Regional Head of Logistic

Reeracoen Malaysia; Penang; On-site; MYR 250,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A logistics firm in Penang seeks a Regional Head of Logistic to enhance their LTL network, maximize revenue through strategic capacity management, and control costs across operations. The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 10 years of relevant experience in air cargo or LCL operations. Proficiency in English and Chinese is required, along with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of experience in air cargo or sea LCL operations.
• 3 years of P&L and team leadership experience spanning multiple countries.
• Proficiency in English and Chinese.

Responsibilities

• Build Overland’s LTL network into a dominant network.
• Monitor capacity utilization and collaborate with sales team.
• Forecast and monitor capacity to optimize demand and supply.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving skills

Data analytics skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in logistics, supply chain management or related field

Tools

Excel

Job description

Regional Head of Logistic | Mainland Penang | Malaysians only | RM20,000

Job Descriptions:

1. LTL Product Development

a. Build Overland’s LTL network into the dominant network with widest coverage and frequency.

b. Define/enhance operational specs of product, such as documentation cut offs, lodge in cut offs, etc.

c. Develop differential/dynamic pricing with the supporting processes and systems to support implementation.

d. Set up FM/LM connections.

2. Revenue maximization

a. Monitoring capacity utilisation, and work closely with sales and customer services teams to ensure timely and accurate communication of availability capacity. Work with sales and customer services teams to make tactical commercial decisions to maximize utilisation. e.g., tactical pricing reduction.

b. Review capacity utilisation on monthly/quarterly basis and work collaboratively with sales team. to fill up capacity. For example, clear communication on which lanes we need to build volume on, at what price, targeting which customers.

c. Regular pricing review (once per year), with clear objectives to price adjustments. e.g., lower rates for certain lanes to capture LCL traffic to fill up spare capacity.

3. Network control/engineering

a. Forecasting of required capacity to COO/FTL team.

b. Day to day monitoring of capacity utilization and guide team to make real time decisions to balance demand and supply.

c. Mid/long term capacity planning.

4. Cost management

a. Hub cost

i. Negotiate hub costing with subcon hubs.

ii. Optimize hub cost of own hubs.

iii. Formulate long term plan to push all hubs towards own hub.

b. FM/LM cost

i. Set up common costing/pricing framework across all countries.

ii. Negotiate FM/LM cost with suppliers.

iii. Control profitability of own FM/LM trucks.

iv. Formulate long term plan to push all hubs to have some own FM/LM capacity (vs full subcon).

5. Systems and process

a. Set up and enforce LTL processes, such as hub processes (cargo lodge in, load planning, cargo loading, etc.).

b. Work with IT team to develop and enhance OTS to support LTL processes. Short term will be implementation of hub ops app at all.

c. Enforce system usage and accuracy. e.g., booking master accuracy, booking timeliness and accuracy (weight, size, etc.).

d. Evaluate commercial systems for LTL purpose. i.e., OTS to focus on FTL only.

6. Quality management

a. Quality control, e.g., PX inspection speed, DIT, LTA.

b. Make daily ops decision to jeep within lead time commitment.

7. Reporting & Data Management

a. Maintain accurate records of capacity usage, load factors, and performance metrics.

b. Generate reports on P&L, cargo volumes, trends, and performance for management review.

Requirements:

- Education Background : Bachelor's degree in logistics, supply chain management, business administration, or a related field

- Experience : -Minimum 10 years of experience in air cargo or sea LCL operations, logistics, capacity planning, or a similar role . AND 3 years of P&L and team leadership experience spanning multiple countries.

- Required Skills:

1. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret data and make informed decisions.

2. Hands on basic data analytics skills such as Excel pivot table and Vlookup. Advanced data analytics skills welcomed.

3. Excellent organizational and multitasking skills, with attention to detail.

4. Proficiency in English and Chinese

5. Strong communication and interpersonal skills to effectively collaborate with internal and external stakeholders.