Manager, EMD

Pacific International Lines; Singapore; On-site; SGD 232,648 - 361,897; Full time

Job summary

Pacific International Lines seeks a senior manager to lead a 3–5 member team and oversee global–regional container management, accountable for roughly USD 150M in OPEX. You will drive inventory, forecast accuracy, and cost optimization across the network to maximise ROI on assets.

You will influence HQ operations, trades, and regional offices to secure vessel space, manage contingencies, and deliver timely container delivery while minimizing idle costs and optimizing performance metrics.

Qualifications

• Degree in supply chain, logistics or equivalent.
• 10+ years in equipment/container management with 3+ years in leadership.
• Proven track record managing large container inventory and reducing costs.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of 3–5 members and oversee global–regional container management, ownership of USD 150M OPEX.
• Manage global-regional container inventory, monitor balances, utilization, dwell times and performance metrics.
• Strategize distribution of empty containers to cover forecasted demand and reduce repositioning costs.
• Drive timely container delivery to customers to maximise vessel utilization and asset availability.
• Influence HQ operations, trades and regional offices to secure vessel space for empty positioning.
• Monitor demand forecasts, identify variances and drive improvements in forecast accuracy.
• Develop contingency container supply plans to mitigate disruptions and ensure business continuity.
• Derive insights from container movement data to shape operating strategies and cost improvements.
• Enhance container management systems with data analytics and AI-driven decision support.

Skills

Team leadership

Cost control

Forecasting

Inventory management

Data analytics

Stakeholder management

Process improvement

Strategic planning

Education

Degree in supply chain/logistics

Tools

Container management software

Forecasting tools

ERP systems

Job description

• Lead a team of 3–5 members and oversee global–regional container management, taking full accountability for approximately USD 150M in annual operating expenses while ensuring alignment with corporate financial targets, strong cost control, and optimal ROI on container assets.
• Management global-regional container inventory, including real time monitoring of balances, utilization rates, dwell times and performance metrics to maintain optimal stock levels and minimize idle/inefficient containers.
• Strategize, plan and direct the distribution of empty containers in the most optimal, cost‑efficient and sustainable ways to cover forecasted demand, balance surplus/deficit areas while reducing empty repositioning cost.
• Drive the timely delivery of containers to customers to fulfill loading requirements, maximize vessel utilisation and equipment availability, and reduce lost opportunities.
• Influence and drive multiple stakeholders including HQ operations, trades, regional offices to secure vessel space for empty positioning and direct execution across the global-regional network.
• Monitor container demand forecasts, identify variances, and proactively drive stakeholders to improve forecast accuracy and reduce planning errors.
• Develop and execute contingency container supply plans to mitigate operating disruptions (e.g., port congestion, vessel delay, geopolitical events, natural disasters, container shortages), ensuring business continuity and minimising revenue/cost risk.
• Drive analytical insights from container movement data, activity patterns and performance metrics to shape operating strategies, identify inefficiencies, recommend process enhancements and deliver measurement improvement in cost, speed and asset utilisation.
• Ownership and enhancement of container management systems with a strong innovation mindset to challenge conventional approaches, leverage data analytics, emerging technologies (e.g. advanced forecasting tools, AI‑driven models) for accurate, real‑time tracking and decision support.

Job Requirements

• Education: Degree holder, university qualification in supply chain, logistics or equivalent preferred.

Experience: A minimum of 10 years’ progressive experience in equipment/container management, logistics operations within the container shipping or liner industry, with at least 3 years in a managerial/leadership role.

Proven record of managing large‑scale container inventory, driving cost reductions and impacting revenue through equipment availability.