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About this Senior Manager - Operations role at Maersk

Maersk · Onsite · Thailand, Bangkok, Samutprakan, 10540

Position Summary:

This role supports the General Manager in driving commercial performance and operational profitability across key logistics accounts. The position oversees contract and pricing activities, financial and risk analysis, customer collaboration, compliance, and process improvement, while partnering with cross-functional teams to ensure sustainable business growth and service excellence.


Key Responsibilities:

1. Contract & Commercial Management

  • Assist in preparing, reviewing, and negotiating customer contracts, service agreements, and renewals under the GM’s supervision.
  • Evaluate new business proposals, ensuring alignment between operational capability, cost structure, and pricing strategy.
  • Maintain contract documentation and ensure compliance with internal governance and audit standards.
  • Support change management, contract extensions, and scope modifications with accurate cost impact analysis.

2. Financial & Profitability Control

  • Analyze financial performance for each customer (P&L by account) and identify margin improvement opportunities.
  • Validate cost models, billing accuracy, and revenue recognition to ensure profitability.
  • Partner with Finance and Operations teams to prepare pricing proposals and business cases.
  • Track commercial KPIs including revenue growth, renewal rates, and cost recovery metrics.

3. Customer & Stakeholder Collaboration

  • Act as the commercial point of contact for assigned key accounts.
  • Participate in customer meetings, quarterly business reviews (QBRs), and service improvement discussions.
  • Collaborate with operations, business development, procurement, and legal teams to resolve contract or pricing issues.
  • Support tender management and proposal submissions with pricing and commercial documentation.

4. Compliance & Risk Management

  • Ensure all contracts meet legal, financial, and operational compliance requirements.
  • Monitor exposure to penalties, claims, or performance risks and recommend preventive actions.
  • Support audits, internal controls, and documentation accuracy.

5. Team & Process Development

  • Supervise and coach commercial analysts or coordinators in data analysis, pricing, and contract administration.
  • Contribute to continuous improvement in commercial processes, tools, and reporting dashboards.
  • Support the GM in driving commercial excellence, standardization, and governance.

6. Strong Operational & Technical Skills in Warehouse Management

  • Demonstrate strong hands-on operational and technical expertise, with the ability to understand warehouse processes in depth and translate operational requirements into practical solutions.
  • Be comfortable working closely with frontline operations and understanding issues at process level, rather than managing only through reports and KPIs.
  • Take ownership of complex operational issues and develop practical, timely, and sustainable corrective actions.
  • Maintain strong customer focus and confidently communicate operational challenges, root causes, recovery plans, and improvement actions to customers and senior management.

Qualifications:

  • Education: Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Business, Finance, Logistics, Supply Chain, or a related field.

Experience:

  • 7–12 years of experience in 3PL, logistics, or supply chain management.
  • Minimum 3 years in a commercial, pricing, or contract management leadership role.

Technical Skills:

  • Strong understanding of warehousing, distribution, and transport operations.
  • Proficiency in cost modeling, financial analysis, and Excel-based pricing tools.
  • Familiarity with ERP/WMS/TMS systems and contract management platforms.

Soft Skills:

  • Strong negotiation, analytical, and presentation skills.
  • Good business judgment and problem-solving ability.
  • Team leadership and stakeholder management skills.
  • High attention to detail with a proactive, solution-driven mindset.

Maersk is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we embrace different styles of thinking. Maersk is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applicants without regard to race, colour, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy or parental leave, veteran status, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
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About Maersk

A.P. Moller - Maersk is an integrated container logistics company working to connect and simplify its customer's supply chains. As the global leader in shipping services, the company operates in 130 countries and employs roughly 100,000 people. With simple end-to-end offering of products and digital services, seamless customer engagement and a superior end-to-end delivery network, Maersk enables its customers to trade and grow by transporting goods anywhere - all over the world. For more information click here. All the way.

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