Senior Supervisor - Transport

About the role

Maersk is looking for a Senior Supervisor for its transport business. The role covers commercial, pricing and tender management, customer and business support, vendor management, performance and compliance oversight, and financial analysis and reporting.

Key responsibilities

• Prepare transport quotations, pricing models, rate cards and customer proposals for dedicated trucking, linehaul, distribution, cross-border, last-mile and other transport solutions.
• Review customer RFQs and tenders, coordinate operational inputs and ensure submissions are accurate and on time.
• Develop detailed cost models (vehicle, driver, fuel, toll, maintenance, permits, detention, handling, subcontractors) and ensure rates meet approved margin targets.
• Benchmark the market and recommend pricing revisions, and maintain pricing files and rate card records.
• Support Business Development, Key Account, Operations, Finance and Solution Design teams, and take part in customer discussions, negotiations and implementation handovers.
• Manage vendor relationships end to end, build and maintain a qualified transporter panel, negotiate vendor rates and terms, and review invoices against agreed rates.
• Track vendor KPIs such as on-time delivery, transit time, service failures and compliance, run business reviews with vendors and act as first point of contact for escalations.
• Ensure vendors comply with HSSE requirements, customer requirements, statutory regulations and audit standards, and organize vendor briefings and training.
• Analyze transport revenue, costs, gross profit, margin, utilization and vendor spend, monitor pricing compliance, identify cost-saving opportunities and prepare management dashboards in TMS, Excel and data visualization tools.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Logistics, Supply Chain, Business Administration, Operations Management, Transportation, Finance or a related discipline.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in transport operations, commercial pricing, tender management, vendor management or logistics, preferably in a 3PL or large distribution environment.
• Experience in transport costing, rate negotiation, RFQ/tender preparation, customer proposals, vendor sourcing and contract administration.
• Sound knowledge of domestic and cross-border transport, regulations, statutory requirements and safety standards.
• Ability to travel and work flexible hours, including outside normal working hours.

Required skills

• Proficiency in Transportation Management Systems (TMS)
• Microsoft Excel
• Data visualization or reporting tools