Logistics Assistant Manager (Shipping)

Job Purpose

• The role combines regional equipment management responsibilities with intermodal operations support across Far East networks. The position is responsible for ensuring equipment availability and inventory control, while supporting intermodal operations, tariffs, pricing, vendor coordination, and cost control across feeder, barge, truck, and rail activities.
• The role acts as a key coordination point with agencies and network teams to enable timely decision-making, improve operational continuity and optimisation of costs
• Drive business transformation for Intermodal and Equipment

Key Responsibilities

• Identify operational needs of Logistics requirements and leveraging with digital solutions
• Coordinate intermodal operations by liaising with feeder operators and agencies on rates, space, routing changes, urgent shipments, and feeder requests.
• Plan and coordinate empty equipment repositioning, across inland locations to support export demand and operational priorities.
• Monitor equipment inventory, stock imbalances, idle containers, turnaround time, utilisation trends, vessel schedules, service changes, port congestion, delays, omissions, and import/export imbalances.
• Guide routing and pricing decisions to improve cost efficiency, service reliability, equipment flow, and alignment with regional and corporate objectives.
• Regularly assess and benchmark vendor and service provider performance, including contract renewals, service improvements, rate reviews, and operational responsiveness.

Requirements

• A degree is preferred.
• Generally, 4–9 years of relevant experience in shipping and business analysis
• Strong communication skills to engage internal and external stakeholders
• Relevant exposure to carrier, container control, or intermodal environments.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret operational data, cost trends, equipment imbalances, and performance information.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint and PBI.
• Negotiation skills and vendor management experience are an advantage.