Manager (m/f/d) Global Container Logistics

As Global Container Logistics team we are managing complex logistical challenges every day. We oversee Hapag-Lloyd’s global empty container flows to deliver continuous container availability towards our customers. We define and implement effective structures, efficient processes, and state-of-the-art IT tools enabling our organization to draw cost optimal logistics decisions and increase the profitability of our container fleet.
As Manager Global Container Logistics you own the global steering of one or more container types and/or the interface to one or more Regional Equipment Steering teams with the objective to ensure continuous availability of containers at minimal cost.

•    Manage imbalances and steer Hapag-Lloyd’s global container fleet
•    Define and implement measures to increase the utilization of Hapag-Lloyd’s container fleet, considering fleet and repositioning costs and generated contribution levels
•    Ensure optimal utilization of available vessel capacities for the repositioning of empty containers in cooperation with Trade Management, Network, and Regions 
•    Align with Commercial departments on commercial and operational reefer and special container strategies
•    Plan dedicated vessels to evacuate or supply empty containers in cooperation with Chartering/Network/Trade Management and Regions
•    Identify slot swap opportunities with partners
•    Analyze large sets of operational and financial data using different analytical tools
•    Drive and/or support projects to identify and implement process and system improvements
•    Prepare management presentations and decision memos
•    Prepare and conduct regular container logistics meetings and calls

•    University degree in the field of business administration, operations-/logistics-/or transportation management, (industrial) engineering, finance, or information technology       is a plus
•    Experience in global logistics and/or container shipping
•    Excellent communication skills verbally and in writing
•    Strong negotiation and presentation skills
•    Reliable and motivated team player
•    Ability to work independently with strong ownership for own tasks and responsibilities 
•    Analytical mindset
•    Ability to analyze large structured or unstructured data sets
•    Good understanding of IT tools such as MS Office, Qlik, and FIS/COMPASS
•    Fluent in business English

With a fleet of 287 modern container ships and a Vessel Capacity 2.2 million TEU, as well as a Container Capacity 3.2 million TEU including one of the world’s largest and most modern reefer container fleets, 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 139 countries. Hapag-Lloyd has a container capacity of 11.9 million TEU – including one of the largest and most modern fleets of reefer containers. A total of 114 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 deal with terminal-related activities and provide complementary logistics services at selected locations.