The Hague
5 days ago
Regional Procurement Category Manager - Ecommerce
A.P. Moller - Maersk
The Hague
5 days ago
Regional Procurement Category Manager - Ecommerce
Maersk is seeking a Procurement Manager – European E-Commerce to shape commercial procurement strategy for last mile carriers and parcel delivery partners across Europe. The role requires 5+ years of procurement or logistics experience, strong negotiation skills, and deep knowledge of the European parcel market.
On-siteFull-timeMid LevelProcurementLogistics
Regional Procurement Category Manager - Ecommerce
Maersk is seeking a Procurement Manager – European E-Commerce to shape commercial procurement strategy for last mile carriers and parcel delivery partners across Europe. The role requires 5+ years of procurement or logistics experience, strong negotiation skills, and deep knowledge of the European parcel market.
On-siteFull-timeMid LevelProcurement
Salary
Not specified
Core Qualifications
Technical (Must-have)
ProcurementLogisticsParcel deliveryCarrier sourcingE-commerce logisticsTransport procurementStrategic sourcingRFQsCarrier negotiationsSupplier contract managementMS OfficeProcurement platformsBI platformsTMSE-commerce platforms
Soft Skills
Commercial mindsetAnalytical mindsetStakeholder managementStructuredProactivePragmaticBalancing cost and service
Preferred Qualifications
Technical (Nice-to-have)
Additional European languages
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and execute procurement strategies for European e-commerce last mile and parcel delivery services
- Lead sourcing initiatives, tenders, RFQs and commercial negotiations with parcel carriers, postal operators and selected delivery partners
- Build scalable commercial frameworks that support growth, cost competitiveness and service reliability across European markets
- Negotiate rates, commercial terms, capacity commitments and service conditions aligned with business and customer needs
- Work closely with Product, Operations, Network, Commercial, Finance and Carrier Management teams to understand business priorities and market requirements
- Translate business and product needs into procurement opportunities and stronger supplier propositions
- Support the development of new delivery models and partnership opportunities, including injection points, sorting solutions, out-of-home delivery, returns and other e-commerce capabilities
- Use operational, service and performance insights to strengthen supplier discussions and improve commercial outcomes
- Identify opportunities to improve delivery cost, service competitiveness and scalability across European markets
- Support volume consolidation opportunities across countries, customers and lanes to strengthen Maersk’s position with delivery partners
- Contribute to product and network discussions by bringing procurement, supplier and market insights
- Assess supplier proposals based on price, coverage, service quality, scalability, operational fit and customer value
- Build strong knowledge of the European parcel, last mile and out-of-home delivery landscape
- Benchmark rates, service models, carrier capabilities and market trends across key European countries
- Identify opportunities to improve competitiveness through new suppliers, improved commercial terms or alternative partnership models
- Bring external market insight into procurement, product and commercial decision-making
- Support structured supplier governance from a commercial and procurement perspective
- Ensure proper contract management, commercial compliance and documentation of agreed terms
- Work with Finance and business stakeholders to quantify savings, business impact and value creation from procurement initiatives
- Act as a trusted procurement partner for the European E-Commerce business
ProcurementE-commerceLogisticsLast MileParcel DeliveryCarrier ManagementStrategic SourcingNegotiationSupply ChainEurope