Area Warehousing and Distribution Manager (job#19948)

General Management
- Actively engage in setting up department business plan
- Key customer relationship holding
- Monitor, control and drive improvement to position the department to deliver the required results in the business plan
- Enhance competence across the Warehousing and distribution organization
- Be an active part of the Country Management Team
Financial
- Ensure achievement / over-achievement of Vietnam profitability targets
- Ensure accuracy of monthly report and review FYE as needed
- Closely monitor volume, revenue, and profitability developments for clients, and take corrective actions if falling short of forecast.
- Take lead in initiatives to reducing operating cost and increase profitability by a minimum of agreed target percentage annually Operations
- Ensure high quality warehousing and distribution activities meeting company and International Standards.
- Ensure compliance of clients / sites operating KPI according to contract
- Establish excellent relationship with key strategic partners and local authorities
- Ensure high level of productivity and operating efficiency of the team and strive for cost-leadership position in all operations
- Ensure C-TPAT compliance and safety standards of all operated facilities
- Improve operational productivities
- Ensure cost leadership in comparison with competition
Business Development
- Together with commercial team, establish short and long-range product development plan, which enables company to maintain/enhance competitive advantage and generate additional revenue through introduction of new services within scope of Contract Logistics
- Develop and maintain the cluster's Commercial Strategy towards growth / targets
- Actively identify, pursue and convert New Business from targeted clients
- Apply specialist knowledge of markets and industries to support the sales efforts to new clients, including supporting tenders and sales presentations
- Influence and negotiate development projects with clients leveraging on relationships formed with key parties in the client organization
- Support regional Product Managers in the execution of development solutions for clients
- Solution Design & Execution
HR
- To coach, lead and motivate staff to reach personal and departmental goals
- To minimise staff turnover to healthy levels
- Establish career development and succession plan for key positions employees within company
- To ensure that all staff has up-to- date job descriptions, and a training plan that is actioned
- To recruit new staff when necessary screening CV's PI/LI test results and interviewing staff
- Live, communicate, inspire and promote company's Mission, Vision, and Values
- Ensure adherence to corporate Human Resources policies and guidelines
Miscellaneous
- Travel within country and overseas as required
- Show Constant Care through taking timely and necessary corrective action within all areas of responsibility as required