Total 63 Director/C-Level transportation logistics job vacancies in Australia

Job Description:

• Formulates business strategies and plans in collaboration with senior management, aligning objectives with regional leadership approval.

• Directs area targets to achieve or exceed revenue, volume, profit, and line profitability goals.

• Manages synergies across business units and country operations.

• Ensures company policies are enforced across the region.

• Reviews and approves internal policies to align with business and legal standards.

• Oversees long-term planning to support future growth, presenting plans for executive approval as needed.

• Proposes and manages operational and capital expenditure budgets for executive review.

• Monitors performance against objectives, making adjustments as necessary to meet goals.

• Leads negotiations and investigations related to mergers, joint ventures, and acquisitions with executive oversight.

• Represents the company in dealings with key stakeholders, including customers, suppliers, and government agencies.

Other info:

· Movers & Transport company

· Salary $9000 - $11,500

· 5-day work (9am to 6pm)

Interested candidates, pls apply with resume in MS Word format

You may email to sylvia@recruitspecialists.com.sg

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This is a unique opportunity for an innovative and visionary leader to join FM Conway as our Transport and Logistics Director, reporting directly to the board and collaborating closely with our existing Transport and Logistics Director. In this influential senior role, you’ll drive the optimization of our logistics operations, champion cost-effective strategies, and enhance operational efficiency across the company. You’ll have the opportunity to shape and execute logistics strategies that align with our broader vision, while collaborating closely with FM Conway’s divisions to implement cutting-edge technologies. This high-impact role involves overseeing budgets, ensuring compliance, and developing talent, all while playing a critical role in risk management and ensuring long-term supply chain resilience. If you're eager to lead transformative change and make a lasting impact then this could be the perfect role for you! This is a permanent, full-time position at our head office in Sevenoaks, Kent.

The duties of the Transport and Logistics Director role will include:

- Reviewing and forecasting workflow, manpower, and space requirements for logistics operations

- Analysing logistical challenges and develop innovative solutions

- Liaising with suppliers, manufacturers, retailers, and consumers to ensure smooth operations

- Tracking and monitoring key factors such as quality, quantity, delivery times, and transport costs

- Resolving arising problems or complaints to maintain customer satisfaction

- Developing transportation strategies to meet cost, productivity, accuracy, and timeliness targets

- Managing and overseeing the transportation budget, preparing and approving the department’s annual financial plan

- Ensuring compliance with safety regulations and lead the development of safety training programs for staff

What skills and experience do you need?

The ideal candidate for this Transport and Logistics Director role will have a relevant bachelor's degree in fields such as Supply Chain Management or Logistics, with an advanced degree like an MBA being a plus. Professional certifications, including those from the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) and CPC qualifications, are highly regarded, alongside process improvement and technology certifications like Six Sigma. A vast amount of leadership experience in logistics, managing large teams and global supply chains is essential. Key skills include strategic leadership, operational expertise, problem-solving, financial acumen, and proficiency in logistics software systems. Additionally, the role requires industry-specific knowledge of regulations and best practices to ensure compliance and operational excellence.

What benefits will you receive?

As our Transport and Logistics Director, we will offer you a range of fantastic benefits including career and professional development, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, life assurance, healthcare, a car allowance, a company bonus, opportunities for internal and external training and access to a wide range of shopping discounts through our Rewarding Great People platform. We will also offer you a range of health and well-being benefits including 24-hour advice lines, and support from our in-house mental health first aiders. Based from our Sevenoaks Head Office you will have free access to our on-site gym and subsidised restaurant.

A brief introduction to FM Conway and our Transport Division

FM Conway is a family run business with over 60 years’ experience of creating sustainable and innovative transportation solutions. We pride ourselves on our core values, creating a culture around Care, Innovation, Integrity and Excellence. As a family business the heart of FM Conway has, and always will be, its great people and we are always searching for talented individuals to join our family.

FM Conway manufactures a comprehensive range of high-quality aggregates, asphalt and concrete products for use on the UK's highway network as well as for other construction and maintenance projects. We deliver vital infrastructure services that help keep people, communities and businesses moving.

So if you would like to Join our Family as our Transport and Logistics Director then please click ‘apply’ today.

