Director of Procurement

Social network you want to login/join with: To oversee all aspects of the Procurement functions, while maintaining a high level of service to customers, measuring and monitoring vendor and staff performance and controlling overall operational costs. Consciously establishes a culture that encourages customer focus, individual development, efficiency, collaboration, and creates an environment for process improvements. Upholds and ensures that all Hapag-Lloyd policies and procedures are followed. Accountable for the departmental work atmosphere and employee engagement. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS • Professional Management and Leadership of the Procurement Department. • Responsible for the work climate of his/her team and for implementing improvement initiatives. • Responsible for HR related matters in his/her team. • Responsibility for purchasing services for the categories container terminals, feeder, truck, rail, barge, depots and port costs, in close cooperation with the Areas and Global Service Procurement. • Development of regional procurement strategies and concepts. • Preparing and conducting negotiations as well as contractual implementation and administration. • Coordination of purchase activities with consortium partners. • Participation in and leadership of projects as well as presentation of results. • Elaboration of new transport concepts and preparation for the roll-out. • Definition of costs and quality targets. • Cost planning and development tracking in collaboration with Operations Dept. and the Regional Controlling. • Identification of saving potentials and coordination of related measures together with the Areas and corporate departments. QUALIFICATIONS University Degree, Civil Engineer or similar. Experience in Procurement and continuous improvement processes: at least 8y. High analytical skills and systematic, efficient way of working Responsible, open-minded personality Excellent communication skills with a solution- and team-oriented approach Very good knowledge of MS Office Capability to fluently speak, read and write in English - any other additional languages are a plus. J-18808-Ljbffr

Location: Genova, Liguria, IT

Posted Date: 7/6/2025