CX Consultant at Maersk Line in Nairobi, Kenya

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    CX Consultant

    Maersk LineNairobi, Kenya

    Posted

    1 day ago

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    14 Oct

    Full Time
    On Site
    Mid
    Logistics & Transportation
    Consulting & Strategy

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    Job Description

    At Maersk, we are transforming global trade by connecting and simplifying our customers' supply chains. We are looking for a CX Consultant to join our Customer Experience team in Nairobi, Kenya. In this role, you will lead and coordinate end-to-end operational activities to deliver outstanding customer service, operational excellence, and sustainable business growth. You will be responsible for managing assigned customer accounts, ensuring seamless execution of logistics services, driving customer satisfaction, supporting profitability, and collaborating closely with internal and external stakeholders.

    Key Responsibilities

    • Own and manage strong relationships with assigned key customers, ensuring timely resolution of queries and consistent delivery against agreed service commitments.
    • Work closely with field operations, agents, and internal functions to ensure seamless execution, reliable service delivery, and sustainable relationships with customers and partners.
    • Plan, coordinate, and follow through on operational activities with field teams and relevant functions, including field visits where required, to ensure work is completed effectively, efficiently, and to customer expectations.
    • Support the Head of Department in executing business development and customer performance review plans on a weekly and monthly basis.
    • Monitor job-level profitability, track P&L performance, and ensure all activities are commercially viable and aligned with agreed margin expectations.
    • Identify, escalate, and support resolution of direct or indirect cost exposures that may negatively impact profitability.
    • Ensure timely dispatch of customer invoices and all related documentation, while supporting accurate billing and recovery of applicable charges.
    • Resolve customer queries, complaints, and disputes professionally, with a strong focus on root-cause resolution and customer retention.
    • Collaborate with team members, other functions, supervisors, and the department head to deliver the company's overall operational and commercial objectives.
    • Coordinate CHB, VAS, trucking, warehousing, and other logistics services as required by customers or the line manager.
    • Capture Voice of Customer feedback regularly and translate insights into practical improvements that enhance inland delivery performance and customer experience.
    • Maintain accurate and timely system updates and process customer requests in accordance with defined procedures and service standards.
    • Ensure all applicable costs are updated in the relevant systems on time and that recoverable charges are passed on to customers accurately.
    • Proactively identify, pursue, and support upselling and cross-selling opportunities across Logistics and Services.
    • Provide clear, proactive, and timely updates to customers through agreed communication channels, including email and approved WhatsApp groups.
    • Perform any additional assignments delegated by the line manager in support of business priorities.
    • Maintain up-to-date customer-specific SOPs and SLAs.
    • Ensure full adherence to business norms, terms, and conditions.
    • Identify, escalate, and mitigate operational and customer risks.
    • Maintain clear and timely communication with customers, agents, vendors, and internal stakeholders.
    • Improve service delivery, customer experience to drive good NPS performance.
    • Drive customer retention, growth, and churn prevention.
    • Achieve agreed individual targets and performance objectives.

    Required Qualifications

    • Undergraduate in Business or related field
    • Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present information clearly and professionally.
    • Proven stakeholder-management capability, including the ability to influence, align, and follow through across internal and external stakeholders.
    • Strong customer orientation, collaboration mindset, and agility in a fast-paced operational environment.
    • Ability to priorities workload effectively, manage competing deadlines, and deliver quality outcomes with minimal supervision.
    • Sound understanding of INCOTERMS, customs documentation, and import/export processes.
    • Comfortable working with data, Excel, and operational reports, with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
    • Bachelor's degree in business, Logistics, Supply Chain, or a related field.
    • Minimum of two years' experience in the logistics, supply chain, shipping, or related industry.
    • Strategic and solution-oriented thinker with the ability to translate customer and operational needs into practical actions.
    • Strong business acumen and commercial awareness, with focus on profitability and sustainable growth.
    • Confident communicator who can engage customers, vendors, agents, and internal stakeholders professionally.
    • Results-driven, accountable, and disciplined in following through on commitments.
    • Strong relationship builders with the ability to create value-based partnerships.
    • Analytical, detail-oriented, and proactive in identifying issues, risks, and improvement opportunities.
    • Self-driven and dependable, with the ability to work independently while maintaining strong team collaboration.
    • Excellent time-management skills, high sense of urgency, and strong ownership of assigned responsibilities.
    • Resilient, adaptable, and composed when managing pressure, complexity, and changing business priorities.

    Job Details

    Estimated Salary Range

    KES 65,000 – 95,000 / monthBased on Kenyan market rates for similar roles

    Job Function

    Consulting & Strategy

    Minimum Experience

    2 years

    Education Level

    Bachelor’s Degree

    Area of Study

    Business

    Field of Study

    Business, Logistics, Supply Chain, or related field

    Languages

    English

    Additional Information

    How to Apply: Interested and qualified candidates should apply through the Maersk Line careers portal at maersk.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com. Ensure your CV and cover letter clearly highlight your logistics and customer experience background.

    Prove You Can Own the Customer's End-to-End Journey

    Maersk's CX Consultant role sits at the intersection of operations, commercial performance, and customer relationships. Hiring managers will screen for evidence that you can juggle INCOTERMS, P&L tracking, and stakeholder escalations without dropping the ball. Your application needs to show you understand how logistics services connect — not just that you've worked in an office.

    1. Map your logistics vocabulary: The posting explicitly mentions INCOTERMS, customs documentation, CHB, VAS, trucking, and warehousing. On your CV, replace generic phrases like 'handled shipments' with specific terms such as 'managed FCL/LCL import documentation under CIF and FOB terms.' This proves you speak the operational language the team uses daily.

    2. Quantify customer retention wins: The role drives NPS, churn prevention, and customer retention. Instead of saying 'managed key accounts,' write 'maintained 95% retention across 12 key accounts and improved NPS from X to Y over 18 months.' Numbers give hiring managers a concrete sense of your impact on customer experience.

    3. Show P&L and cost awareness: You'll monitor job-level profitability, track P&L, and escalate cost exposures. Prepare a story about a time you spotted a margin leak — for example, a recurring detention charge — and how you resolved it. Even a small example shows you think commercially, not just operationally.

    4. Demonstrate stakeholder influence: The role requires aligning field operations, agents, vendors, and internal functions. In interviews, use the STAR method to describe a situation where you influenced a colleague outside your reporting line to meet a customer deadline. Be ready to explain how you followed through when priorities clashed.

    5. Prepare for Excel and data questions: The posting asks for comfort with data, Excel, and operational reports. Brush up on pivot tables, VLOOKUP, and basic dashboarding. You may be asked how you'd track weekly customer performance reviews or flag profitability trends across a portfolio of accounts.

    6. Know the Maersk context: Maersk is transforming global trade and integrating logistics services beyond ocean shipping. Read recent Maersk news on inland logistics, warehousing, and digital tools. In your interview, connect your experience to their ambition of simplifying supply chains end-to-end.

    7. Show agility under pressure: The role demands resilience, urgency, and the ability to manage competing deadlines with minimal supervision. Prepare an example of a time you handled a customer escalation during a peak season or port disruption. Explain how you kept communication clear and proactive through approved channels like email and WhatsApp.

    8. Ask smart questions about the customer portfolio: When given the chance, ask about the mix of accounts you'd manage, the typical volume of CHB and trucking services, and how success is measured beyond NPS. Thoughtful questions signal you're already thinking like a CX Consultant who owns outcomes, not just tasks.

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    Tags

    customer experience
    logistics
    INCOTERMS
    stakeholder management
    P&L