A global force within heavy manufacturing is seeking an experienced APAC Logistics & Vendor Management Manager.
Your new company
Your new organisation is a leading global chemical manufacturing organisation with a deeply integrated, end-to-end supply chain spanning production sites, across regions, and business units. The company operates complex, high-volume logistics networks to support the safe and compliant movement of bulk, liquid, and speciality chemical products worldwide. Partnering closely with strategic logistics and service providers, the organisation prioritises operational excellence, risk management, sustainability, and regulatory compliance, enabling resilient, cost-efficient supply solutions across international markets.
Your new role
As the Regional Lead for Logistics & Vendor Management Manager, you will own end-to-end governance and performance of maritime logistics service providers across Asia Pacific. You will lead operational execution for Logistics Carriers, Tank Container Operators (TCOs), Flexitank, and Bulk Parcel categories, ensuring consistent service excellence, strong compliance, and alignment with global logistics strategy. You will act as a key interface between regional operations and global logistics, procurement, and supply chain teams, translating global contracts and strategies into effective regional execution. This role requires decisive leadership in vendor management, crisis response, service recovery, and continuous improvement, while driving collaboration, standardisation, and innovation across countries and business units.
What you'll need to succeed
- Lead end-to-end operational vendor management for maritime logistics services across Asia Pacific, including Maritime Carriers, TCOs, Flexitanks, and Bulk Parcel operations, ensuring alignment with global logistics and procurement strategies.
- Operationalise global contracts through strong governance, onboarding, compliance, performance monitoring, and execution discipline to achieve service, cost, and sustainability objectives.
- Own regional service excellence by managing carrier performance via KPIs, cost benchmarks, allocation fulfilment, and compliance, while acting as the primary escalation point for critical operational issues.
- Serve as the regional focal point for global maritime crisis management, business continuity planning, and coordinated response to shipping disruptions.
- Drive regional and global process optimisation by identifying structural improvement opportunities, resolving performance gaps, and leading continuous improvement initiatives across import/export and maritime workflows.
- Develop and embed standardised SOPs, best practices, and data-driven, digital solutions to enhance transparency, resilience, and cross-country operational consistency.
Diversity
At Hays, we value diversity and are passionate about placing people in a role where they can flourish and succeed. We actively encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply.
What you'll get in return
This opportunity will serve as an excellent platform to showcase regional knowledge and your ability to manage a fast-evolving business category in a world-leading organisation. Career advancement opportunities are coupled with a competitive remuneration package.
What you need to do now
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