China Distribution Manager

2 weeks ago

Shanghai, Shanghai, China Waters Corporation Full time

About the Role

The China Distribution Manager is a critical position in the Global Fulfilment & Distribution organization, responsible for leading the distribution of Waters Division & Clinical products to customers and service organizations in China. This role requires a highly experienced leader with demonstrated subject matter expertise, who can act as the go-to individual in the field of distribution.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead the China Distribution Team to execute order fulfilment, providing external and internal clients with ordered products on time, complete, and using efficient and effective processes and distribution methods.
  • Manage a team of seven employees spanning Warehouse Operations, Trade Operations, Logistics, Supply Chain coordination & Planning/Buying.
  • Maintain and develop the workforce of the China DC in line with services required and using Waters corporation processes and practices.
  • Manage inbound and outbound flows from the DC, day-to-day warehouse operations, and minimize freight costs.
  • Build and own strong relationships with 3rd party warehouse and logistic vendors, manage their performance according to established KPIs, and drive improvements.
  • Actively manage inventory, working with Global Planning, responsible for optimizing inventory levels, E&O, and warehouse space.
  • Create annual operating plans and ensure warehousing & logistics costs are in line with those plans.
  • Liaise with finance to analyze cost variance, prepare forecast, and define action plans on a monthly basis.
  • Work seamlessly with Greater China WD team and participate in S&OP to address stock shortage risk and allocation, ensuring the supply plan is aligned with sales target.
  • Maintain and uphold compliance standards for quality, trade/customs, and IVD products; provide solutions to mitigate compliance risk.
  • Actively engage in advancement & adoption of SAP and other tools to enhance distribution services and promote efficient processes.
  • Track and communicate impact of external developments in China, events, and trends in the transportation area.
  • Identify and lead Continuous Improvement projects using Lean methodologies to enhance efficiency and optimize costs in logistics and distribution operations.
  • Further expand and modernize Waters global distribution and logistics capabilities in China in conjunction with other global operations & WD functions.
  • Key member of global freight RFQ team and all Waters division freight improvements.
  • Develop and implement multi-year logistics strategy for the organization to meet China business growth needs.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in supply chain, logistics, or business.
  • Minimum of 10 years' experience in supply chain, distribution, logistics.
  • Experience in a managerial role with a logistics service provider or the logistics organization of a manufacturing company.
  • People leader who leads by example and can implement processes & drive performance.
  • Self-starter, responsible, reliable, self-motivated, and able to work with minimal supervision.
  • Ability to handle data, perform analyses for decisions, and generate insightful reports and presentations.
  • Must possess excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, plus an ability to interact with a wide range of people – across functions and countries; with internal and external parties.
  • Experience with financial processes: budgeting, reporting, analysis of results.
  • Experience with an ERP system and planning concepts.
  • Ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects, tasks & day-to-day operations.
  • Flexible in thinking, can connect business requirements with operational possibilities.

About Waters Corporation

Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT) is the world's leading specialty measurement company, pioneering chromatography, mass spectrometry, and thermal analysis innovations serving the life, materials, and food sciences for over 60 years. With approximately 8,000 employees worldwide, Waters operates directly in 35 countries, including 15 manufacturing facilities, with products available in more than 100 countries. Our team focuses on creating business advantages for laboratory-dependent organizations to enable significant advancement in healthcare delivery, environmental management, food safety, and water quality.

Working at Waters enables our employees to unlock the potential of their careers. Our global team is driven by purpose. We strive to be better, learn and improve every day in everything we do. We're the problem solvers and innovators that aren't afraid to take risks to transform the world of human health and well-being. We're all in it together delivering benefit as one to provide the insights needed today in order to solve the challenges of tomorrow.

Diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our core values at Waters Corporation. It is our responsibility to actively implement programs and practices to drive inclusive behavior and increase diversity across the organization. We are united by diversity and thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products, our customers, and our community. Waters is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender identity, or protected Veteran status.

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