Closing Date: 07/11/2024

FM Conway is an award-winning equal opportunities employer. We recognise that our workforce should reflect our diverse communities and we are proudly committed to creating an inclusive culture in which we celebrate and value individuals from all walks of life. EDI-Strategy

At our heart we are a family that recognises and embraces individuality, so if you are excited about this role but you are unsure if you meet all of the criteria, we encourage you to apply anyway as you may still be the right candidate for this or another role we are recruiting for.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

• As a Supervisory Integrated Acquisition/Supply Team Chief you will be responsible for the following duties:
• Directs the accomplishment of a variety of functions that involve Procurement, Technical/Quality, and Planning processes
• Oversees the work of functional specialists and support personnel responsible for accomplishing a wide range of acquisition and logistics management functions
• Supervise the Integrated Acquisition/Supply Team

Starting at $107,817 Per Year (GS 13)

• Responsible for establishing and guiding the Agency's Decision Advantage and synchronization efforts across Agency programs and processes.
• Oversee a functional center of excellence supporting data, metrics, visualizations, and future capabilities to deliver capabilities faster, collaborating with the DLA J6 Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence (CDAO),...
• ...Artificial Intelligence Center of Excellence (AICOE) to meet the changing needs of the Department of Defense mission.
• Collaborate with various process areas for program, project, and Agency issues, impacting existing and future operational support.
• Lead the functional direction for data, metrics, analysis, visualizations, the Logistics Common Operating Picture, and future capabilities. As part of this activity, he/she may direct operations research and special studies.
• Oversee overall planning, direction, and timely execution of program, project, and effort objectives, including approving multi-year and long-range work plans developed by subordinate supervisors/Branch Chiefs.

Starting at $143,736 Per Year (GS 15)

Under the general direction of the Deputy Chief Information Officer, the Associate Chief Information Officer (ACIO) for Application and Digital Solutions leads the Office and advises the DOT CIO on enhanced application development and digital solution strategies to optimize business processes and achieve DOT's strategic goals.

The Associate CIO provides expert guidance and insight regarding an array of technology initiatives and develops recommendations and strategies to facilitate their implementation in a strategic and innovative manner. The candidate also serves as an expert on DOT’s application development and digital solution initiatives, providing guidance to OCIO leadership on system modernization in a manner consistent with DOT’s mission and program objectives.

The ACIO establishes a clear vision for modernizing and stabilizing systems managed at DOT. Serves as a digital solutions adviser, steward for improving system stability, liaison for implementing modern techniques, and developer of new digital solutions. The incumbent serves as the principal advisor to OCIO leadership, introducing new technologies and digital transformation strategies for applications throughout DOT and the national transportation infrastructure. Stimulates the use of innovative solutions by: providing guidance during program planning, resource acquisition, and allocation processes; participating in the program systems planning processes as a thought leader and change agent; and developing supporting plans that are aligned to DOT’s strategic goals.

The ACIO encourages the utilization of emerging technology to improve services and reduce costs. The incumbent analyzes IT resources to better match capabilities with technology demands and overall Departmental interests. The incumbent continuously advises top leadership on major IT products and/or service delivery issues and recommends improvements to IT initiatives, as appropriate.

Starting at $147,649 Per Year (ES 00)

Flex Logistics is a fast-growing Healthcare Supply Chain as a Service startup in Singapore.

For more details, please visit our website https://www.flexlogistics.sg/.

We are in the hunt for a highly driven and motivated Chief Financial Officer (CFO) + Co-Chief Operating Officer (COO) to join our highly talented team in a fast-growing startup at the early stages of growth.

*This role is a super high-risk role, if you are expecting a comfortable salary with MNC like benefits, this role is not for you. The reward for this role comes in the form of future equity and ownership, it does come with a salary though :)*

Job Description: As CFO, your primary goal beyond the regular financial operations (cashflow management, financial reporting, FP&A etc) is to also support the CEO to develop fundraising materials, valuations, and strategies for Flex’s next stage of growth.

There is also a secondary responsibility as Co-COO. We do not have a COO, the responsibility is currently spilt between the CEO and CTO, the incoming CFO will be the third Co-COOs that will jointly oversees operations alongside the two other existing Chiefs.

This role, if as per plan, will eventually sit on the Board of Directors as well as becoming a Co-Founder, that said, this is high risk role, it requires individual with the right mindset that can put aside current comfort and jump into the risky world of entrepreneurship.

Key Responsibilities:

As peer to the CEO and CTO, your job responsibilities include but not limited to:

Fundraising and Investor Relationships

1) Develop fundraising strategies and materials.

2) Develop valuation models.

