Vendor Management

Key Responsibilities

• Vendor Onboarding plan, and proceed with vendor Onboarding (Maersk ways of working, tools)

• Create local vendor onboarding packages.

• Vendor compliance to Maersk Operational standards follow up (digitization, provide visibility, data exchange, invoice template and controls, AOP)

• Sanity checks before supplier enrollment and annual audit for qualification and compliance.

• Establish an operational partnership with our vendors.

• Ensure vendor allocation is performed correctly, challenge Delivery team and if needed Procurement in case of deviation on weekly basis.

• Scorecard weekly compliance and performance study.

• Perform cost analysist a weekly basis (I.e., are we using the right vendors as per costs applied).

• Implement and drive weekly MOS with internal stakeholders (refer to What/How below).

• Follow up on Area/Country scorecard and implemented actions (in coordination with all stakeholders).

• Attend new TMS release trainings and cascade down to dispatchers and vendors if needed.

• Overall vendor management outcomes in Country and Area sharing with the Area Delivery Manager and Supplier Operational Manager to ensure Vendor Operations capabilities are in place.

• Periodic operational review with vendors

• Stay close to dispatchers to understand the day-to-day challenges

• Implement HSSE follow up file/tool to provide visibility and request vendor to comply.

• Follow up on vendor disputes, investigate the root causes and

• implement solutions (in coordination with all internal stakeholder-refer to What/ How)

• Coordinate and prepare ad-hoc capacity in peak seasons in close alignment with Procurement

• Ensure the invoicing performed by the vendor and final payment is processed inatimely manner.

• Provide market and operational insights during the tender season (contract renewal).

• Have at least 3-5 years of experience in Transportation Vendor Management or Procurement Management. Candidates who have logistics or supply chain management experience will have an advantage.

• A strong understanding and knowledge of the Thailand logistics market.

• Have strong conflict management and negotiation skills.

• Have an Entrepreneurial mindset to quickly convert difficulties into business opportunities.

• Ability to lead and influence people, including senior leaders.

• Ability to operate successfully in a complex environment with multiple internal and external stakeholders across several levels.

• Ability to prepare and execute a business plan to run a large operation with variable demands.

• Comfortable working in an ambiguous environment.

• Acquire a good understanding of the market dynamics and challenges with a constant solution mindset orientation.

• High understanding of local regulation and HSSE compliance.