Job Description

Associate Procurement Manager (Logistic) – Southeast Asia you will be responsible for managing the procurement of warehousing as well as transportation services Inbound, outbound and intercompany. Southeast Asia markets comprise of 6 markets: Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippine & Vietnam.

This role aims to develop, structure and elevate our logistic game by ensuring with the right level of service and cost-effective logistics operations.

A proven track record of strong leadership, business acumen, and strategic thinking in conjunction with outstanding ability to drive results are essential. If you are passionate about procurement logistics and supply chain E2E strategy in a very dynamic environment, then this role is just for you.

Why Join Us:

If you are a passionate professional seeking opportunity, advancement, and a rewarding career, we invite you to apply. This is a great opportunity to join a highly recognized global growth company offering competitive compensation and benefits in addition to career growth.

Key Responsibilities:

• Promoting the highest standards of safety, diverse & ethical practice in the organisation

• Building & maintaining relationships and influencing internal and external stakeholders through effective identification, communication, and engagement strategies.

• Define and execute the right sourcing plan, strategy and tactical implementation to deliver competitive advantage.

• Setting ambition/objectives/KPI’s and monitor ongoing progress and performance

• Foster a culture of continuous improvement and excellence within the team.

• Conduct thorough loss analysis to identify areas for cost savings and implement strategies to achieve these savings.

• Perform should cost analysis, RFI, RFQs, to optimize the end-to-end value chain

• Define and implement best practices for transportation, and warehousing operations.

• best-in-class practices across team members to ensure consistency and excellence in operations.

• Lead negotiations with suppliers to secure the best terms and conditions, coach the team for negotiations.

• Ensure the right service from transportation and warehousing providers.

• Analyse and develop deep understanding of the 6 markets, including external economic factors which influence those markets

• Provide the business with accurate price forecasting, which includes market conditions understanding, to enable proper budgeting and price forecasting

• Identify and build partnership with key suppliers

• Develop contingency plans and alternatives to ensure supply security

• Monitor overall performance of the supply network and ensure continuous improvement

• Deliver bottom line savings by working together with Suppliers, Operations Team and Domestic Logistics to identify and implementing cost saving programs (supply network optimization initiatives etc.)

• Developing best in class contracts (fuel indexation, competitive improvement clauses etc.) and managing contract pipeline

YOU WILL FEEL at ease, ENJOY AND outperform in THIS ROLE IF YOU:

• Enjoy striving to do your best and are never satisfied

• Have the tenacity to see things through

• Have the ability to create healthy tensions, manage & win them

• Are excited and enthused by new possibilities, challenging status quo

• have diverse views, imagination, curiosity, flexibility and focus

• have the ambition to develop new skills and take on new responsibilities

• robustly champion the right thing to do and the right way to do it

• You are an inclusive motivator of people. Your team deliver with real passion, growing and learning from each other whilst delivering quick wins.

• You understand the wider business context and you are emotionally intelligent enough to motivate people to deliver what is needed

Preferred Requirements and skills:

• At least 3-5 years’ experience on Logistic area, 3 years on transportation or warehouse operation management.

• Agile, quick learner, open minded and has certain level of strategic thinking.

• Positive and can do attitude, proven cases in transportation  and warehousing performance improvements, driving projects.

• Problem solving and data analysis : Strong data analysis, use data and facts to identify problem, then be able to find out root cause and resolve problem.

• Knowledge of sourcing and procurement tactics & strategies as well as a skill in “reading” the market

• Strong leadership capabilities, Talent in negotiations and networking

• Very good English language skills both oral and written

• Bachelor’s degree in purchasing, logistics, supply chain management or business administration

Key Relationships:

Reports to: Indirect Procurement Manager, SEA

Our Commitment to a Culture of Inclusion & Belonging
Ecolab is committed to fair and equal treatment of associates and applicants and furthering the principles of Equal Opportunity to Employment. We will recruit, hire, promote, transfer and provide opportunities for advancement based on individual qualifications and job performance in all matters affecting employment, compensation, benefits, working conditions, and opportunities for advancement. Ecolab will not discriminate against any associate or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, creed, national origin,citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expressions, genetic information, marital status, age, or disability.

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