3) Negotiate terms with investors.

Finance Operations

1) AP, AR, Payroll Operations.

2) Developing and implementing financial strategies.

3) Cashflow Management.

4) Financial Reporting and Analysis.

Co-COO role

1) Everything a COO is expected to do.

2) CEO and CTO are also Co-COO, so you are not alone.

3) Details to be shared in person if you are selected.

Requirements

1) You should possess working experience as a finance professional.

2) Ideally you have some experience in startup fundraising.

3) Collaborative mindset that can excel in a non-structured team environment.

4) Must be willing to roll up your sleeve and do the grunt work, both in Finance Operations as well as Operations.

5) A Founder mindset - think like a business owner and own challenges and drive them to completion.

6) Risk taking mindset – nothing is safe in what we do, you must be prepared for many mental challenges with so many re-dos and start overs

ONLY APPLY THROUGH CAREERFUTURE OR EMAIL yiting.liew@flexlogistics.sg

(WE DO NOT POST OUR JOB IN ANY OTHER PLATFORMS)

Flex Logistics is a fast-growing Healthcare Supply Chain as a Service startup in Singapore.

For more details, please visit our website https://www.flexlogistics.sg/.

We are in the hunt for a highly driven and motivated Chief of Staff to join our highly talented team in a fast-growing startup at the early stages of growth.

Key Responsibilities:

• Teaming up with top-tier executives to chalk out and prioritize strategic business moves.
• Being the chief executive’s personal timekeeper, orchestrating their schedule and planning essential travels.
• Guiding department heads with expert advice to enhance overall team efficiency.
• Keeping meetings focused and planning and coordinating them effectively.
• Setting key performance indicators to measure and improve team performance.
• Providing hands-on support to transform ideas into reality and monitor their progress.
• Acting on behalf of the chief executive to answer inquiries.
• Steering strategic business initiatives from genesis to fruition.
• Pinpointing and addressing core issues within business processes.
• Presenting the chief executive and other senior leaders with detailed company operations analysis.
• Evaluating risk factors when making critical business decisions.
• Completing special projects and initiatives with skillful oversight and support.
• Leading meetings and workshops with meticulous planning and coordination.
• Identifying areas of improvement across the organization and making actionable recommendations.

ONLY APPLY THROUGH CAREERFUTURE OR EMAIL yiting.liew@flexlogistics.sg

(WE DO NOT POST OUR JOB IN ANY OTHER PLATFORMS)

The Head of Department provides leadership to all activities and ensures that all objectives are achieved in a timely and cost-effective manner. He/She designs business structures to support solutions by identifying, developing and implementing new?processes.

In addition, the Head of Department champions the organisational vision and mission and is accountable for the overall organisational excellence. He/She creates business solutions by formulating and recommending manufacturing policies and programmes to guide the organisation in maintaining and improving its competitive position and profitability.

Additional Descripctions :

- Support and assist in liasing with the HQ in Japan

- Sales promotions to Japanese customers in Singapore

- Support and assist in liasing with Japanese customers

- Gathering information for Asean strategy

~ Align human resources with business needs.
~ Build high performance teams that work collaboratively.
~ Create business solutions by formulating and recommending manufacturing policies and programmes.
~ Design business structures to support solutions.
~ Develop big data analytics plan.
~ Guide the organisation in maintaining and improving its competitive position and profitability.
~ Manage conflict grievances and disputes between employees.
~ Strategise organisation workplace safety and health program.

Highlights

• MNC
• Permanent job opportunity
• Great remuneration & benefits
• Fun & fast pace environment
• With good experience in Land / Air / Sea Freight is preferred.

Job description:

