Responsibilities
As a member of the Regional Transport Team based out of Thailand, the incumbent will partner with the Manager to support the Regional Functional Heads, in a proactive and consultative approach, in the full spectrum of department which includes but not limited to the following Responsibilities:
- Provide strategic and program approach to transport initiatives and business plans so to achieve targeted growth and development objectives.
- Targeted engagement with stakeholders on transport initiatives to obtain aligned and coordinated approach
- Project and or Program ownership and sponsorship.
- Deliver workshops in mature and emerging markets sharing industry and company best practice.
- Drive TMS deployment and improvement throughout the region to support improved transport management capability, visibility, compliance and reporting
- Transport policy development
- Significant element of the role requires working with Global, Regional, Cluster and Country stakeholders on transport and related initiatives to achieve targeted growth and development objectives
- Knowledge of regional transport development and capabilities across APAC markets
Requirements
Skill set required:
- Ability to manage multiple activities and projects
- Ability to make timely decisions based on accurate analysis and experience.
- Use of sound judgment even in conditions of uncertainty.
- Ability to anticipate the impact of decisions and plans for risk mitigation.
- Focusing on agenda’s which are now, next and over the horizon orientated.
- Stakeholder engagement
- Ability to alleviate and overcome cross cultural communication issues
- Negotiation
- Delivery ( including with stakeholders who are not a direct or dotted line report)
- Commercial, innovation and change management minded awareness
- Policy development, program deployment and compliance outcome capabilities
- Great communicator who can provide a holistic approach to development
- Strategic and Tactical thinker
- Apply negotiation and influence with internal and external stakeholders so as to achieve win-win outcomes
- Results driven person who is a facilitator and self starter
- Develop and contribute to a positive culture
- Follow-up effectively
- Flexibility to travel
