Physical Distribution Operations - Assistant Manager
Location: Toa Payoh, Central Singapore SG
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Job Number: 5215
External Description:
- Manage performance of logistics service providers (LSPs) of different kinds, including international transportation, regional/domestic distribution, last-mile heavy-lift transport, 4PL, etc.
- Explore cost and performance improvement opportunities and lead the projects.
- Manage APAC Region Quality, Trade Compliance, Export Control and Customs requirements.
- Manage project implementation of global/regional initiatives in the region as assigned. Planned projects in the pipeline now cover arenas around export control, control tower solution, DG compliance, freight audit and pay, etc.
- Primary resource/project manager for all regional Global Control Tower implementations and deployments.
- Implementing a set of processes as have been defined by the Global Solution Managers focused on standardization across Key Markets and Factories within the region.
- Developing and maintaining appropriate links with Key Markets, Factories, and internal IS organizations within the scope of the projects, to implement standard ways of working and to drive improvements.
- Being a Change Manager towards Key Markets, Factories, and internal IS organizations.
- Compose the Project Charter and PID.
- Using a recognized Project Management tool (e.g. Open Workbench, Microsoft Project, etc), formulate the project plan in terms of specifications, quality, time, costs, information/communication and organization.
- Organize the project and arrange the management activities in terms of quality, time, costs, information and organization.
- Setup and distribute project tasks among the project resources in all Philips Healthcare locations.
- Hold responsible functional/technical teams accountable for their deliverables and resolve/escalate issues to project review board.
- Compose exception reports/contingency plans when tolerance levels have been exceeded.
- Track and report on the progress of the project with an agreed frequency.
- Maintain a full suite of project documentation.
- Liaise with other Project Managers to identify and meet inter-project dependencies.
- Liaise with the Global Solution Managers to ensure that deliveries are aligned with those for other Process Areas.
- Define and assess the risk of the project and develop scenarios to overcome these risks.
- Make sure Acceptance criteria are signed off.
- Ensure the smooth hand over of all deliveries to the business.
- Measuring and communicating achievements and contributions.
Job Number: 5215
Community / Marketing Title: Physical Distribution Operations - Assistant Manager
Location_formattedLocationLong: Toa Payoh, Central Singapore SG