Transportation Manager AP

Rockwell Automation is a global technology leader focused on helping the world’s manufacturers be more productive, sustainable, and agile. With more than 28,000 employees who make the world better every day, we know we have something special. Behind our customers - amazing companies that help feed the world, provide life-saving medicine on a global scale, and focus on clean water and green mobility - our people are energized problem solvers that take pride in how the work we do changes the world for the better.

We welcome all makers, forward thinkers, and problem solvers who are looking for a place to do their best work. And if that’s you we would love to have you join us!

The Asia Pacific Transportation Manager is an integral member of the Rockwell Logistics Teams and direct the daily work of transportation functions. You will ensure the monthly financial performance is met and variances identified and addressed. Also, you will lead compliance to all existing processes, continuous improvement opportunities, and alignment with Manufacturing, Sourcing, and Materials to ensure transportation needs are met and improved on.

You will be reporting to DIRECTOR LOGISTICS, GLOBAL OPERATIONS.

Your Responsibilities

• You will develop a high-performing team of Planners and Analysts.
• You will manage team consistent with Rockwell Guidelines and recommendations
• You will manage Asia Domestic trade lanes. Ensure lanes are predictable, cost competitive and compliant with regulations.
• You will oversee relationship with Domestic Service Providers and develop standard QBR and performance monitoring.
• Champion improvement projects with providers and business partners by collaborating and aligning with external and internal stakeholders.
• You will lead the daily process of all tactical and transactional functions for the Rockwell Transportation team. This will include:
• Routing Guide Adherence
• Schedule Inbound and Outbound Shipments
• Transit Time Reporting and Adjustments
• Cost Performance and Casual Reporting
• Communication regarding shipment performance.
• You will be an escalation point for daily operational issues and guide resolution.
• You will identify operational inefficiencies with existing carrier solution and recommend improvements delivering cost savings and service improvements.
• You will ensure all daily functions are Operating with Excellence, implement process improvements, and monitor daily performance
• You will represent Transportation on cross-functional projects or work-streams in which changes, improvements, or upgrades are needed to the daily processes to support new requirements. Manager will also implement these changes.
• Oversee all financial budgeting, causals and re-forecasting in the required level of details.
• Act like global mindset, partnering with peers in other regions and global centre of excellences.

The Essentials - You Will Have

• Bachelors degree or Equivalent Years of Relevant Work Experience
• Legal authorization to work in the posting countries. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening.

The Preferred - You Might Also Have

• MBA
• Ten years experience in the Transportation Industry with progressively increasing responsibility. Minimum three years
• Supervisory experience and two years International Transportation exposure.
• Understanding of Warehouse, Demand Planning, Customer Service, Sourcing and other Supply Chain Functions
• Demonstrated and a track record to lead year-over-year cost-saving projects.
• Experience implementing new processes to enhance the Supply Chain performance.
• World class logistics experience leading edge supply chain techniques.
• Staff and develop the right capabilities.
• Proven Leadership skills including Team building, collaborating, accountability, strategic and innovative thinking; a self-starter with a high energy level.
• Strong communication and presentation skills in a distributed organisation.
• Service orientation and results driven.
• Industry Expertise regarding people, organisations, and functions to build best in class performing Transportation Team

What We Offer

Our benefits package includes …

• Comprehensive mindfulness programmes with a premium membership to Calm
• Volunteer Paid Time off available after 6 months of employment for eligible employees
• Company volunteer and donation matching programme – Your volunteer hours or personal cash donations to an eligible charity can be matched with a charitable donation.
• Employee Assistance Program
• Personalised wellbeing programmes through our OnTrack programme
• On-demand digital course library for professional development
• and other local benefits!

At Rockwell Automation we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if youre excited about this role but your experience doesnt align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right person for this or other roles.

This is a hybrid remote/in-office role.

Rockwell Automation’s hybrid policy aligns that employees are expected to work at a Rockwell location at least Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays unless they have a business obligation out of the office.