Sales Manager (m/w/d)

Maersk is a global leader in integrated logistics and has been an industry pioneer for over a century.

Through innovation and transformation, we continuously redefine the boundaries of possibility, setting new standards for efficiency, sustainability, and excellence.

We believe in diversity, collaboration, and continuous learning and work hard to ensure our employees reflect and understand the customers we exist to serve.

With over 100,000 employees across 130 countries, we shape the future of global trade and logistics.

What we offer

HR Manager role is characterized by variety and offers a comprehensive understanding of the business in your designated geography.

You will work in a dynamic environment, using your broad HR toolbox to coach and support leaders during a time of great business transformation.

Your daily job is to engage with stakeholders and use your wide breadth of HR knowledge to support leaders on a range of people matters and policies.

This role focuses on our Warehouse businesses, with a heavy focus on launching and setting up a new site for success in close collaboration with people and project teams in Germany.

It is an excellent opportunity to grow as an HR professional, building up your functional toolbox by having an impactful scope and responsibility.

Joining Maersk means becoming part of the global family that moves 20% of global trade every day, where a core value is Our Employees.

We value diversity and see it as a strength in building high‑performance teams across brands, cultures and locations.

The HR Manager will be required to be onsite 5 Days per week.

Key responsibilities

You will be deeply involved in partnering with the leadership team from Warehouse businesses, working on implementation and steady‑state people partnering to ensure all people processes are handled correctly and to support transformation and change management.

During 2026 your role will continue to evolve, shifting from implementation to steady state. The scope will include:

• Partnering with the People function stakeholders on the implementation of the People Strategy in your locations.
• Delivering on our service delivery model by working closely with HR professionals and specialists within our People Advisory and Centres of Excellence functions.
• Building strong relationships with leaders and their teams and serving as their main point of contact and sparring partner on all people matters.
• Driving the local delivery of the annual HR Cycle, including annual performance management, compensation, succession planning and development.
• Owning and managing employee‑relations issues, supporting and advising leaders on HR‑related matters and policies.
• Staying up to date with local employment law landscape to ensure local compliance.
• Acting as a talent broker encouraging the transfer of individuals from one part of the organization to another to obtain specific developmental experience.
• Drawing people insights from available real‑time reports to identify and address opportunities for improvement with leaders and local management.
• Delivering trainings and workshops for local leadership teams and various employee populations on different HR topics.
• Participating in on‑site recruitment where needed and coordinating employee activities such as onboarding and training sessions.

Who we are looking for

To succeed in this role, you should genuinely be a people’s person and thrive in an environment where no two days are alike.

Our ideal candidate has

• Solid experience as an HR generalist and deep understanding of HR fundamentals, including recruitment, people performance management, employee engagement, compensation, development, and employee relations.
• Demonstrated passion for business through partnering with and supporting leaders to deliver on business results.
• Advanced knowledge of local labour law; experience from working in unionised environments is expected.
• Solid experience from high‑paced companies and preferably warehouse/logistics and services industry in terms of developing, safeguarding and interpreting HR policies and processes and supporting leaders to drive high engagement.
• Acting as a trusted advisor on a wide range of HR related matters and taking ownership as a project manager for local implementation of global / regional initiatives.
• Experience from large international organisations and the ability to build relationships and navigate a complex stakeholder matrix.
• Good change management, facilitation and coaching skills.
• Ability to take ownership and act autonomously, while adopting a collaborative working style and fostering teamwork to find solutions.
• Flexibility and adaptability to deliver results in a fast‑paced environment.
• Resilience: the change process is anything but straightforward; accepting uncertainty and demonstrating ability to overcome challenges and deliver outcomes.
• Being self‑driven, energetic, and having a ‘can‑do’ mindset.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in German (must have) and English.

Maersk is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we embrace different styles of thinking.

Maersk is an equal‑opportunity employer and welcomes applicants without regard to race, colour, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, disability, 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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