Senior Manager, Distribution

**About the Role**:
Reporting to the APAC Head of Supply Chain, the primary role of the Senior Manager, Distribution & Logistics is to develop, deploy and manage improvement of Distribution & Logistics capability across the APAC region. Distribution & Logistics will design, set up and ensure efficient management of operations to meet Olympus customer experience goals while minimising net working capital and operational expenses.

The Senior Manager Distribution & Logistics will establish a regional capability and be the regional process owner for Transportation, Distribution Centre/Warehouse operations, Customs & Global Trade Operations. The role will design and develop processes across all entities within the region, ensure alignment with Global functions and take responsibility to develop skills and capabilities in APAC within the functional areas within scope. This includes supporting the Head of Supply Chain and Country Supply Chain Managers to align roles and responsibilities, processes, systems and tools to enable Supply Chain to meet the required business outcomes.

**Key Responsibilities**:
**Regional Process Owner**:

- Set the strategic agenda of how Distribution & Logistics assists in customer outcomes and business results yet have clear and detailed understanding of operations performed region wide, where the levers are, how they can be improved
- Engage key cross functional stakeholders to ensure alignment with their requirements and expectations
- Design and deploy a Distribution & Logistics architecture (roles & responsibilities, processes and tools) into the BC’s that closely aligns market requirements with regional standardisation
- Define the process objectives, goals, KPIs and essential measures
- Define and deliver business process change and capability improvements, which continuously increase the maturity of the process and sustain each level of maturity.

**Vendor Management & Performance**:

- Provide leadership and direction for management of Supply Chain vendors through the entire life cycle from selection, onboarding & implementation, management and when necessary termination.
- Ensure active management of service levels and KPI’s such as on time delivery, inventory accuracy and operational costs

**Team Leadership**:

- Provide leadership and mentoring to all reports, ensuring Olympus core values are maintained.
- Conduct performance appraisals on all managed staff, set objectives and monitor their progress towards them.
- Support and manage the team to achieve performance targets and development plans and activities through regular 1:1’s
- Coach and train staff on Olympus standard operating procedures and policies.
- Be responsible for maintaining personal development.
- Regularly communicate team achievements and project updates to key stakeholders, to better educate the business on the skills of the department, and to foster a collaborative relationship with the commercial business departments.

**About Olympus**:
Our purpose at Olympus is to make peoples’ lives healthier, safer and more fulfilling. We do this through innovation. As a technology pioneer, we design and deliver solutions across our Medical and Life-Science divisions that make a positive contribution to society.

Our products are used to capture the medical and diagnostic images of our world, from the microscopic to the endoscopic. They are instrumental in furthering scientific research, and for traveling inside the human body to help diagnose, treat and prevent illness.

Our commitment to customers and our social responsibility is the cornerstone of everything we do.

**Why work at Olympus?**

At Olympus, we are dedicated to fostering a high performing culture, a collaborative environment, and enabling everyone to shine. Our common values of **_Integrity, Empathy, Long-Term View, Agility _**and**_ Unity_** form thefoundation of our culture and guide our behaviour, where our people feel like they are making a difference every single day.

Not only will you benefit from a meaningful, rewarding and challenging career, you will have access to a range of benefits:

- A competitive salary package + variable bonus
- Flexible work arrangements
- Health and Wellbeing initiatives (Annual Medical Check-ups, Flu Vaccinations, Dental benefits, and Employee Assistance Programs)

**What we are looking for**:
You should consider yourself to be self-motivation, innovative and proactive. With strong entrepreneurial and customer service orientation, as well as strategic thinking, analytical and problem-solving skills. You should have strong communication and relationship building skills to collaborate cross functionally with senior leadership, internal partners and external customers. The ability to effectively prioritize, execute tasks and manage deadlines in a high-pressure environment and good written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills.

Furthermore, your experience will include:

- Bachelor’s degree in bus