Senior Transport Operations Manager Senior Transport Operations Manager

Position Snapshot

Location: Sijangkang, Selangor

Company: Nestlé Manufacturing (M) Sdn Bhd

Permanent – Full Time

Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain, Logistics and any other relevant background

3+ years of experience

Position Summary

Joining Nestlé means you are joining the largest Food and Beverage Company in the world. At our very core, we are a human environment – passionate people driven by the purpose of enhancing the quality of life and contributing to a healthier future. A Nestle career empowers you to make an impact locally and globally, as you are provided with the opportunity to make a mark and stand out, as long as you seek it. With Nestle, you are enabled and encouraged to grow not only as professionals, but also as people.

As a Transport Operations Manager, you would ensure outstanding delivery service at a minimum transportation cost whilst maximizing Sustainability, Safety and Security (domestic and / or international). You are also responsible for planning unit team, creation and allocation of transport assets for Nestle products. You will supervise the execution of a the smooth flow of goods from Nestle sites to the customer ensuring that customer service levels are maintained whilst maximizing the efficiency of the fleet.

A day in the life of...

a) Work together with Group Transportation Manager to agree on service requirements with Businesses and Finance and establish the targets. Support and develop targets for transport service, cost and continuously keep track on KPIs close to the target values by:

• Putting in place a structured continuous improvement approach based on the application of Tools and the implementation of Best Practices
• Implementing, monitoring and managing Safety, Health and Environment, Quality and CARE regulations and Best Practices
• Driving cost saving initiatives to improve the performance and costs in transportation
• Solving adequately any occurring transport issue
• Ensuring that legal obligations are met or exceeded (transport regulations)
• Ensuring documentation for deliveries is returned completed on time.
• Scheduling Inbound and Outbound flows and measuring attainment.

b) Proactively approach Warehouse, Group Transportation Manager, Business Unit and Customer Service in order to continuously improve service and cost through;

• Regular communication e.g. delivery in right quantity, at right place/window and information that will keep customers and CS updated to manage proactively
• Collaboration with Customers and other functional departments (customer service, warehouse, factories) to ensure an adequate level of flexibility of structures and processes:
     o To meet ad-hoc customer requirements or to deal with unexpected Supply Chain disruptions
     o To adapt to changes in the logistics and / or market environment

c) Provide support to Group Transportation Manager to correctly build, control and management of the budget for transports (cost budget for transportation and possible investment requirements)

d) Provide support and co-pilot in organize tenders and select the most suitable transport companies. Negotiate contracts with Procurement processes and establish a sound relationship with the service providers including robust conflict management.

e) Support the selection of the right people, constant engagement, motivation, management and close working of the team.

What will make you successful

1. Not less than 2 - 3 years relevant and successful operational experience at market/ business level in transportation.

2. Relevant operational experience at market/ business level, in the following areas is beneficial:
    - Customer Service
    - Sales
    - Warehouse Management
    - Finance: Business Planning, budget control, cost management

3. Experienced in the management of projects such as:
    - Distribution Network Redesign
    - High Performance Logistics
    - Customer Logistics.
    - Distribution Costing and Finance.

4. Should have led a team.

We are Nestlé, the largest food and beverage company. We are 308,000 employees strong driven by the purpose of enhancing the quality of life and contributing to a healthier future. Our values are rooted in respect: respect for ourselves, respect for others, respect for diversity and respect for our future. With more than CHF 91.4 billion sales in 2018, we have an expansive presence with 413 factories in more than 85 countries. We believe our people are our most important asset, so we'll offer you a dynamic inclusive international working environment with many opportunities across different businesses, functions and geographies, working with diverse teams and cultures. Want to learn more? Visit us at