Regional Air Freight Project Manager

Maersk • Usa, IL

2d

About The Position

This role falls under Process Management, focusing on developing, identifying, documenting, analyzing, and improving general business processes. The goal is to increase efficiencies and productivity, reduce costs, improve product quality, and enhance customer satisfaction through applied methodologies. Responsibilities include creating documentation such as business requirements, functional specifications, process maps, and conducting gap/problem analysis. The position also involves developing quality assurance and compliance protocols and measurements, and potentially supporting the development of training and change management materials. This is an individual contributor role within a professional career stream, emphasizing the application of technical and discipline knowledge. While not primarily a people management role, it may involve coaching or mentoring less experienced staff, informal supervisory responsibilities, or overseeing the work of lower-level professionals. Progression in this stream signifies increasing professional knowledge, project management capability, and influence. A colleague at this level possesses in-depth functional knowledge and experience, applies subject matter expertise to solve common business issues, and operates within established practices. They handle most situations independently with minimal guidance and understand business interdependencies. Leaders at this level are accountable for team performance and results, adapting departmental plans to address resource and operational challenges. Maersk is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace, embracing different styles of thinking, and is an equal opportunities employer. They welcome applicants without regard to various protected characteristics and will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with legal requirements. Maersk also offers support for adjustments and accommodations during the application and hiring process.

Requirements

• In-depth knowledge and experience in a functional area
• Ability to apply subject matter knowledge to solve common business issues
• Ability to operate within practices and procedures covered by precedents or well-defined policies
• Ability to handle most situations independently, receiving minimal guidance
• Ability to understand the overall nature of the business and the interdependencies between own and other functions

Nice To Haves

• Six Sigma / Lean / Kaizen practitioners in non-manufacturing environments

Responsibilities

• Develop, identify, document, analyze and improve general business processes through applied methodologies in order to increase efficiencies/productivity, reduce costs, improve product quality, and increase customer satisfaction
• Develop documentation to support analysis and improvement such as business requirements, functional specifications, process maps, gap/problem analysis, etc.
• Develop quality assurance and compliance protocols and measurements
• Support development of training and change management materials and activities to support new processes and procedures
• Coach/mentor less experienced staff, informal supervisory responsibilities, or oversee work of other lower level professionals or manage processes and program
• Be accountable for performance and results in teams of less experienced professionals, frontline workers and admins
• Adapt departmental plans and priorities to address resource and operational challenges

Benefits

• Maersk is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace
• Maersk is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applicants without regard to race, colour, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy or parental leave, veteran status, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law
• Support for any adjustments during the application and hiring process
• Special assistance or an accommodation to use our website, apply for a position, or to perform a job

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees