Equipment Analyst

A.P. Moller - Maersk•Charlotte, NC

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Equipment Analyst is responsible for executing equipment processes to support customer demand, while supporting efficient and optimal equipment flow and planning. This role involves ownership of equipment inventories within their assigned region, ensuring optimal flow planning and inventory management at the lowest cost possible. The analyst will ensure that equipment flows are balanced and aligned to support availability per customer demands, supporting customer centricity and company growth. Key responsibilities include planning and supporting empty flows, managing terminal and depot empty inventories, and reconciling vendor yard inventory with Maersk systems (COMET, ROCK). The role also requires close collaboration with terminal, depot, rail, and truck vendors for empty planning, as well as with vendors, the Container Sales Team, and the Global Service Center to support the container sales program for aging equipment. Additionally, the analyst will support the redelivery of off-hire/one-way containers, work with vendors to reduce equipment dwell/longstandings, and coordinate the release of various equipment types (reefer, dry, food grade, OOG). Collaboration with commercial teams for new business and product development, and with the Global Service Center to ensure work orders are processed correctly, are also crucial. The role has cost ownership, focusing on reducing empty miles and spend, holding vendors accountable, and disputing unjustified costs.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree preferred or equivalent industry experience and training.
Strategic mindset, capable of working in fast paced environment, able to balance priorities and make trade-offs to deliver needed service levels and results.
Proficient PC skills and working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications in a networked environment.
Self-motivated and the ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
Good organizational and analytical skills; ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines.
Continuously looking for process improvements, able to work using “Maersk Way”.
Strong oral and written communication skills.
Good interpersonal and management skills, supporting corporate policy and objectives.
Promote the Maersk Cultural Amplifiers with all internal and external colleagues (FOCUS, TEAMWORK and SIMPLICITY).
Must be adhere to 5 days return to office policy.

Nice To Haves

Proficient with SAP / TMS system and processes a plus
Able to learn and adapt with AI technology.

Responsibilities

Ownership of equipment inventories within their assigned region, ensuring most optimal flow planning and inventory management at lowest cost possible.
Ensure that equipment flows are balanced and aligned to support availability per customer demands.
Plan and support empty flows, ensuring empties are accessible and available for repositioning and vessel evacuation.
Manage terminal and depot empty inventories to adequate levels, perform regular reconciliation of vendor yard inventory to Maersk systems (COMET, ROCK).
Work closely with terminal, depot, rail, truck vendors to support empty planning.
Work closely with vendors, Container Sales Team, Global Service Center, to support and execute the container sales program.
Support redelivery of off hire / one way containers with local motor carriers.
Actively work with vendors on needed strategy to reduce equipment dwell / longstandings.
Support and coordinate release of reefer, dry, food grade and OOG equipment.
Work closely with commercial teams to support new business and product development.
Work closely with Global Service Center to ensure work orders are processed through dispatch system (TMS) and empty releases are performed to standard.
Reduce empty miles and spend, holding vendors accountable, rejecting and disputing unjustified cost.