Student Assistant

Join Our Team for an Exciting International Career Opportunity!

Are you passionate about supplier negotiations, optimizing supply chains, and developing cost plans? Picture yourself in a team-oriented role, supporting the Maersk owned Fleet with all they need to operate globally. If you’re keen to join a vibrant team in a fast-paced global setting, then you’re the perfect fit for our Student Assistant position in Ocean Asset Partnerships.

We Offer

Kickstart your career in a Fortune 500 company: Ocean Asset Partnerships is about internal Supply Chains and making strategic decisions for the Maersk Oened. We need your creativity, aspiration, and problem-solving skills to thrive in our dynamic environment affected by global developments.

Work alongside colleagues worldwide: Join a global team spread across Copenhagen, Mumbai, Shanghai, Singapore, and Hamburg. Your contribution can make a real impact on a global scale.
A fast-paced and dynamic environment with distinct respect for the individual: Our vision is to make sure that every dollar spent, is spent professionally. In addition, we have a clear focus on professional and personal development:
Hone your supply chain and procurement skills: Interact with senior professionals, engage in high-impact projects, and access internal training resources. Our open resourcing culture encourages exploration of diverse career paths. Your career journey is yours to shape.

Key Responsibilities

You will be part of the Ocean Asset Partnerships team. We manage our supplier base delivering marine equipment and services such as spare parts, consumables, paint, provisions and services, all to ensure our Fleet can run safely and on time. We work with different Maersk business units in close cooperation with internal stakeholders and are responsible for managing our spend professionally.

Assisting with – and, as you develop – independently managing various projects
Mapping and assessing data on current spend patterns and identifying cost drivers and opportunities in and across categories
Assisting strategic decision making through data evaluation and daily feedback from stakeholders
Advising senior management, in Maersk Procurement, on digital opportunities and initiatives
Preparation of various presentation material for senior stakeholders and management
Servicing internal stakeholders on various requests

You will have significant responsibility from the start and are expected to execute and deliver on time and in line with targets. In short, you will be treated as a peer in your team and have a great opportunity to learn and develop.

Who we are looking for

Our employees represent a wide range of educational backgrounds, work experience and nationalities. Most important to us are your personal skills and that you are curious to learn. You must thrive in a fast paced, fast-changing and dynamic environment and be a true team player with strong analytical abilities as well as good social and communication skills.

You are:

On the last year of your Bachelor studies or the first year of your Master studies in Business or Supply Chain Management, or similar
Interested in and have a good sense of negotiation and a keen business mindset
Have a strategic mindset and can stay focused on delivering tangible results Entrepreneurial in spirit
Enjoy creating value through innovation and is comfortable testing the status quo
Working experience handling a relevant scope is ideal
Comfortable with Excel based analysis and you are able to transform unstructured data into high level conclusions and key messages
Demonstrating analytical skills with a very sharp eye for detail
International in your mind-set assisted by high level of proficiency and confidence in spoken and written English
Interested in Procurement and Shipping

We encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply. Don’t hesitate if you don’t meet all the requirements but resonate with the role’s purpose and are eager to learn. We value your potential and passion. Let’s shape the future together!

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. We will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with all legal requirements.

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