.5 million TEU, we keep global trade moving reliably every day.
Our global network spans 140 countries, 400 offices, and a growing portfolio of terminal and infrastructure investments. This scale enables us to deliver consistent, high‑quality service across continents and to support our customers in even the most complex supply chains.
When you join us, you become part of more than 18,000 colleagues working across borders, functions, and cultures, to not only to deliver quality for our customers, but to create innovation and opportunities across roles, regions, and perspectives.
We believe that every exploration is a chance to grow, and every port is a place to belong.
Responsibilities
- Support category leads with complex tender analysis and optimization using data analytics
- Develop standardized tender templates in collaboration with category leads and stakeholders
- Guide and advise the procurement community on advanced negotiations and e-Auctions
- Identify suitable procurement categories for e-Auction events through market analysis
- Conduct strategic and operational trainings to enhance understanding and usage of advanced negotiation tools
- Monitor and analyze digital tool utilization, identifying areas for process improvement
- Act as a key liaison between the global procurement team and other stakeholders for digital transformation initiatives
- Drive knowledge enhancement and provide technical support for digital procurement systems
- Ensure accurate and efficient execution of complex tenders and e-Auctions
Qualifications
- Degree in business administration, logistics, mathematics, or similar field preferred
- Minimum 3 years’ experience in procurement, especially Source-to-Contract
- Proven expertise with Coupa Sourcing Optimization (CSO) required
- Strong proficiency in eProcurement systems and analytical tools
- Advanced capabilities in complex sourcing analysis and optimization
- Analytical mindset with solid understanding of data and business needs
- Excellent communication skills with full professional English proficiency
- Result-driven, independent, resilient, with a positive attitude and interest in digital transformation (training experience a plus)
Hapag-Lloyd is one of the world’s leading liner shipping companies, connecting businesses and people across more than 600 ports worldwide. With a fleet of over 300 modern container ships and a vessel capacity of 2.5 million TEU, we keep global trade moving reliably every day.
Our global network spans 140 countries, 400 offices, and a growing portfolio of terminal and infrastructure investments. This scale enables us to deliver consistent, high‑quality service across continents and to support our customers in even the most complex supply chains.
When you join us, you become part of more than 18,000 colleagues working across borders, functions, and cultures, to not only to deliver quality for our customers, but to create innovation and opportunities across roles, regions, and perspectives.
We believe that every exploration is a chance to grow, and every port is a place to belong.
Your Journey, Our Horizon
- Exciting challenges, real responsibility, and the opportunity to make your own ideas visible in a wide range of projects
- Individual development through our Hapag-Lloyd LEARNING CAMPUS, international perspectives, and mentoring programs that genuinely advance your career
- Attractive compensation (13 monthly salaries + vacation pay) as well as strong social benefits in a financially stable company
- At least 28 days of vacation, flexible working hours, capital forming benefits, and a future oriented pension plan (MYPENSION)
- A modern hybrid work model (3 days office / 2 days remote) and a workplace in a prime downtown location at Ballindamm
- Mobility benefits such as subsidies for public transportation, as well as bicycle leasing via JobRad
- Comprehensive health and sports offerings (e.g., yoga, sailing, company doctor) plus EGYM Wellpass
- A company restaurant with freshly prepared meals every day and a coffee bar with a wide selection
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