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Regional Head, Gateways and 3rd Party Agents

MAERSK INC.
parental leave, paid time off, 401(k)
United States, Illinois, Elk Grove Village
Jul 17, 2025

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 boundaries of possibility and continuously setting new standards for efficiency, sustainability, and excellence.

We believe in the power of diversity, collaboration, and continuous learning, and we work hard to ensure that the people in our organization reflect and understand the customers we exist to serve. With over 100,000 employees across 130 countries, we work together to shape the future of global trade and logistics.

What we Offer:

  • Global Reach, Local Impact: Thrive in a role with international scope, contributing to projects that shape global trade.

  • Inclusive and Dynamic Culture: Join a team where diversity is strength, fostering an environment rich in personal and professional growth opportunities.

  • Competitive Rewards: Benefit from a compensation package matching your role as a leading industry player, complemented by best-in-class benefits and talent development programs recognized worldwide.

About the role:

Responsible for overseeing and ensuring effective operations of a regional network of Import/Export Gateways, as well as complying with Global Gateway Policy, managing tactical procurement, establishing a cost-effective structure and generating a monthly balanced scorecard to drive GP improvement, cost management and service improvements. Ownership of all 3rd party agents, relationships, profitability and growth.

In this role, you will:

  • Ensure process and staffing standardization accross all Gateway Operations

  • Create Balanced Scorecard for each operation and align key measureables to be reported on a monthly basis - establish improvement goals for each criteria - by Gateway

  • Set GP improvement goals through optomizing the building of large effective consolidations and relentless tactical procurement

  • Ensure operational alignment among regional gateways

  • Adherence to Global Gateway Policy - manditory use unless approved exceptions (DG, Express etc) Measure to ensure compliance

  • Optimize volume flows objective of achieving best possible lowest net achieved costs and respective promised transit times

  • Execute, design and optomize road feeder structure to feed and de-feed stations to Gateway (Import/Export)

  • Coordinate/measure with countries to ensure gateway routing dicipline and that routing guides is adhered to

  • Establish new consol destination as required

  • Ensure compliance to all reglatory requirements - CFS / Screening

  • Strong inclusion in RFQ pricing process

  • Maintain / Develop relationshipments with Regional Third Party Agents

  • Support the Airfreight Growth within our agency network though education, pricing and sales support

  • Create the needed measurements to assess growth in agent business and GP within the Maersk Network

  • Establish GP/Tonnage Growth targets for agents - with ongoing monthly measurements.

  • Assess 3rd party Agent financial and operational performance

  • Actively participate in carrier data driven performance reviews

  • Responsible and ensure effective CW implmentation and ongoing process management

  • Ownership of the ISO9001-2015 standard as pertains to gatways effectiveness

What you bring:

  • A Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience is required

  • At least 10 years of experience in positions of increasingly responsibility airfreight industry

  • Proven track record with air carriers in the market

  • Ability to work within a team and communicate with both internal and external stakeholders in a professional manner

  • Ability to manage workload independently and with attention to deadlines

Join us as we harness cutting-edge technologies and unlock global opportunities. Together, let's sail towards a brighter, more sustainable future with Maersk.

Job Type: Full Time

Salary: $180,000 - $210,000 USD*

Benefits: Full-time employees are eligible for Health Insurance, Paid Time Off, and 401k Match.

*The above-stated pay range is the anticipated starting salary range for the position. The Company may adjust this range in light of prevailing market conditions and other factors, such as location. The Company will work directly with the selected candidate(s) on the final starting salary in accordance with all applicable laws.

Notice to applicants applying to positions in the United States: You must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S.

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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.

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