APAC Transportation Operations Leader

Johnson & Johnson Pte Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson Singapore is seeking a Manager, Transportation Operations APAC to lead end-to-end transportation across Asia Pacific, ensuring reliable, compliant, and cost-efficient movement of products. You will collaborate with Supply Chain, Planning, Procurement, Finance, Quality, Trade Compliance, Customer Service, and external partners to drive excellence and transformation.

The role combines day-to-day leadership with strategic accountability for service continuity, risk management,

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in transportation, logistics, or related operations.
• Experience managing APAC international transportation networks.
• Strong analytical, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end transportation execution across APAC regional and inter-regional networks.
• Drive on-time product delivery across air, ocean, road, parcel, and multimodal modes.
• Coordinate critical shipment prioritization and recovery actions during disruptions.
• Own transportation performance, driving improvements in service, lead time, quality, and cost KPIs.
• Lead governance and performance reviews with carriers, freight forwarders, 3PLs, 4PLs, customs brokers, and Control Tower partners.
• Establish corrective action plans and continuous improvement initiatives to enhance operational efficiency and reliability.
• Lead transportation response and mitigation strategies for disruptions including geopolitical events, capacity constraints, weather impacts, labor actions, and network interruptions.
• Oversee transportation budget performance, freight spend governance, and cost management activities.
• Identify opportunities to improve transportation networks, service models, lead times, and cost structures.
• Lead lane activation, implementation, stabilization, and transition to steady-state operations.
• Support transportation readiness for new product introductions, business expansion, network changes.

Skills

Transportation leadership

APAC operations

Cross-functional

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Negotiation

Communication

Process improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree in relevant field

Tools

TMS

ERP systems

Control Tower

Visibility tools

Job description

Johnson & Johnson Singapore is seeking a Manager, Transportation Operations APAC to lead end-to-end transportation across Asia Pacific, ensuring reliable, compliant, and cost-efficient movement of products. You will collaborate with Supply Chain, Planning, Procurement, Finance, Quality, Trade Compliance, Customer Service, and external partners to drive excellence and transformation.

The role combines day-to-day leadership with strategic accountability for service continuity, risk management,