L&S Procurement Manager – EAA Job Maersk Line

Procurement Jobs, Maersk Line Jobs. Responsible for leading logistics and services procurement across East Africa, managing supplier relationships, negotiating contracts, controlling costs, and ensuring efficient purchasing operations. Requires a degree in Procurement, Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or a related field. This is a full-time, on-site position based in Nairobi

The Area Head of Logistics & Services Procurement – EAA is a strong leader who drives strategic business partnering, cost leadership, and operational excellence across East Africa, while leading digital innovation in procurement and building a highly engaged team.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive strategic business partnering with the Area Leadership Team, Local and Global Product, Sales and Finance to align procurement with business growth and customer experience objectives. 
• Lead cost leadership and total cost of ownership agenda across Products (Local products, Contract Logistics, Ecommerce, Air/LCL as priority), ensuring procurement decisions are connected to P&L outcomes and budget/RoFo targets. 
• Own supplier relationship management for the EAA area, including strategic supplier negotiations, Service Level Agreements, KPIs, and corrective action plans. 
• Drive operational excellence through continuous improvement on supplier market analytics, market intelligence, and creating a competitive edge for Maersk. 
• Lead digital innovation in procurement, including adoption of e-sourcing platforms (e.g. SourceWise/Keelvar) and embedding AI-enabled procurement capabilities within the area. 
• Build and sustain a highly engaged, high-performing procurement team of 3, fostering a culture of accountability, development, and collaboration. 
• Ensure full compliance with Maersk Contract Management frameworks, procurement policies, HSSE, and regulatory requirements. 
• Cooperate closely with Regional and Global Category Leads, enabling the translation of regional category strategies into effective Area-level execution. 
• Represent the Area procurement perspective in the Regional Leadership Team and contribute to pan-IMEA procurement initiatives and best practices. 

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in Logistics, specifically Inland transportation, Warehousing, Cold Chain, Intermodal, Contract Logistics and Supply Chain Management. 
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Engineering, Business Administration or a related field. 
• Direct leadership experience, including team capability building, with experience managing multi-location teams. 
• Ability to lead digital change and transformation, including adoption of AI-enabled procurement capabilities. 
• Solid commercial acumen with the ability to link procurement actions to P&L and business outcomes. 
• High proficiency with Microsoft Office products including Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Word, Power BI and ERP systems. 
• Language: English (fluency required).

Additional qualification:

• Strong understanding of East African landside transportation, warehousing and contract logistics markets. 
• Knowledge of sourcing methodologies, contract management frameworks, and supplier performance management. 
• Familiarity with digital procurement tools (e-sourcing, spend analytics, AI-enabled procurement platforms). 
• Understanding of cost driver analysis, should-cost modelling and total cost of ownership principles. 
• Awareness of HSSE, regulatory, and compliance requirements in a EAA context.

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