Manager (m/f/d) Network Execution

Description

As Manager (m/f/d) Network Execution you will be the responsible for voyage control across all services in the Global Network Execution portfolio. You will steer actions across regions, drive digitisation and automation projects, and guarantee a minimum of 90 % schedule reliability while managing disruptions, recovery measures and cost discipline.

CorporateDescription

Hapag-Lloyd is one of the world’s leading liner shipping companies, connecting businesses and people across more than 600 ports worldwide . With a fleet of over 300 modern container ships and a vessel capacity of 2.5 million TEU , we keep global trade moving reliably every day.

Our global network spans 140 countries , 400 offices , and a growing portfolio of terminal and infrastructure investments. This scale enables us to deliver consistent, high‑quality service across continents and to support our customers in even the most complex supply chains.

When you join us, you become part of more than 18,000 colleagues working across borders, functions, and cultures, to not only to deliver quality for our customers, but to create innovation and opportunities across roles, regions, and perspectives.

We believe that every exploration is a chance to grow, and every port is a place to belong.

Your Journey, Our Horizon

OrganizationDescription

• Exciting challenges, real responsibility, and the opportunity to make your own ideas visible in a wide range of projects
• Individual development through our Hapag-Lloyd LEARNING CAMPUS, international perspectives, and mentoring programs that genuinely advance your career
• Attractive compensation (13 monthly salaries + vacation pay) as well as strong social benefits in a financially stable company
• At least 28 days of vacation, flexible working hours, capital forming benefits, and a future oriented pension plan (MYPENSION)
• A modern hybrid work model (3 days office / 2 days remote) and a workplace in a prime downtown location at Ballindamm
• Mobility benefits such as subsidies for public transportation, as well as bicycle leasing
• Comprehensive health and sports offerings (e.g., yoga, sailing, company doctor) plus EGYM Wellpass
• A company restaurant with freshly prepared meals every day and a coffee bar with a wide selection

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Qualifications

• Degree in a relevant field and at least 3-5 years experience in vessel, terminal or marine operations.
• Advanced analytical, communication and teamwork skills.
• Proven ability to make independent, data‑driven decisions in a dynamic environment.
• Strategic thinking with a strong affinity for conceptual work.
• Skilled at navigating multiple stakeholders and topics simultaneously.
• Open‑minded, forward‑thinking attitude towards change management.
• Fluent in spoken and written English.
• Very good MS Office skills and experience with BI tools such as QlikSense, MONET/OMNI.
• Willingness to work outside office hours or weekends in exceptional or crisis situations.
• Strong drive and ambition to achieve high schedule reliability and on‑time delivery at box level.

Responsibilities

• Control round voyages on a service and vessel level for all Global Network Execution services.
• Deliver a global round‑trip overview and steer actions across regions to protect network integrity.
• Ensure regional teams proactively implement recovery measures to keep vessels on time.
• Provide mid‑term schedule updates and weekly ETA predictions, anticipating port disruptions.
• Coordinate and host the TM‑Ops call with regional operations.
• Monitor terminal requirements, costs, performance, and schedule reliability; feed back to network design.
• Assess recovery measures with cost‑benefit analysis and accuracy checks.
• Analyse operational data to identify patterns, weaknesses and disturbances, and recommend amendments.
• Develop and implement service‑related cargo patterns to optimise network flows at terminals.
• Create best‑practice guidelines for round‑voyage steering and support digitisation initiatives.