Project Logistics Forwarder

When you join Maersk, you will find that the world is your workplace. You will work in a culturally diverse environment, surrounded by new ideas and different ways of doing things. We – Maersk Project Logistics – have an opening for a Project Manager within our Industrial Projects team.

We handle all types of transportation for our clients, both over-dimensional and containerized, which means our workday is very diverse and no 2 days alike. If you have a passion for the global environment, will be motivated by complex coordination with multiple stakeholders, often in remote areas globally in a fast-paced environment, and equally important, see yourself as a team player, then this job is for you!

What We Offer

Working at Maersk brings a unique blend of being part of a rich heritage and an enthusiastic, fast-paced logistics company. We believe in rewarding and recognizing individual performances within highly professional teams supported by our distinctive values.

Collaborative and commercial mindsets are the key cornerstones of being a high performer in Maersk. Ours being a network business, it is key that you can think and act beyond your domain and geography of work. By commercial mindset we mean your ability to think of the benefits for the customer; in whatever action, you take, irrespective of your position and role.

The role as Project Manager offers a great opportunity to be part of a winning team and be a strong enabler in shaping the success of our increased focus on Project Logistics. You will be part of a newly built Global team that desires to deliver best-in-class service, effective communication, cost awareness, and continuous performance which supports our growth aspirations and the success of our customers within Project Logistics.

The position is hybrid (ideally 3 days in the office) and will be located in either Stockholm or Gothenburg .

Key Responsibilities

As a Project Manager, you will be a part of a team of 210 experienced colleagues in the Maersk Project Logistics product, where we strive to deliver the best service for our customers. Together with the Industrial Projects team you will play a key role in designing tailor-made logistics solutions and coordination of various projects for our customers as well as being part of our accelerated growth within our segment.

You will be working with all aspects in the project forwarding industry including:

- Executing transport and logistics solutions globally

- Manage all operational and documentation aspects of the project(s)

- Daily vessel and truck and movement update

- Procuring and evaluating offers from sub-contractors

- Daily contact with all stakeholders

- Potential travel related to projects

We are looking for

Our ideal candidate is an innovative, self-driven person with a can-do attitude, well organized with good stakeholder management skills in a complex working environment. You work well with challenging situations and enjoy in having project responsibility. We value our unique team and are looking for someone who shares our vision of teamwork being the backbone of all we do.

The ideal candidate has:

- Minimum two years experience working in forwarding/logistics,

- Experience with over-dimensional transports by sea and/or road

- It could also be you have a different background from another industry, and you want to try using your experience and skills in a different industry.

- You can work in a structured and organized way but also keep an innovative mindset

- You are a team player, but can also carry out assignments independently

- You are responsible, hardworking, and energetic

- Interested in working with different cultures around the world

- Ability to travel to various locations of execution.

- Fluent in both written and verbal English – other language skills are welcome

Please submit your CV only in English.

The official title on your contract will be MPL Project Manager, the role is advertised under a different title to avoid confusion with IT PM roles.

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