Equipment and Spares Supply Chain Operations manager - Regional Distribution Center for ASPAC

A family-owned company, bioMérieux has grown to become a world leader in the field of in vitro diagnostics. For more than 60 years and across the world, we have imagined and developed innovative diagnostics solutions to improve public health. 

bioMérieux is present in 45 countries and employs nearly 14,000 people. In Asia Pacific, we have more than 1100 employees with presence in 10 countries.

Come and join a French family-owned global company with a long-term vision, and a human-centered culture. 

• Main Missions:
  • Leads the team, manages and monitors team's workload and performance (transport, logistics, distribution, export sales administration, Inventory/replenishment)
  • Defines objectives, methods and skills needed, ensuring compliance with all applicable regulations.
  • Drives budget/resources for his/her perimeter
  • In charge of managing and supporting international transportation by multimodal way to deliver internal and external customers
  • In charge of managing export sales administration activities (quote/order mgt, L/C, deliveries & invoicing, log complaints) and inventory / replenishment operations (for parts for service)

• Responsibilities
  • Guarantee the compliance with the transport & customs regulatory requirements  
  • Guarantee the compliance with internal quality requirements
  • Maximize operational performance and compliance : cost, quality, service in interface with international sales administration,  IDCs, purchasing, quality and trade compliance
  • Define the carriers sourcing strategy and ensure the selection and relationship with partners & suppliers through request for quotation, with purchasing department and drive review with suppliers
  • Manage forwarders including warehousing and transportation, to cover RFQ, contract/rates discussion, performance governance, process integration, cost control/payment validation
  • Represent proactively transportation within the flow management governances and projects
  • Represent & manage activities (with her/his team) export sales administration / customer supply activities from RDC SG to ASPAC subs and distributors (order registration, quote, processing, invoicing and log complaints)
  • Manage inventory and replenishment activities (with her/his team)  for RDC ASPAC to subs / FSE for parts for service (scope under review and communication expects to be performed by Feb23)

• Experience
  • Master Degree Supply Chain/ International Transport &Customs/ Logistics & Distribution & supply chain

• • Team management and at least 5 years experience within international transport operations & supply chain

• Skills & qualification
  • Knowledge in transportation and customs (air, ocean, road)
  • Strong customer focus and orientation
  • Ability to manage and challenge carriers
  • Strong communication and negotiation skills
  • Ability to interact with business cross-functionally  in an international environment and ability to network/connect
  • Analytical Skills / Finance basics (budget)
  • Business Ethics
  • Crisis Management
  • Capacity to influence and capacity to make a decision on an uncertain environment
  • Capacity to manage priorities and arbitrate
  • Digital Adoption
  • Business Partnering  / Interface (SC, COMOPS, QA/RA, TC, Suppliers mgt, MDM, Purchasing, legal/finance, CS…)

• Scope, KPI, contacts
  • Worldwide/regional/international transport
  • Multiproduct/Multi-brands (finished product, spares)
  • Budget, OPEX, OTIF, Warehouse and Shipping cost, TOR SCRAP, Air to Sea ratio, CSR KPI, Cost to serve, others set of KPI (dashboard sales/admin-customer supply)
  • Internal: Supply Chain Domains, SC, COMOPS, QA/RA, TC, Suppliers mgt, MDM, Purchasing, legal/finance, CS…)
  • External: Carriers, 3PL/4PL, Customs brokers"
  • English (as a minimum)