GENERAL MANAGER - RETAIL LOGISTICS OPERATIONS

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GENERAL MANAGER – RETAIL LOGISTICS OPERATIONS

“Ideal opportunity for experienced warehousing and logistics professional to join highly successful retail organisation on an initial 12-month contract with possibility of permanent role”.

Salary: Excellent + Benefits including Apartment & Car/Driver

Location: Jakarta, Indonesia

Our client is the largest retailing chain of its kind in Indonesia. It operates c150 stores and is rapidly expanding with new stores opening each year. Currently our client operates a national distribution centre not far from Jakarta and is in the process of going live with two other regional distribution centres. As part of the succession plan and as a result of continued growth our client is seeking to appoint a General Manager for its retail logistics operation. Reporting to the Director of Logistics, the initial contract will be for twelve months, and thereafter, subject to a review of performance and progress, the contract will be extended for another two-three years.

Specifically, our client is seeking someone with international FMCG warehousing and distribution management expertise, ideally gained in South East Asia or the Middle East or UK/Europe, Australia. Our client receives boxed product into its semi-automated DC, from national and international suppliers which is cross docked and then distributed on a JIT basis via our client’s own transport fleet across Indonesia on a multi drop delivery basis to retail outlets within very strict delivery time windows. They also utilise third party contractors and freight forwarders/shippers for distribution via land, sea and air to outlying regions and islands. In addition, our client, also consolidates product from suppliers delivering to customers located close to our client’s retail outlets so effectively operating as a third party logistics services provider.

Currently the main DC employs c150 staff rising to 300 at peak. The DC operates as a standalone business unit with a core functional management team including HR and Finance, Transport, DC Operations and Business Development. The main focus of the role will be the further development of the operational, logistics and transport teams and processes within the main DC and the two new regional DC’s in line with business growth. You will work closely with HO supply chain, merchandising and buying teams.

Our client is seeking candidates who demonstrate a visible “walk the floor” leadership style and a balance of “hands on” operations management and excellent tactical and strategic planning skills. An excellent track record of coaching, mentoring and developing first line and senior management will be a prerequisite. Ideally this experience should have been gained within South East Asia or the Middle East, and therefore you will have highly developed cultural awareness and sensitivities. You will be calm but enthusiastic, energetic and resilient individual with a wealth of experience, strong solutions and problem solving skills and the capability to “think outside the box” to deal with the various infrastructure and other challenges that an emerging market such as Indonesia will bring. It goes without saying that from a commercial perspective you will be financially adept when it comes to forecasting, budget preparation and cost control. Your experience may have been gained in house, including management of logistics service providers or alternatively you may have worked for a 3PL. Overall your track record in warehousing and distribution will be characterised by cost effective, profitable and efficient operations.

In return our client offers an initial twelve months at a very competitive salary plus an apartment and car/driver and usual benefits such as healthcare. Unfortunately, our client is not able to support school fees.

To apply without delay, please email your CV, quoting reference J13297 for the attention of Roheela Khan or Martin Veasey.

Interviews will be held via skype, in South East Asia and as applicable in the UK.