Job Description
Key responsibilities
Ownership of rates and contracts
Maintain full rate and contract repository for the region
On a day to day basis liaise and conclude on rates for new vendors
Liaising/escalating to ensure rates are available before expiry
Pro-actively follow-up of the rates that are about to expire in 3 months
Ensure completeness of available rates and contracts in the system
Updating in the financial system
Updating rates and contracts in the financial system
Where rates are tiered rates, then monitor continuously to ensure updates are done based on volume
Ensure for specific expenses contracts and relevant formulas are updated in financial system
Dashboard
Prepare and publish dashboards on rates analysis
Compare and analyse different vendors in different terminals and come up with cost optimization ideas.
Prepare high impact reports on areas of cost leakage due to incorrect usage of rates.
Stakeholder management:
Role will be reporting and liaising closely with the local procurement team
Be a part of procurement discussion with vendor on rates disputes
Key Performance Indicators:
Performance against Key Responsibilities will be measured based on separate KPIs developed for the position. These will be established and agreed upon within the overall KPIs that are determined for the business Unit. Indicative performance measurements are:
% of rates updated in financial system
% of contracts and rates available in the repository
We are looking for
Technical skills:
Bachelor / Master Degree holder in procurement/supply chain management
Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Excel/Word
Excellent Communication Skills with good English speaking knowledge.
Demonstrable track record in a similarly complex and challenging role.
Good understanding of terminal and shipping costs and prior experience in shipping industry is an added advantage
Soft skills:
Key requirements (in addition to normal qualifications)
Thrives on challenges, acts with a sense of urgency
Ability to handle multiple countries, has worked in different cultures.
Able to combine commercial knowledge and technical financial expertise
Ability to work as part of a large multinational organisation, capable of influencing and understanding global view
Strong interpersonal skills particularly motivational and communication skills
Dynamic in nature and be prepared for robust changes happening in accounting and reporting department.
Position Specifications:
Job Knowledge & Competency;
Understand the Operational business processes across Maersk business
Basic knowledge of Reporting concepts internally and externally
Learning description of the role:
SAP
Maersk specific systems and working knowledge of the systems
Employement Category:
Employement Type: Full time
Industry: Full time
Functional Area: Recruitment
Role Category: IT
Role/Responsibilies: Analyst/Senior Analyst - AP
Contact Details:
Company: Maersk Global Service
Location(s): Chennai