Logistic Planner (1-Year Contract | Renewable)

JTRON (SAP) PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

JTRON (SAP) PTE. LTD. in Singapore is seeking a Logistics Planner to plan, coordinate, and monitor inbound/outbound shipments, ensuring customer delivery commitments and material availability.

You will work with carriers, warehouses, and contract manufacturers to optimize transport lead times, costs, and compliance while maintaining data transparency. The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration, process discipline, and proactive issue resolution, including inventory accuracy and audit

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in Logistics, Business Administration or related field
• 4+ years in logistics planning, transport management, or warehouse/3PL coordination
• Strong knowledge of inbound/outbound logistics, Incoterms, and cost drivers
• Experience with internal stakeholders and external logistics partners
• Proficient in shipment tracking, documentation, and operational follow-up
• Knowledge of ERP, transport management, and warehousing systems

Responsibilities

• Plan and coordinate inbound, outbound, intercompany, and cross-business-unit shipments.
• Coordinate with carriers, warehouses, 3PLs, suppliers, and manufacturers on timing, documentation, and lead times.
• Monitor shipment status, identify delays, and escalate deviations per escalation paths.
• Support local logistics requirements and interfaces with forwarders per defined standards.
• Assist audits, cargo damage handling, and inventory accuracy activities such as cycle counts.
• Maintain logistics data, status updates, and KPI reporting.
• Collaborate across Supply Operations, Finance, Tax, Trade Compliance, Quality, and external partners.
• Manage procurement escalations and coordinate corrective actions with stakeholders.

Skills

Logistics Planning

Transport Management

Data-driven Analysis

ERP/WMS Systems

Stakeholder Coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Logistics or related

Tools

ERP systems

WMS

Advanced Excel

Job description

Job summary

The Logistics Planner is responsible for planning, coordinating, and monitoring logistics flows in support of material availability, order execution, and customer delivery commitments.

As part of the logistics team within Supply Chain Operations, the role ensures that inbound, outbound, intercompany, and cross-business-unit shipments are executed reliably and according to agreed schedules.

The role coordinates daily logistics execution with internal stakeholders and external logistics partners, including carriers, warehouses, suppliers, contract manufacturers, and 3PL providers. It supports shipment planning, transport coordination, documentation readiness, delivery tracking, issue resolution, and logistics data transparency.

The Logistics Planner contributes to stable logistics operations by ensuring shipment status visibility, timely escalation of risks, accurate documentation, and disciplined follow-up on open logistics topics. The role balances service, cost, lead time, compliance, and risk within defined logistics processes and escalation paths.

The role also supports audit readiness, cargo damage handling, insurance claim follow-up, and physical inventory accuracy activities such as cycle counts and yearly cycle count audits where applicable.

Role & Responsibilities:

• Logistics Planning & Shipment Coordination: plan and coordinate inbound, outbound, intercompany, and cross-business-unit shipments in line with material availability, order execution, and delivery schedules.
• Transport, Warehouse & 3PL Coordination: coordinate with carriers, warehouses, 3PLs, suppliers, and contract manufacturers on shipment timing, delivery windows, documentation, lead times, status updates, issue resolution, customs risks, capacity constraints, warehouse bottlenecks, and operational service gaps; support regular operational discussions with logistics partners and follow up on agreed corrective actions.
• Delivery Tracking & Exception Handling: monitor shipment status, identify delays, documentation gaps, customs issues, warehouse bottlenecks, or transport risks, and escalating deviations through defined escalation paths.
• Local Logistics Execution: support local logistics requirements, warehouse & forwarders interfaces and operational logistics processes according to defined standards and local requirements.
• Audit, Claims & Inventory Accuracy Support: support internal, external, audits (e.g. finance, SOX, compliance) by providing logistics documentation, transaction evidence, and follow-up actions; coordinate cargo damage cases with forwarders, including gap analysis, corrective actions, and insurance claim filing; and support physical inventory accuracy through cycle counts and yearly cycle count audits.
• Data Collection & Reporting: maintain logistics data, shipment status, and operational reports, and provide transparency on transport lead times, delivery reliability, open issues, and logistics performance.
• Cross-functional Coordination: align logistics execution topics within Supply Operations (Order Execution Management / S&OE, Operational Buying), Finance, Tax, Trade Compliance, Quality, and external logistics partners.
• Stakeholder Management: Resolve operational procurement escalations & coordinate corrective actions with internal or external stake holders (forwarders)
• Process Discipline & Operational Improvement: follow defined logistics processes, support standard ways of working, identify recurring operational issues, and contribute to improvements in data quality, documentation accuracy, and execution reliability.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Logistics, Business Administration, Supply Chain Management
• Minimum 4+ years of experience in logistics planning, transport management, warehouse / 3PL coordination, customs support or supply chain operations; ideally in an external manufacturing or high-tech environment.
• Strong understanding of inbound and outbound logistics, cross-business-unit shipments, transport lanes, warehouse / hub concepts, Incoterms, customs and trade compliance requirements, packaging, lead times, and logistics cost drivers.
• Experience working with internal stakeholders such as Finance, Tax, Transportation, Order Management, IT, Trade Compliance, Supply Operations, and external logistics partners.
• Experience in shipment tracking, exception handling, documentation coordination, and operational follow-up.
• Working knowledge of ERP, transport management, warehouse management, or logistics reporting tools.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities with a structured and data-driven working style.
• Experience maintaining logistics data, operational KPI inputs, identify recurring issues and support of improvement opportunities.
• Experience supporting logistics audit documentation, cargo damage handling, insurance claim follow-up, or warehouse inventory activities such as cycle counts is preferred.
• Time Management ability to handle difficult and demanding situations and multiple priorities.
• Knowledge in Project Management, Presentation, Advance Excel, support automation & change management.