Transportation Manager APAC
Singapore, SG
With a passion for life
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Job Overview
The Transportation Manager APAC will oversee all aspects of transportation in the Asia-Pacific region. The role will lead and focus on Operations, Supplier management, Strategy & Optimization projects, Solutions & transformation and Data Analytics. This role also needs to ensure managing Opex, sustainability, compliance and meeting financial objectives. The Transportation Manager will work closely with local and regional teams to ensure that transportation processes align with organizational objectives and customer expectations.
Job Responsibilities and Essential Duties
- Member of APAC Logistics team
- Member of internal Transport council
- Responsible for all transportation related activities in APAC region.
Operations Management:
- Overall responsible for transport operations in APAC region and ADC. This includes Air freight, ocean freight, land transport for both International and domestic.
- Coordinate with freight forwarders, carriers, and vendors.
- Work with internal stakeholders to meet expectations and resolve transportation-related issues.
- Address any transportation delays or service issues, offering solutions as needed.
- Key point of contact for escalation and resolving transportation issues supporting ADC, SSU and Suzhou factory
- Oversee DG and Special transport handling and validate requirements.
- Support and co-ordinate damage and discrepancy claims.
- Optimize transport routes and freight costs to achieve cost savings without compromising on service quality.
Supplier Management:
- Set-up KPI’s, score cards, standardize measurements and reporting. Monitor and evaluate supplier performance against service-level agreements (SLAs)
- Negotiating contracts/rates, service agreement with transportation vendors and service providers as required
- Manage transport suppliers effectively through performance evaluation like MBR and QBR
Strategy and Projects:
- Develop and implement transportation strategies that align with business goals for the APAC region
- Lead and implement optimization opportunities and initiatives to deliver the savings as planned.
- Reduce airfreight and express modes for local transportation by working with countries and identify consolidation opportunities
Data Analytics:
- Monitor, track and analyse key metrics and data to identify opportunities for improvement.
- Analyze, review and report freight analysis – performance, spend, savings.
- Provide regular updates and reports to senior management to make data driven decisions. Create monthly dashboard for management review.
- Utilize data to forecast transportation needs, plan for seasonal or demand fluctuation
- Leverage technology to optimize and ensure the best possible delivery performance
Solution and Transformation:
- Identify and implement new transports solutions to meet the dynamic business needs.
- Support to evaluate and create transport solutions and cost/price for new business opportunities.
- Work with Global freight team in implementation of transport/freight services as required. Align with other regional transport manager on joint initiatives and improvement opportunities.
Financial Management:
- Managing the transportation spend in the region.
- Responsible for freight related savings in APAC region and ADC.
- Freight invoice audit - ensure freight invoices for both international and domestic are checked and verified either through 3rd party or Getinge resources appropriately.
Sustainability
- Ensure reporting of CO2 emission as required by company, work with transporters on sustainability.
- Work on freight consolidation and transport mode optimization to achieve both cost savings and reduced carbon emissions.
Compliance
- Managing Transporters compliance and performance in APAC
- Support Trade compliance activities including HS code validations and documentatons.
- Lead and support in sourcing, selection and implementation of domestic transport/freight services as required in APAC region in compliance with group policy
- Tracking freight and transport performance and compliance with Group strategy
- Implementation and ensure adherence to QMS related to transportation.
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Job Overview The Transportation Manager APAC will oversee all aspects of transportation in the Asia-Pacific region. The role will lead and focus on Operations, Supplier management, Strategy & Optimization projects, Solutions & transformation and Data Analytics. This role also needs to ensure managing Opex, sustainability, compliance and meeting financial objectives. The Transportation Manager will work closely with local and regional teams to ensure that transportation processes align with organizational objectives and customer expectations.
Job Responsibilities and Essential Duties
Operations Management:
Supplier Management:
Strategy and Projects:
Data Analytics:
Solution and Transformation:
Financial Management:
Sustainability
Compliance
Minimum Requirements Experience: 8-10 years of experience in transport management, with at least 3-5 years in a regional role covering APAC.
Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Logistics & Supply Chain Management
Vendor & Supplier Management
Problem-Solving & Decision-Making
Communication & Interpersonal Skills
Supervision/Management of Others
Internal and External Contacts/Relationships
Environmental/Safety/Physical Work Conditions
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About us
With a firm belief that every person and community should have access to the best possible care, Getinge provides hospitals and life science institutions with products and solutions aiming to improve clinical results and optimize workflows. The offering includes products and solutions for intensive care, cardiovascular procedures, operating rooms, sterile reprocessing and life science. Getinge employs over 12,000 people worldwide and the products are sold in more than 135 countries.
Reasonable accommodations are available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.