About Hapag-Lloyd
With a fleet of 287 modern container ships and a Vessel Capacity 2.2 million TEU, as well as a Container Capacity 3.2 million TEU including one of the world’s largest and most modern reefer container fleets, 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 139 countries. Hapag-Lloyd has a container capacity of 11.9 million TEU – including one of the largest and most modern fleets of reefer containers. A total of 114 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 deal with terminal-related activities and provide complementary logistics services at selected locations.

Reports to Country Manager

Position Overview: To deliver the highest levels of quality, be customer-oriented and create value for customers as well as for Hapag-Lloyd. Also to help develop an in-depth understanding of HL CS & Sales Blueprint structure, Export & Import processes, Invoicing, EDI and Reporting requirements. Possesses good knowledge of HL online products, value added services & premium services that may be offered for additional price / volume commitment.

Key Responsibilities

  • Participate in Customer Facing (F2F) meetings, joint visit with sales, QBR’s
  • Escalated issue resolution as defined by QSC or raised during QBR’s with customer’s, that may require a change in customers’ behaviour or HL process handling (i.e. not pertaining to any specific issue with a current shipment)
  • Together with Sales and Digital Managers, coordinates the on boarding process for new customers
    • Explains Sales & Customer Service setup, dial in numbers for issue resolution, one mailbox for case resolution etc.
    • Explain HL standard product and our commitment on Quality Promises
    • E-Biz Tools promotion, training and on boarding
    • OBL Printing on boarding and setup (Support coordination among customer RCS, BDS and MTD team in Hamburg)
  • Support customers for inquiries in local language
  • Participate in cross-functional Area meetings, discussing solutions for daily problems involving other teams
  • Understands customer’s supply chain / process requirements and present to management for acceptance
  • Handles customs activities requiring local language and/or visits
    • Internal and external point of entry for customs matters, across all area departments
    • Duly communicates local customs developments to responsible parties
    • Evaluates impact of local customs requirements to ensure compliance
  • Participate and support the global/regional projects related to Customer Service
  • Assist in the rollout and drive the usage of new and existing product offerings by HL
  • Support and mentor counter team for managing following tasks related to payment postings, container releases, local document stamping, OBL issuance and acceptance, BL amendments in urgent cases.

Required Qualifications & Skills

  • University degree or equivalent 
  • Minimum 5 years’ experience in a commercial role, preferably in the maritime sector
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Comprehensive knowledge of FIS and other HL systems
  • Working knowledge of MS Office
  • Result driven team player with a proactive attitude
  • Ability to work under pressure
  • Goal and deadline driven
  • Good time management skills
  • Receptive and be able to grasp new ideas and motivate oneself for personal development
  • Strong analytical mindset with a hands-on, execution-driven approach.
  • Ability to synthesize data and derive actionable insights.
  • Comfortable communicating with cross-functional teams and aligning diverse stakeholders.
  • High levels of energy and empathy with a can-do attitude
  • Structured, self-driven, and able to manage multiple streams of work.
  • Passion for continuous improvement and process enhancement.

Why Join Us:

  • Be a part of a global leader in the logistics industry.
  • Opportunity to make a significant impact on our business in a rapidly growing region.
  • Work with a diverse and talented team of professionals. 

If you meet the profile and are excited about the opportunity to contribute to Hapag-Lloyd’s success in West Africa, we encourage you to apply. 

We appreciate all applications; however, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. 

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Contact person

Hylda Ablorh