APAC Solution & Engineering Director (Contract Logistics) Job Listing at UPS in Singapore (Job ID R22002231)

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Job Description:

The Solution and Engineering Director serves as a key member of leadership and impacts the APAC region Logistics and Distribution business on leading core industrial engineering projects, driving solution and implementation activities for new business, leading technology and innovation activities and representing the organization as subject matter expert in customer facing events.

Key accountabilities

• Manages the Solution and Engineering group for APAC Contract logistics business unit

• Develops cost initiatives for operations to meet business plan requirements.

• Collaborates with product operational groups to implement cost initiatives.

• Participates in cross-functional team profit meetings to help establish business direction.

• Leads Technology and Innovation effort and provide engineering support

• Support Sales on customer RFQs with pricing, solutions and drive successful implementation

Key requirements

• More than 10 years of experience in the Logistics and Distribution field with either operations, engineering or solution and implementation background

• Prior experience with

  • New facility setup and automation technology implementation
  • Large scale multi-functional projects coordination with tight timelines
  • Customer facing: be able to represent the organization and be the subject matter expert
  • Collaboration with multiple GEO coordinators and best practice sharing
  • Tracked record in people management especially managing large group of direct reports

• Possess a degree in Engineering/ Supply Chain Management or equivalent

• Proven strong financial and business acumen with P&L owner sense

• Strong and effective communication and language skills: bilingual is a must; multi-lingual and be able to speak more than 2 Asian languages/dialects is a plus

• Highly motivated individual with minimum supervision required

• Travel commitment and flexible working hours

• Strong team building, talent requisition and development experience is a plus

• International experience working with multiple country operations is a plus

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