Area Head of Cold Chain Logistics
Job Fit Check
Base Career helps you apply smarter for this job.
Key skills for this role
About the Role
Key Responsibilities Own and drive the Area product strategy for Cold Chain Logistics and Temperature-Controlled Solutions. Develop the product offering in line with market needs, customer demand, operational capabilities, and business priorities.
Key Skills for This Role
Full Job Posting
Key Responsibilities
- Own and drive the Area product strategy for Cold Chain Logistics and Temperature-Controlled Solutions.
- Develop the product offering in line with market needs, customer demand, operational capabilities, and business priorities.
- Act as the Area subject matter expert for cold chain logistics, temperature-controlled solutions, and temperature-sensitive cargo requirements.
- Understand the product deeply and translate its capabilities into clear commercial value propositions for Sales and customers.
- Partner closely with Sales to understand customer requirements, market opportunities, and commercial challenges.
- Support customer discussions by providing product expertise, solution input, technical guidance, and commercial positioning.
- Develop and maintain a product roadmap for the Area market, including product development, service enhancements, market expansion, and performance improvement.
- Conduct market research and competitor analysis to identify growth opportunities, product gaps, pricing trends, and customer pain points.
- Own and manage the product’s financial performance, including full P&L responsibility.
- Monitor revenue, cost, profitability, volume, yield, and margin performance.
- Provide regular product forecasts in collaboration with Sales and Execution teams.
- Identify opportunities to improve revenue growth, cost efficiency, margin performance, and product competitiveness.
- Work closely with Finance and Commercial teams to ensure pricing, cost structures, forecasts, and service models are financially sustainable.
- Coordinate with Sales, Operations, Customer Experience, Finance, and regional/global teams to ensure successful product execution.
- Influence stakeholders without direct authority to align priorities, resolve challenges, and deliver business outcomes.
- Monitor product performance against agreed KPIs and drive continuous improvement.
- Provide guidance, knowledge-sharing, and product expertise to internal teams.
What We Are Looking For
- Strong experience in product management, commercial management, logistics, supply chain, or a related field.
- Good understanding of cold chain logistics, temperature-controlled solutions, temperature-sensitive cargo, and related operational requirements.
- Strong commercial acumen, with the ability to understand customer needs and support Sales in converting opportunities.
- Strong financial acumen, including P&L management, forecasting, profitability analysis, pricing, cost optimization, and performance tracking.
- Ability to develop and adapt products for the Area market while aligning with regional or global product strategies.
- Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence without authority.
- Ability to work independently, manage priorities, and handle most business situations with minimal guidance.
- Strong understanding of the interdependencies between Product, Sales, Operations, Customer Experience, and Finance.
- Strong analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to operate in a complex, cross-functional, and commercially demanding environment.
- Maersk is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we embrace different styles of thinking. 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. We will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with all legal requirements.
- We are happy to support your need for any adjustments during the application and hiring process.
- If you need special assistance or an accommodation to use our website, apply for a position, or to perform a job, please contact us by emailing [email protected].
Apply for this job in 1 click
Skip the repetitive application forms
Install the Base Career Chrome Extension and autofill job applications across major job boards with your profile.
Trusted by over 500,000 job seekers on Base Career
More from this employer
More jobs at A.P. Moller - Maersk
Executive Assistant
Dubai, UAE
We are seeking a highly professional, agile, and strategic Executive Assistant to support the Managing Director within a complex multinational matrix organization. The role requires exceptional stakeholder management, ex
Crisis & Business Continuity Manager
Dubai, UAE
Are You Ready to Navigate the Future of Global Trade? Maersk is a global leader in integrated logistics and has been an industry pioneer for over a century. Through innovation and transformation, we are redefining the bo
Head of Claims, IMEA
Dubai, UAE
At Maersk, we have big plans for logistics and services. As we expand our services, bring in world-class expertise and enter new areas of trade, we can achieve great things together, all the while staying true to our val
Customer Experience Consultant
Ahmedabad, KSA
APM Terminals Job Title: Customer Experience Consultant Location: Halol, Gujarat Job Summary We are seeking a detail-oriented and customer-focused Customer Experience Consultant to manage end-to-end import and export ope
Executive
Dubai, UAE
APM Terminals Looking for an experienced Executive operation to oversee and coordinate the daily warehousing activities. You will implement production, productivity, quality and customer service standards and achieve the
Fourth Engineer (SF)
Constanţa, UAE
Maersk is very interested in receiving applications from qualified experienced seafarers for the above listed position for Container Vessels. We offer Key position in the world’s largest Container shipping company. You w
Chief Engineer (SF)
Constanţa, KSA
Maersk is very interested in receiving applications from qualified experienced seafarers for the above listed position for Container Vessels. We offer Key position in the world’s largest Container shipping company. You w
Third Engineer (SF)
Constanţa, UAE
Maersk is very interested in receiving applications from qualified experienced seafarers for the above listed position for Container Vessels. We offer Key position in the world’s largest Container shipping company. You w
Executive Assistant
Dubai, UAE
Crisis & Business Continuity Manager
Dubai, UAE
Head of Claims, IMEA
Dubai, UAE
Customer Experience Consultant
Ahmedabad, KSA
Executive
Dubai, UAE
Fourth Engineer (SF)
Constanţa, UAE
Chief Engineer (SF)
Constanţa, KSA
Third Engineer (SF)
Constanţa, UAE