• To manage Logistic Sales and Business Development in Air, Ocean, Local Transportation and Warehousing.
• To deliver presentations towards customers in South East Asia and Australia, and initiate regular business trips for such sales activities.
• Promote existing customers’ retention, cross selling and upselling.
• To Build and lead a strong Business Development team, achieve both short-term/ long-term target (monthly/semi-annual revenue & profit performance review)
• To Establish national supply chain strategy, to ensure that Team grow quickly to become an absolute top tier logistics company in South East Asia and Australia.
• To Lead a team of int’l freight/express sales and Cooperate with procurement experts, drive the team to perform and deliver results.
• To closely monitor trends on rates of Air & Ocean freight and work with procurement experts to secure competitive price and stable space.
• To Achieve sales target, present the performance in reports and internal regular meetings (weekly/monthly/semi-annually).
• To manage/monitor sound Business Opportunity (Inventory) level of all Sales Team in South East Asia and Australia.
• To set up Go-To-Market strategy by region and make sure the sales activities go in line with the strategy.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree above
• Major in Business Administration, Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain Management or a related field preferred
• 15 years+ experience in logistics
• 5years+ experience in New Business Development/Sales experience
• Leading/Directing/Managing experience in a Global forwarding company
• Experienced in large-scale, long-term contracts and global accounts
• Experienced in logistics IT system (FIS/WMS/TMS)
• Previous job promotion experience
• Logistics Business development & Sales
• Knowledge about overall logistics business (Air, Ocean, Local Transportation, Warehouse)
• Leadership for sales
• Strong Local transport / Air-industry / Ocean-industry network in South East Asia and Australia
• Able to work under pressure where needed
• Ability to lead negotiations, communicate, understand situations and respond in dedicated manner in all kinds of conditions
• MS Office Advance Level
• High-performing Team Building

HOW TO APPLY:

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• Last drawn salary
• Expected salary
• Notice period
• Reason for leaving

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EA Personnel: Lim Dick Sern (Dick Sern)

EA Personnel Reg No: R22106832

Identifying, qualifying, and securing business opportunities

Coordinating business generation activities

Develop new business for warehousing, transportation, 3PL, and any related logistics fields from new customers

Developing customized target sales strategies. Understanding client needs and offering solutions and support, answering potential client questions Collaborating with sales team and bringing in new business.

Requirements:-

1. At least 5 years of relevant work experience in freight forwarding

2. At least 3 years of relevant work experience in 3PL and warehousing industry

3. Problem-solving Skills, Good problem-solving abilities, resourcefulness, and initiative

4. Ability to maintain contact with a large network of important people, create contacts with partners in a variety of critical positions, and success at forming business relationships

5. Interpersonal Skills to deal with both employees and customers.

6. Organizational Skills professionals in this role must be extremely detailed. In their work, they will oversee details of the entire supply chain, and will need to be able to recognize and correct any errors.

7. Experience in China business development activities

8. Ability to multi-task and navigate between strategic & hands-on work effectively.

9. With Sale target 2 times of basic SALARY

When you work with us, you’ll find that we deliver results; without compromising on respect. We value each other’s differences while recognising individual strength.

We are the world’s leading contract logistics company. We create competitive advantage for our customers through customized warehousing and transportation services. We combine our global scale with local knowledge and sector expertise.

At DHL Supply Chain (DSC), there's more to a role than the work we do. Whatever your role is, we never forget that you make us who we are. We work hard to make sure a career with DHL is as satisfying and successful as it can be.

Join a supportive work environment where you’ll have the tools and training you need to grow and succeed.

DHL Supply Chain is Great Place To Work® certified.

STRATEGY

• Formulate strategic vision, mission and strategy of the business unit, in alignment with GSL strategy and DSC Global/DSC APAC strategy
• Participate in strategic planning and develop short to long-term (1-5 years) plans for Business growth and protecting our three bottom lines.
• Organization assessment towards creating x-functional synergies and managing resources to ensure future organizational readiness
• Establish Country Business Reviews process in partnership with Country Champions community to review Country business performance and Strategic agenda

ANALYTICS & BUSINESS INSIGHTS

Insights Generation

• Coordinate implementation of data analysis & analytics plans to analyze business intelligence data from different sources, to inform business decisions, support process reviews and drive actionable insights
• Assist in implementing policies and procedures regarding collating and analyzing data, develop new data analysis processes and assess analytics on an ongoing basis

Value Identification & Scaling

• Develop Data Analytics as a product offering to Service Logistic (SL) customer as part of renewal or RFQ or ongoing basis so as to provide DHL with a differentiating factor / competitive advantage
• Identifying and Scaling of the established use cases to all relevant SL accounts (Scaling across network)

Continuous Improvement & Commercialization

• Drive internal Continuous improvement initiatives by leveraging data from multiple sources (e.g. WMS, TMS, Kronos)
• Value capturing the benefits created/realized with Customers and Internal operations; and commercializing the value generated with Customers (and contributing to CI Targets in Customer Contracts)

