Senior Specialist, Network Design

COMPANY DESCRIPTION

Grocery Logistics Singapore (GLS) a wholly owned subsidiary of FairPrice Group Supply Chain, is a well-established logistics player in the Fast Moving Consumers Goods (FMCG) segment, incorporated since January 1993. Other than being the key logistics provider for NTUC FairPrice and its subsidiaries, we had serviced the Dairy Farm Group, Royal Ahold Group (since exited from Singapore Markets) and many small supermarket chains since our establishment.

DESIGNATION : Senior Specialist, Network Design

RESPONSIBILITIES

**Job Purpose**

You will be a key member to contribute towards the growth and delivery of the Network Strategy team which is part of the Supply Chain Development & Analytics department. This role will be involved in the early stage of shaping the Group’s mid to long term Supply Chain development plan. In addition, the role in the longer term will support in the development and creation of customised and innovative supply chain solutions for internal/external customers and drives the partnership development with stakeholders.

**Responsibilities**
- Drive Supply Chain Optimisation projects including the development, planning, prioritisation and execution of supply chain strategy, network design workstreams, cost optimisation initiatives and end-to-end supply chain metrics.
- Conduct research and analyses, map out the existing supply chain network and understands the businesses’ needs by engaging internal stakeholders within FPG / Supply Chain BU and convert them into requirements for the network design.
- Conduct analysis on distribution centre operational performance, enabling operations stakeholders to track and achieve KPIs, such as service level, manpower productivity, capacity utilisation and costs-to-serve.
- Work and engage effectively with cross-functional internal stakeholder of all levels within FPG / Supply Chain BU and cross, present data-driven insights to senior stakeholders and recommend solutions that fosters success.
- Collaborates with Supply Chain Business Insights team to develop data driven models & visualization and analytics to drive business results for various supply chain challenges and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Support on the execution of the project implementation plan and milestones and collaborate with Supply Chain Business Insights to develop metrics, dashboard, reporting project results and track actual cost saving after deployment to ensure alignment with overall company and business group strategies.
- Monitor and evaluate key performance indicators to identify opportunities for process optimization and quality enhancement.
- Ensure efficient communication across functional teams for any trends, drivers, and takeaways in a clear and concise manner.

QUALIFICATIONS

**Key Requirements**
- Minimum 5 years of hands-on experience related to supply chain network design and optimisation, program management and/or supply chain / logistics management.
- Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain, Business or any other related profession.
- Prior experience in managing supply chain or inventory optimisation and/or performance management.
- Possess a strong understanding of the end-to-end (E2E) supply chain, especially in the retail/eCommerce/FMCG industries.
- Experience with methods/work study and/or other performance analysis methodologies.
- Analytical experience with the ability to work with large amounts of data, including specific experience with Supply Chain Network Modelling, BI tools, visualization, relational data structures, and financial modelling.
- Knowledge of SQL, Python etc and hands-on experience with Cloud-based tools/technology would be beneficial in this role.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to communicate technical solutions, to drive achievement of objectives and collaborate effectively across cross-functional teams/stakeholders.
- Excellent organizational, problem-solving, critical thinking, analytical mindset and skills, with the ability to convert analysis into business insights for decision making.
- Proven ability to manage multiple projects concurrently and has effective change management skills.