Title: Manager, Distribution Center Operations & Transportation
Vientiane, LA, LA
About The Role
What You Will Deliver
- Develop and enhance distribution center strategies, policies, and processes to optimize warehouse capacity, increase productivity, and minimize costs.
- Ensure order fulfillment and distribution activities are completed accurately and in a timely manner.
- Plan and manage manpower resources and critical operational capacity to sustain efficient distribution center performance.
- Determine equipment, infrastructure, and facility requirements to ensure continued availability and operational reliability.
- Monitor and identify cost drivers, establish effective business controls, and implement solutions to reduce costs and grow revenue.
- Ensure distribution center operations comply with Good Documentation Practice (GDP) standards and global quality procedures, including temperature-controlled and cold-chain storage requirements.
- Institute and sustain quality control measures to ensure stock and inventory accuracy and prevent damage to goods in storage or transit.
- Manage root cause analysis and implement corrective actions related to stock holding, product quality, and trade fulfillment.
- Build and manage customer relationships by providing regular feedback and conducting periodic operational reviews.
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders, including Sales and Business Development, to develop new and existing business opportunities that maximize warehouse utilization.
- Set clear team direction and cascade functional goals to ensure alignment, clarity, and accountability across the team.
- Drive the learning and development of team members in Supply Chain Management to achieve team and function goals.
- Administrative duties and coordination tasks as required.
What You Bring
- Bachelor's and/or Master's degree in Supply Chain, Logistics Management, or a related field.
- Minimum five to eight years of experience in a similar role.
- Minimum three years of experience in a managerial capacityIn-depth understanding of distribution center operations, distribution, and transportation.
- Proven experience managing warehouse operations, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), and cost structures.
- Proven experience managing complex supply chains in a multinational and cross-border environment.
- Demonstrated expertise in cost efficiency, cost reduction, and productivity improvement initiatives.
- Proficiency in office productivity tools including Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPointFluency in English, both written and spoken.
Why Join DKSH