NETWORK PERFORMANCE & IMPROVEMENT

• Develop globally aligned strategy for MRP (Management Review Process) in APAC
• Deploy best-in-class Performance visibility dashboard via means of single data source and Power BI tool
• Establish framework for process productivity assessment and proactively manage improvement plans
• Drive continuous improvement activities for both Service Performance and Shipment Visibility based on QMS principles of Root Cause Identification & Resolution
• Present and implement operational improvement projects to increase First Time Right performance across the APAC network
• Develop operations Heat Map review to drive operations improvement and service excellence
• Establish best practice sharing strategy cross country, accounts and global to drive improve customer experience

CHANGE MANAGEMENT

• Lead by example with a Can Do Mindset to drive change management through the Service Logistic (SL) network
• Support Countries and sites with change management knowledge and activities
• Drive change management through the APAC network, implementing a new way or performance reporting using the SL BI tool & Digital customer Experience tool (MySC)
• Own the SL BI tool/platform roll out towards our country operations in APAC
• Drive the SL BI tool/platform roadmap, engaging with the global super user community and proving feedback to all new customer agreements to ensure we sell our standard services

COMMUNICATIONS

• Create awareness of the SL standard and product across the network though Snack & Learn, Webinar
• Design, drive and publish the SL Newsletter.

Reporting to Regional CEO, the Managing Director is responsible for overseeing business operations, driving sales, and managing the company's strategic direction within the country. This role is vital in expanding the company's market presence and building relationships with key clients and partners in the region. We are seeking a hands-on (a doer) person with the ability to lead a team, with the mission to drive revenue growth, net profit results, foster strong client relationships, and expand the company's footprint. You will manage cross-functional teams and collaborate closely with regional leadership to align business goals and ensure the successful executionof the company's strategies in Singapore. To have one that can lead by the virtues of the company, Integrity, Respect, Entrepreneurship and Fun.

Responsibilities

· Manage logistics, warehouse, transportation and customer services

· Team builder, led by example, being a doer not strategic thinker. Execution!

· Liaise and negotiate with suppliers, customers and build network relations.

· Be responsible for financial results and other related KPI’s

· Maintain metrics and analyse data to assess performance and implement improvements

· Resolve any arising problems or complaints

· Supervise, coach and train all staff to become a better version of themselves

· Comply with laws, regulations, company policies and other requirements

Skills and qualifications

• Over 5 years of experience and proven track record as Managing Director or in another senior managerial role

• Experience in establishing business goals and strategies

• Good understanding of corporate law, branding and product positioning

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

• Excellent leadership and coaching qualities

• Ability to work under pressure

• Entrepreneurship mindset, self-starter, result-oriented, thriving in a rapidly changing environment

• Excellent communication skills: listening skills, verbal, written and presentation to different stakeholders

• Excellent command in English, and other languages like Mandarin is a merit

• Strong diplomatic skills and resilience in solving problems and negotiating with internal and external stakeholders

· To uncomplicate the world of the team and customers

Application Process

If you are a driven leader with a passion for logistics and a deep understanding of the Singapore market, we invite you to apply and join our team in shaping the future of global freight forwarding.

What you will do:

As Director, Logistics & Distribution, Asia Pacific, you will directly manage the operational resources that are part of the APAC Logistics and Distribution organization as well as the planning organization for third party products. You will Indirectly supervise the operational excellence and Trade Compliance resources of L&D in the region.

The Regional Fulfillment Leader’s role will be responsible for managing the Logistics and Distribution function for JCI within APAC as well as supporting activities for the regional field organization. Working in a high volume, fast paced, highly collaborative environment, this role will be responsible for management and oversight for the D.C.’s & Regional Warehouses, Reverse Logistics Processes, Finished Goods Inventory Control, regional and international transportation, as well as oversight for operational excellence, quality and packaging engineering function for APAC. Reporting to the VP Global Logistics and Distribution, this position will ensure the timely and secure delivery of our products to our internal and external customers, have P&L responsibility for the regional warehousing and transportation network, and align with the PBU leadership and logistics teams to ensure that the APAC strategy is aligned to support future business needs.

Strategic thinking and the ability to inspire influence and demonstrate world-class change leadership across businesses and boundaries will be a major success factor. This is very important in the goal of executing the ongoing network optimization related to transportation and warehousing. This individual will serve as the Subject Matter Expert within the functional L&D space.

