Maersk Liner, the world's largest container shipping company is currently recruiting for the 2015 Graduate Programme. We are known for reliable, flexible and eco-efficient services. We provide ocean transportation in all parts of the world. We serve our customers through 374 offices in 116 countries. We employ 7,000 seafarers and 25,000 land-based employees and operate 580 container vessels. We market our services through the following brands: Maersk Line, Safmarine, MCC Transport (Intra-Asia), Seago Line (Intra-Europe), Mercosul (Brazil), and SeaLand (From 2015 Intra- Americas).
Maersk Line is part of the Maersk Group, headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark. The Group employs about 88,900 people in around 135 countries.
We currently seek application from suitably qualified candidates to fill the position below:
Job Title: Maersk Liner Graduate Programme (MLGP) 2016 - Commercial
Ref.: ML-101157
Location: Lagos
Job Descriptions
- Do you want to join an industry with a profound impact on the lives of millions of people globally?
- Do you want to kick start your career in a fast track graduate programme, take on high-impact assignments and challenges and make a difference in a global arena?
- If you thrive working with others, have a can-do attitude and have the ambition and passion to excel, the Maersk Line Graduate Programme (MLGP) can offer you the perfect opportunity to build a long-term, varied and meaningful career in an international environment.
- The MLGP - Commercial is designed to provide a structured, accelerated and ambitious graduate development programme for bright and dynamic professionals across a range of Commerical disciplines.
- The programme will support and challenge you through learning and talent practices to ensure that developmental opportunities are maximised to the benefit of both the participants and the company.
Key Responsibilities
- You will join a team of colleagues who have robust functional acumen, strong insight, informed opinions and passion for the dynamics behind global trade.
- Together you will collaborate in executing strategies and reaching the business objectives of your assigned department.
- You will take part in four seminars across Asia, Europe and North America, where you will receive knowledge and business insights into the Shipping Industry.
- The seminars will challenge and inspire you to enhance your personal competences, and deploy them in your rotational assignments.
- You will steer your career. We provide you with a framework of business insights and developmental support.
- With continual support from your manager and HR, we empower you to be the captain of your career by delivering, learning and reflecting on your own development.
Requirements
Who we are looking for:
- Master's level education in Business or related discipline with a maximum of 3 years' commercial work experience after graduation in parallel with education or between degrees.
- Ambitious individual with a passion and drive to excel.
- An international mind-set and excellent command of English (both spoken and written).
- A pragmatic and holistic thinker.
- Resourceful and flexible with strong capabilities to prioritise, optimise and perform in a high-paced environment.
- Strong desire to pursue a long-term career within the commercial part of the business.
- International mobility and travels are expected.
We Offer
A challenging and rewarding opportunity where we will provide you with the framework to build a long-term career in the global trade and transportation industry. During the Graduate Programme, you will have vast opportunities and be part of a truly international group of passionate and ambitious professionals. Together you will:
- Build your knowledge from working with world-class experts within the shipping and business fields, in your rotational assignments and in the four global MLGP seminars.
- Build a global network that you can leverage in your future interactions to enable collaboration and career.
- Be significantly exposed to high-level leaders to ensure that theoretical insights are continuously linked to concrete business challenges.
- Become part of a diverse team where we play to win and 'we' always comes before 'I'.
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
