Our client, a well-respected Multinational International Freight Forwarding & Logistics Specialist are recruiting for a Contracts Logistics Leader to be based at sites in Singapore.
On Offer:
- An opportunity to join a well-respected Multi-National logistics specialist with great potential for future growth.
- A key leadership role - drive high‑impact decisions that shape the organisation's success.
- Base salary of SGD 9,000–12,000, plus a SGD 1,200 transport allowance and mobile reimbursement.
- Bonus and other benefits.
Role Overview of the Contracts Logistics Leader:
Reporting to the Country Director with 4-5 direct reports, you will be a commercially driven and operationally strong General Manager to lead multi-site contract logistics operations across Singapore. This role holds full accountability for P&L, operations, facilities infrastructure, and customer performance across a portfolio of warehouses. You will ensure not only efficient warehouse operations but also high availability, compliance, and optimization of physical infrastructure and assets.
Key Responsibilities of the Contract Logistics Leader:
1. P&L Ownership & Business Performance
- Full accountability for financial performance across operations and facilities spend
- Manage both OPEX (labor, transport, utilities) and CAPEX (automation, racking, MHE, facility upgrades)
- Drive cost efficiency including energy, maintenance, and space utilization optimization
2. Customer & Commercial Leadership
- Act as senior escalation point for operational and infrastructure-related issues
- Design solution and costing including warehouse layout, automation, and facility requirements for new business
- Ensure facilities capabilities align with customer requirements
3. Multi-Site Operations & Facilities Management
- Oversee end-to-end operations across multiple warehouse sites
- Ensure facilities are fit-for-purpose, compliant, and operationally reliable
- Lead preventive maintenance programs for building systems, MHE, and automation
- Manage space planning, layout optimization, and warehouse design improvements
- Oversee lease management, landlord engagement, and contract negotiations
- Drive sustainability initiatives (energy efficiency, green warehouse practices)
- Ensure readiness for audits (fire safety, building compliance, ISO standards)
4. Operational Excellence & Continuous Improvement
- Integrate facilities into continuous improvement initiatives
- Drive automation projects and continuous improvements
- Use data to optimize throughput, storage density, and facility utilization
5. People Leadership & Capability Building
- Lead cross-functional teams including operations and facilities
- Build capability in warehouse operations, operational excellence
6. Health, Safety & Compliance
- Ensure compliance with Singapore regulations (e.g., fire safety, building codes, MOM requirements)
- Drive incident prevention related to both operations and facilities
Skills & Experience Required to be Considered:
- 10–15+ years in contract logistics / 3PL / supply chain
- Proven experience managing multi-site warehouse operations, including facilities
- Experience in solution design is a strong advantage
- Familiarity with Singapore regulatory environment
- Ideally proven experience in projects and solutioning for new business tender and implementation
- Strong commercial and operational leadership
- Good understanding of warehouse infrastructure, MHE, and building systems
- Strong stakeholder management (internal, customers, landlords, contractors)
For full details, contact Willis Global – a leading Recruitment Consultancy for the Supply Chain & Logistics industry
