Regional Head of Project Logistics Operations – Asia Pacific

About the role

Maersk is seeking a Regional Head of Project Logistics Operations for the Asia Pacific region to drive operational excellence, build organisational capability and lead transformational change across multiple countries.

Key responsibilities

• Drive operational performance across APA, ensuring strong governance, service delivery and customer outcomes.
• Deliver regional KPIs and improvement plans while balancing safety, quality, customer experience and profitability.
• Use data and performance insights to identify opportunities, prioritise actions and improve results.
• Lead operational implementation activities in partnership with Area, Product and Implementation teams.
• Define, implement and continuously improve operational processes, standards and governance practices.
• Lead transformation and change initiatives that strengthen operational effectiveness and scalability.
• Build and develop a future‑ready operations organisation through coaching, capability development and succession planning.
• Act as the regional voice of MPL Operations, building strong partnerships across Global Operations, Commercial, Product, Finance, Procurement and QHSE teams.

Required profile

• 10+ years of experience in project logistics, heavy‑lift, breakbulk, industrial projects or complex supply‑chain operations.
• 5+ years of regional leadership experience managing multi‑country teams and operational performance across Asia Pacific.
• Proven track record of driving operational excellence, process standardisation, governance and continuous improvement.
• Demonstrated experience leading large‑scale transformation and change‑management programmes across multiple markets.
• Strong commercial acumen with the ability to balance customer outcomes, operational performance, risk and profitability.
• Excellent stakeholder‑management skills with the ability to influence senior leaders in a matrix organisation.
• Data‑driven decision‑maker experienced using KPIs and operational insights to improve performance.