Assistant Director (Supply) - Nee Soon

Ministry of Defence of Singapore; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

The Ministry of Defence of Singapore seeks a senior supply chain professional to oversee secure warehousing, distribution, disposal, repair and returns, ensuring efficient, secure, and timely material flow across locations.

You will lead a multidisciplinary team, drive cost savings, and implement process improvements while maintaining real-time inventory control and accountability across multiple sites, with travel as required.

Qualifications

• Minimum 6 years in supply chain/logistics
• Strong attention to detail for non-compliances
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management

Responsibilities

• Oversee secure warehouse operations for defence equipment and supplies
• Ensure compliance and real-time inventory control and traceability
• Manage efficient distribution networks for timely delivery
• Coordinate with transport providers to meet service agreements
• Identify cost savings and drive process improvements
• Oversee secure disposal, repair and refurbishment to extend asset life
• Lead development and implementation of supply chain strategies
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives across locations
• Lead a multidisciplinary team with training and career development

Skills

Supply chain management

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

Inventory control

Process improvement

Cost optimisation

Job description

What The Role Is

You are responsible for overseeing supply chain operations, including receipt, warehousing, distribution, disposal, repair, and returns, ensuring efficient, secure, and timely material flow. You will also lead a team, drive process optimisation, and enhance resilience, accountability, and cost-effectiveness.

What The Role Is

You are responsible for overseeing supply chain operations, including receipt, warehousing, distribution, disposal, repair, and returns, ensuring efficient, secure, and timely material flow. You will also lead a team, drive process optimisation, and enhance resilience, accountability, and cost-effectiveness.

What You Will Be Working On

• Manage secure warehouse operations for defence equipment and supplies
• Ensure compliance, handle temperature-sensitive materials and maintain real-time inventory control and traceability
• Manage efficient distribution networks to ensure timely and accurate delivery
• Coordinate with transport providers to meet Service Logistics Agreements
• Optimise costs, track performance and respond to urgent supply and emergency deployment needs
• Manage the secure disposal of materials, oversee repair and refurbishment to extend asset life and manage reverse logistics for returns
• Analyse data to drive cost savings and process improvements
• Manage the development and implementation of supply chain strategies and lead continuous improvement initiatives
• Manage a multidisciplinary team of supply chain professionals, including the development and implementation of training programmes and career development plans to enhance team capability and operational excellence

Challenge(s)

• Managing and maintaining the storage of a wide range of equipment, including electronic systems and sensitive communication gear, each with different storage requirements
• Maintaining accurate records of high-value, high-risk items across multiple locations, particularly where legacy systems or manual processes are in place
• Managing conflicting priorities and expectations among diverse stakeholders, with work taking place concurrently across different locations
• Responding flexibly to urgent operational needs, emergencies, or contingency operations, including the ability to rapidly reconfigure or expand warehouse and distribution capabilities to meet operational demands

What We Are Looking For

• At least 6 years of relevant experience in supply chain-related areas such as logistics management and asset stewardship
• Meticulous with a keen eye for detail, particularly in identifying potential non-compliances
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence across levels
• Ability to adapt to change, manage competing priorities and drive process improvements
• The role involves a mix of office and warehouse environments, with frequent travel to different locations and may require physical activity such as inspections and inventory checks