How you will do it:

The APAC L&D Director leads the overall function for APAC for a centralized enterprise organization focused on performance, efficiency and cost improvement. Besides managing the direct and indirect activities related to L&D, this leader will need to develop strong working relationships with the APAC regional teams in procurement, sales, and operations as well as regional Product business leadership to ensure alignment of the L&D strategy to business needs.

• Line management and oversight of operational, transactional and support functions for a high volume Logistics & Distribution network, ensuring the achievement of safety, quality, financial (cost & productivity) and performance objectives for the APAC network
• Drive ongoing change management critical to the successful implementation of an optimized logistics network and inventory optimization strategy as well as conduct on-going revaluation and strategy for L&D network/structure
• Serve as primary interface and escalation point for the region with key regional business leaders in the Products and I&S business
• Support all business (both product and regional feild) with solutions which enhance their respective business strategies
• Work collaboratively with the Product Business Unit logistics leads to ensure regional strategy is aligned to overall PBU directives as well as align operational performance results
• Ownership for inbound or outbound logistics operations for the region including domestic and international transportation and returns processing
• Work collaboratively with the procurement organization to manage carriers and third parties including selection, qualification and performance evaluation. Provide input to the Global Procurement team for rate negotiations and services
• Work collaboratively with the Trade Compliance organization to monitor product import and export processes to ensure compliance with regulatory and legal requirements
• Ensure carrier and third party compliance with company policies or procedures for product transit and delivery
• Create and drive regional strategy aligned to global L&D directives as well as ensure alignment and implementation of corporate mandated governance and standards initiatives
• Ensure a cultural environment that leads and supports JCI’s global health and environmental objectives and ensures a safe work environment for our employees
• Monitor and react to regional KPI’s, metrics and reports to ensure the performance of the regional L&D operation as well as drive monthly operational results and meeting cadence
• Overall ownership for the operational excellence program (JCMS) in the region and ensuring that the principals of LEAN and Continuous Improvement are embedded at all levels of the organization
• Develop strategies and resolve problems and escalations concerning transportation, logistics systems, imports, exports and customer issues
• Leadership to evaluate and review the business practices of Logistics Operations to streamline and eliminate non-value added activities as well as plan and implement improvements to internal or external logistics systems and processes to drive operational efficiency and cost reduction targets
• Oversight for inventory planning activity for products supplied through L&D operations, optimizing inventory and service levels for the enterprise working collaboratively with the Product business unit planning organization
• Direct responsibility for the planning team managing pass through products (3rd party product) to support the field organization
• Lead efforts from a L&D perspective to implement regional solutions to optimize the branch inventory
• Develop a structure that provide packaging engineering solutions to the businesses focused on Design for Delivery as well as managing the regional quality and packaging organization ensuring ongoing improvements in operations
• Develop a strategy and business case for Value Added Services (VAS) in the L&D network to support the products and I&S business

What we look for:

• BA/BS in Supply Chain/Logistics/Business or other related field
• Masters in a related discipline or MBA highly preferred
• At least 15 years’ experience in Logistics Operations
• Proven ability to juggle multiple & often competing tasks and demands
• Strong interpersonal and team building skills. Responsible for employee development
• Ability to work across as well as upwards in the organization both in L&D and across functions to establish strong working relationships and gain consensus for programs.
• Ability to influence stakeholders, gain consensus and support as well as manage complex change across the organization.
• Demonstrated ability to meet demanding deadlines
• Strong Financial acumen
• Attention to detail, organized, disciplined with process and policy focus

What we offer:

• Competitive salary in a MNC environment
• Comprehensive benefits package
• On the job/cross training opportunities
• Encouraging and collaborative team environment
• Dedication to safety through our Zero Harm policy

Flex Logistics is a fast-growing Healthcare Supply Chain as a Service startup in Singapore.

For more details, please visit our website https://www.flexlogistics.sg/.

We are in the hunt for a highly driven and motivated Chief of Staff to join our highly talented team in a fast-growing startup at the early stages of growth.

Key Responsibilities:

• Teaming up with top-tier executives to chalk out and prioritize strategic business moves.
• Being the chief executive’s personal timekeeper, orchestrating their schedule and planning essential travels.
• Guiding department heads with expert advice to enhance overall team efficiency.
• Keeping meetings focused and planning and coordinating them effectively.
• Setting key performance indicators to measure and improve team performance.
• Providing hands-on support to transform ideas into reality and monitor their progress.
• Acting on behalf of the chief executive to answer inquiries.
• Steering strategic business initiatives from genesis to fruition.
• Pinpointing and addressing core issues within business processes.
• Presenting the chief executive and other senior leaders with detailed company operations analysis.
• Evaluating risk factors when making critical business decisions.
• Completing special projects and initiatives with skillful oversight and support.
• Leading meetings and workshops with meticulous planning and coordination.
• Identifying areas of improvement across the organization and making actionable recommendations.

