Food, machinery or T-shirts: Hapag-Lloyd moves goods around the globe with over 250 container ships. We connect more than 600 ports on all continents and are one of the largest liner shipping companies. More than 13,000 employees work on board, ashore or in one of our 350 offices. Together, we transport around 12 million containers per year. Our corporate values "We care. We move. We deliver" serve as coordinates on our way. They guide our collaboration with each other as colleagues and with our customers to achieve the best possible quality. In the long run, we are committed to climate and environmental protection as well as human rights and many other social issues.

Team Overview

Join our expanding Vendor Management Office Team in our Hamburg site, where you will support our software product development teams in the collaboration with external vendors along the entire lifecycle from selection throughout onboarding, collaboration, monitoring and reporting.

To succeed in this job role, you should have strong analytical and critical thinking skills. Your ability to effectively communicate workflow processes and policies with vendors will be an added advantage.

 

Your responsibilities:

  • Establish and maintain strong relationships with vendors and act as an intermediary between vendors and Hapag-Lloyd stakeholders
  • Optimize and ease daily collaboration between Hapag-Lloyd and vendors, communicate responsibilities and obligations and troubleshoot issues
  • Establish vendor management standards and best practices in regard to steering and collaboration
  • Suggest and implement vendor management processes, policies, and methods to optimize productivity and reduce costs
  • Monitor vendor performance through regular reporting and tracking of relevant KPIs and SLAs and ensure adherence to company policies and standards
  • Support vendors in activities and processes, including onboarding, trainings, and travel
  • Maintain accurate and up-to-date vendor documentation

Your profile:

  • Master's degree preferrably in Business Management, Business Administration, Project Management or Computer Science
  • Experience working with vendors in international projects preferred
  • High level of knowledge of Microsoft Powerpoint and Excel - in particular with regards to reporting
  • Experience with agile software development as well as basic programming skills (Java and VisualBasic)
  • Strong analytical and research skills
  • High level of empathy and positive attitude
  • Excellent time management and organizational skills as well as an eye for detail
  • Ability to work independently and in a solution-oriented manner
  • Willingness to travel internationally from time to time
  • Willingness to work at our office in Hamburg 3 days/ week and 2 days remote according to our policy
  • As an internationally active company, we require a good command of written and spoken English

German language expectations: We expect all international candidates to be willing to learn at least the basics of the German language in case they are accepted for the position. This will enable you to participate in social and community life in Germany and at our company premises in the best possible way.

Nice if you have:

  • Understanding of HL IT Products
  • Understanding of container shipping business is an advantage

We offer:

  • Challenging tasks in a collaborative and friendly working environment
  • Your own area of responsibility, great scope for co-design, and opportunities to implement your own ideas
  • Competitive remuneration (13 salaries + vacation pay) and social benefits, as well as a permanent employment contract with a financially healthy company
  • At least 28 days of vacation, flextime, capital-forming benefits
  • Hybrid work model: 3 days a week at our headquarters in the heart of Hamburg and 2 days a week of mobile work
  • Company restaurant with daily varying, high-quality dishes to choose from as well as coffee bar
  • Subsidy for public transportation
  • Bike leasing for all positions
  • Health and company sports programs (e. g., yoga, sailing, fitness courses, and much more)
  • Company restaurant with daily varying, high-quality dishes to choose from as well as coffee bar

Save time with your application and send us only your CV for now. You can easily apply online by using our application tool. 

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Contact person

Dawid Bujalla Manager Talent Acquisition & Employer Branding