Full-Time Warehouse Contract Manager – Logistics Region APAC

As APAC Warehouse Contract Manager, you will provide commercial expertise to the APAC logistics organization to optimize business value with external partners and drive performance in both cost and customer services.

Main responsibilities include:

• Contract life-cycle management - to maintain contract standards in line with global best practice, local laws and regulations. Secure that contracts & business cases are presented, approved, and signed according to the set approval limits, deadlines, and mandates.
• Responsible for tracking and compliance of all current agreements in APAC.
• Act as representative to local and global legal team on behalf of logistics to ensure effective cooperation.
• Collaborate closely with different functions to review and develop commercial standards/ terms/frameworks in contracts.
• Timely report any potential cost impact arising from contract negotiations to controlling function.
• Drive value and profitability by identifying potentials.
• Responsible to provide and drive clear standards for supplier selection, negotiation and contracting within the region in collaboration with other relevant stakeholders.
• Lead negotiations with suppliers and service providers (including warehousing, and support with leases on a need to basis). Support with running large scale tenders when needed.
• Evaluate options, risks, potentials and provide recommendations to improve on contract conditions during tenders and prolongations.
• Evaluate the flexibility needs in contracts (termination clauses, amendments, prolongations, indexation, fixed costs vs. vol. commitment) and risk mitigation plans.
• Monitor and analyze spend data per vendor and ensure that costs are in line with signed contracts.

We are looking for you who have:

• Deep logistics expertise in negotiations, contract setups, vendor relationship management and procurement.
• Strong understanding of vendor requirements, as well as compliance of global standards and local legislation, sustainability and performance criteria.

Skills required:

• Contract management experience and results driven with good problem-solving skills to drive profitability
• Excellent stakeholder management skills and ability to collaborate to reach desired outcome
• Strong negotiator with good understanding of global policies, standards, and local legislation
• Strong analytical and financial understanding
• Resilient, decisive and action oriented
• Strategic planning and long-term vision
• Excellent communication skills

The APAC region includes: Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam.

You will become part of the Logistic APAC team and report directly to the Regional Commercial Manager.

Preferred location for the position is Hong Kong.

Please apply by sending your CV in English as soon as possible, but no later on 31 January 2025.

If you have questions about the recruitment process, please contact Regional HR Business Partner Logistics APAC yustikariva.lusiana@hm.com.

Inclusion & Diversity H&M is a part of H&M Group. At H&M Group, we’re determined to create and maintain inclusive, diverse and equitable workplaces throughout our organization. Our teams should consist of a variety of people that share and combine their knowledge, experience and ideas. Having a diverse workforce leads to a positive impact on how we address challenges, on what we perceive possible and on how we choose to relate to our colleagues and customers all over the world. Hence all diversity dimensions are taken into consideration in our recruitment process. We strive to have a fair and equal process and therefore kindly ask you not to attach a cover letter in your application as they often contain information that easily can trigger unintentional biases.

Possible employment type: Full-time

Possible allowed location: Asia & Pacific, OTHER

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