About Hapag-Lloyd
With a fleet of 264 modern container ships and a total transport capacity of 2.0 million TEU, Hapag-Lloyd is one of the world’s leading liner shipping companies. In the Liner Shipping segment, the Company has around 13,500 employees and 400 offices in 135 countries. Hapag-Lloyd has a container capacity of 2.9 million TEU – including one of the largest and most modern fleets of reefer containers. A total of 113 liner services worldwide ensure fast and reliable connections between more than 600 ports across the world. In the Terminal & Infrastructure segment, Hapag-Lloyd has stakes in 20 terminals in Europe, Latin America, the United States, India, and North Africa. The roughly 2,600 employees assigned to the Terminal & Infrastructure segment handle terminal-related activities and provide complementary logistics services at selected locations.

Main Objectives

  • The Manager Network Execution is key in optimizing vessel schedules, monitoring operational performance, and ensuring effective communication with partners and stakeholders. This position is responsible for maintaining schedule accuracy, coordinating schedule amendments, and providing valuable input for network deployment decisions across regions.
  • The Manager Network Execution reports to the Senior Manager Network Execution. And is functionally responsible for the GCC updates of Schedules of Mainliners.

Function and Duties

Vessel Schedule Creation and Optimization:

  • Create, and update coastal schedules.
  • Collaborate with other regions to optimize vessel schedules, considering factors such as capacity, customer demands, and operational efficiency.
  • Review vessel positions against the schedule during sea passages, ensuring alignment and timely arrivals.
  • Monitor the schedule of partner-operated vessels, maintaining coordination and communication for seamless operations.

Schedule Monitoring and Communication:

  • Monitor incoming vessels' Estimated Arrival time (ETA), providing regular updates to internal teams and stakeholders.
  • Communicate the vessel schedule to vessels and partners, including departures and arrivals, ensuring timely and accurate information sharing.
  • Coordinate canal transit bookings (e.g., Panama, Suez) with local agents, ensuring smooth passage and adherence to schedule.

Schedule Maintenance and Performance:

  • Trigger recovery actions to bring vessels back on schedule (e.g., Performance Standards Monitoring, Vendor Compliance, collaboration with partners).
  • Provide valuable input for Proforma design, schedule reviews, and overall performance improvement initiatives.
  • Drive performance management by leveraging on data to analysis to gain insights into operational processes and performance.

Coordination and Input for Network Deployment:

  • Collaborate with internal teams to request speed-ups, considering operational requirements and customer demands.
  • Ensure FIS voyages are updated based on Long-Term Schedule (LTS) for mainline operations, including Vessel Sharing Agreement (VSA) considerations.
  • Coordinate schedule amendments related to bunkering and repairs, ensuring minimal disruption to operations.
  • Provide schedule input for deployment changes, contributing to the optimization of network resources and service levels.

KPIs - Schedule Reliability

  • Proforma Schedule Reliability
  • 21D Schedule Reliability

Qualifications and Technical Job Requirements

  • Proven experience in network execution, vessel scheduling, or similar roles within the shipping or logistics industry. 
  • Bachelor's degree in Logistics/Business or a related field.
  • MS Office
  • Fleet Information Systems (FIS) or other relevant software applications
  • Strong understanding of vessel operations, schedule optimization, and performance monitoring.
  • Excellent communication skills to effectively liaise with internal teams, vessels, partners, and agents.
  • Ability to analyze data, identify trends, and make informed decisions to drive schedule improvements.
  • Strong organizational and coordination skills to manage multiple tasks and prioritize deadlines.
  • Adaptability to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment, responding to changing operational needs.

Contact person

Leonard Leong