Distribution Manager

FrieslandCampina; Nilai; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

FrieslandCampina's Supply Chain & Logistics Team in Bandar Enstek, Malaysia, seeks a Distribution Manager to lead end-to-end logistics, warehouse, and transport operations. You will optimize 3PL partnerships, planning, and KPI delivery while ensuring safety and regulatory compliance.

This role focuses on driving efficiency, cost control, and team development, with collaboration across suppliers, drivers, clients, and internal teams to ensure timely, cost-effective product movement.

Qualifications

• Deep understanding of modern supply chain software.
• Experience with inventory management systems.
• Knowledge of logistics tracking tools.
• Strong warehouse workflow knowledge including delivery scheduling.
• Ability to diagnose delays and inventory discrepancies quickly.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily shipping, receiving and warehouse operations.
• Manage 3PL providers and monitor SLAs.
• Coordinate transport and optimize delivery schedules.
• Monitor budgets and identify cost-saving opportunities.
• Lead and develop warehouse and logistics staff.
• Ensure health, safety and statutory compliance.

Skills

Supply chain software

Inventory management systems

Logistics tracking tools

Warehouse operations

3PL management

Job description

The Distribution Manager will play a key role in leading and optimizing end-to-end supply chain, transport, and warehouse operations to ensure safe, seamless, and cost-effective product movement. Manage 3PL partnerships, optimize transport planning, and drive operational excellence while ensuring full compliance with health, safety, and statutory requirements.

What We Ask:

• Technical & System Proficiency: Deep understanding and functional knowledge of modern supply chain software, inventory management systems, and logistics tracking tools.
• Operational & Logistics Expertise: Sound knowledge of end-to-end warehouse workflows, transport routing, delivery scheduling, and inventory control processes.
• Strategic Problem-Solving: Ability to apply an analytical approach to swiftly diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve delivery delays, transport disruptions, or inventory discrepancies.
• Stakeholder Communication & Collaboration: Exceptional interpersonal and coordination skills to facilitate smooth, frictionless engagement across suppliers, drivers, clients, and internal teams.
• Proactive & Results-Driven: A motivated, goal-oriented mindset focused on driving efficiency and consistently reaching target KPIs.

Key Responsibilities:

• Operations Management: Oversee daily shipping, receiving, and warehouse operations to ensure efficient workflows, timely execution, and smooth supply chain operations.
• 3PL & Vendor Management: Manage third-party logistics (3PL) providers and external partners, monitor service level agreements (SLAs), address operational issues, and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Logistics & Transport Optimization: Coordinate transportation activities and optimize delivery schedules to improve capacity utilization, reduce transit time, and ensure timely product delivery.
• Financial & Cost Control: Monitor departmental budgets and operating expenses, identify cost‑saving opportunities, and manage logistics costs while maintaining service quality and operational efficiency.
• Team Management & Capability Development: Lead, coach, and develop warehouse and logistics team members, fostering a high-performance culture and supporting the achievement of departmental objectives.
• Safety, Health & Statutory Compliance: Ensure warehouse and logistics operations comply with applicable health, safety, statutory, and industry requirements, while promoting a strong safety culture across the team.

For thousands of people every day, we are more than just a dairy company. To our farmers, our employees, the communities we serve, the businesses we work with and the people to whom we bring happiness, FrieslandCampina means something more. For them it's not just about what we do, but who we are. We value talented people from any background who want to contribute to something bigger than themselves. We encourage all of our employees to make decisions that benefit our entire company. At FrieslandCampina we own our own career and act accordingly. We trust you to make a difference in your job and influence the bigger picture. Working at FrieslandCampina means you are contributing to a better world.

We are Supply Chain & Logistics Team based in Bandar Enstek factory, managing warehouse operations staff and collborating with 3PL Providers & Logistics Partners to ensure safe, seamless, and cost-effective product movement.