Regional Control Tower Manager, APAC

PSA International; Jakarta Pusat; On-site; IDR 2,683,843,000 - 3,399,535,000; Full time

Job summary

PSA International is seeking a Regional Control Tower Manager to lead the APAC region, delivering world-class logistics services across multiple countries and business units. You will coordinate between customers, account leadership, country operations, transportation suppliers and internal stakeholders to drive performance and service governance.

In this role you will monitor KPIs, manage escalations, and drive continuous improvement and account growth.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of experience in international logistics or supply chain.
• Minimum 5 years in a regional leadership or people management role.
• Proven experience managing strategic multinational customers.
• Strong background in ocean freight operations and regional logistics.
• Proficient in English.
• Experience working across multiple APAC countries.
• Experience managing operational KPIs and service governance.

Responsibilities

• Operational Leadership: Lead the APAC Regional Control Tower operations to ensure consistent execution of logistics activities.
• Drive operational excellence through standardized processes, governance, and best practices.
• Ensure all shipments are executed in accordance with customer SOPs, contractual obligations, and internal compliance requirements.
• Oversee daily operational performance across multiple countries and business units.
• Monitor workload balancing and effective utilization of regional resources.
• Support business continuity planning and contingency management.
• Customer Management: Serve as the primary operational contact for strategic regional customers.
• Build strong relationships with customer logistics, procurement, supply chain, and business stakeholders.
• Lead Monthly Operational Reviews (MOR) and Quarterly Business Reviews (QBR).
• Present operational performance, KPIs, improvement initiatives, and service enhancements.
• Drive customer satisfaction through proactive communication and issue resolution.
• Manage high-level customer escalations until closure.
• Service Performance & Governance: Monitor KPIs, ensure SLAs, review risks, drive RCA and CAPA for service failures.
• Ensure SOPs remain current and standardized across the region.
• Conduct regular operational governance meetings with internal stakeholders.

Skills

International logistics

Regional leadership

KPI management

Stakeholder management

English proficiency

Job description

Position Summary

The Regional Control Tower Manager is responsible for leading the APAC Regional Control Tower to deliver world-class logistics services across multiple countries and business units by acting as a key regional coordination point between customers, account leadership, country operations teams, transportation suppliers and internal stakeholders. This role is accountable for operational performance, customer satisfaction, service governance, resource planning, carrier management, continuous improvement, and strategic customer engagement across the region.

Job Description

Position Summary

The Regional Control Tower Manager is responsible for leading the APAC Regional Control Tower to deliver world-class logistics services across multiple countries and business units by acting as a key regional coordination point between customers, account leadership, country operations teams, transportation suppliers and internal stakeholders. This role is accountable for operational performance, customer satisfaction, service governance, resource planning, carrier management, continuous improvement, and strategic customer engagement across the region.

The incumbent will act as the primary operational leader for the Regional Control Tower, support regional account governance, monitor operational performance, manage customer escalations, identify operational risks, and contribute towards process standardization and business improvement initiatives by identifying potential opportunities for service enhancement, operational improvement, and account expansion/business growth within APAC region.

This position provides strong exposure to:

• regional strategic account management
• supply chain operations
• operational excellence
• strategic problem solving
• business growth support
• continuous improvement initiatives

Key Responsibilities

• Operational Leadership
• Lead the overall APAC Regional Control Tower operations to ensure consistent execution of logistics activities.
• Drive operational excellence through standardized processes, governance, and best practices.
• Ensure all shipments are executed in accordance with customer SOPs, contractual obligations, and internal compliance requirements.
• Oversee daily operational performance across multiple countries and business units.
• Ensure workload balancing and effective utilization of regional resources.
• Support business continuity planning and contingency management.
• Customer Management
• Serve as the primary operational contact for strategic regional customers.
• Build strong relationships with customer logistics, procurement, supply chain, and business stakeholders.
• Lead Monthly Operational Reviews (MOR) and Quarterly Business Reviews (QBR).
• Present operational performance, KPIs, improvement initiatives, and service enhancements.
• Drive customer satisfaction through proactive communication and issue resolution.
• Manage high-level customer escalations until closure.
• Service Performance & Governance
• Monitor and review operational KPIs across all APAC countries.
• Ensure compliance with contractual Service Level Agreements (SLAs).
• Review operational risks and implement mitigation plans.
• Drive Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and Corrective & Preventive Actions (CAPA) for service failures.
• Ensure SOPs remain current and standardized across the region.
• Conduct regular operational governance meetings with internal stakeholders.

Job Requirements

Requirements

• Minimum 10 years of experience in international logistics or supply chain management.
• Minimum 5 years in a regional leadership or people management role.
• Proven experience managing strategic multinational customers.
• Strong background in ocean freight operations, transportation management, and regional logistics.
• Proficient in English Language
• Experience working across multiple APAC countries.
• Experience managing operational KPIs and service governance.

Leadership Competencies

• Strategic Thinking
• Customer Centricity
• Operational Excellence
• Decision Making
• People Leadership
• Coaching & Mentoring
• Change Management
• Stakeholder Management
• Conflict Resolution
• Problem Solving
• Communication & Presentation
• Collaboration