ONLY APPLY THROUGH CAREERFUTURE OR EMAIL yiting.liew@flexlogistics.sg

(WE DO NOT POST OUR JOB IN ANY OTHER PLATFORMS)

This role is responsible for organizing the operations standards and approach to drive and achieve cost to serve targets, compliance standards. The incumbent will also support commercial solutioning requirements including integration of various services to formulate a customer response. Oftentimes the customer solutioning is triggered by a formal customer request. It is responsible for ensuring strict compliance to process standards to ensure service texture consistency across Asia. Role will deliver continuous improvement on processes to meet business and efficiency requirements, ensuring process stability and capability. The incumbent will work with operating regions to deliver compliance to operational KPI's that meet industry and customer requirements.

Process Engineering & Performance Management
- Manage, reengineer and enhance operations processes for all LOBs, ensuring standardization as appropriate, stability and capability versus market demands. Design, re-Engineer and deploy OTC process and seamlessly links the FLO to the GBS across all functions.
- Ensure strict compliance to process standards to ensure service texture consistency. This includes the development of an operational organization which will support our standard process.
- Continuously enhance processes to meet business and efficiency requirements. This includes performing ad-hoc reviews and audits of standard operating procedures to streamline and automate operations.
- Deployment of relevant operational KPI’s that ensures high level of service delivery. Work with regional and key account owners to define Service level commitments that is clearly linked to our cost to serve. Any exceptions will need commercial and operational leadership approvals to ensure relevant are costs or approved.

Operations Excellence & Management
- Develop and maintain systems to establish standards and measurements relating to activities and products to instill a performance-based measurement culture.
- Develop quality data sources and conduct statistical quality control.
- Deal with non-compliance cases timely and reduce the impact to business.
- Vendor management and build strong relationships with the vendors. Conduct routine audits on quality of vendors’ services provided, ensure alignment with SLA.
- Negotiate for better rates with vendors for APLL group (purchasing power).
- Develop a process to develop internal capability in managing operations.
- Coordinate the Continuous Improvement activities to provide broader business benefits and a centralized focus whilst establishing a common reporting methodology.
- Organize the appointed region’s operations standards and approach to drive and achieve cost to serve targets, compliance standards.
- With Regional Leadership, measure use of resources and ensure high level of productivity to lower cost.
- Drive unit metrics mindset and measure outputs consistently to power cost improvement. Develop and prepare regular statistical reports and monitoring tools on project operation performance – performance reports, productivity reports, costing reports etc.
- Determine operational metrics by studying business models; gathering information; evaluating output requirements and formats.
- Review and interpret operational data to identify operational issues and provide solutions which optimize service levels, efficiency, and overall process flows.
- With Regional teams, support the development on organizational design the meets efficiency and commercial growth objectives.

Solutions Engineering and Commercial Support
- Support the logistics and solutions engineering requirements of commercial pursuit which includes the integration of physical, information and document solutions relevant to complex pursuits.
- Work with other stakeholders on new business & innovation activities to support new service development to enable an aligned approach.

Leadership
- Lead and develop team members to drive and manage transformational change.
- Manage resources including tackling staff performance issues and identification of training needs, reviewing productivity and local recruitment.
- Ability to inspire teams to accomplish objectives.
- Drive thought leadership in scope with intention of improving our product to compete and cost to serve.
- Engage Commercial, Regional Leadership teams, Functional Leads, and external stakeholders to effectively to carry out above responsibilities.
- Lead in the implementation of Greater Asia’s initiatives to achieve regional goals.

Financial
- Support achievement of CM, OI relevant to scope
- Review annual budget and present to Senior Leadership team.
- Meet or exceed budget for the department.
- Monitor weekly operation movement and performance based upon agreed KPIs.

Qualifications

-Degree or equivalent in Business, Logistics, or related field

-Minimum 8-10 years of experience working in multinational corporations; preferably in transportation, freight, supply chain or logistics industry.
-Experience in implementing LEAN and six sigma methodologies.
-At least 5 years of team management experience managing a large team of more than 10; preferably in global transportation.