Transportation Specialist

Job TitleTransportation Specialist
Job Description

In this role, you have the opportunity to


Build a high growth business that will help improve the lives of millions of people in China, while advancing Philips digital transformation journey as a global leader in the Health Tech;



You are responsible for


Detect/ intervene/ resolve & escalate shipment risk, including delay, document readiness, loss, payment dispute, extra detention & demurrage etc.
Lead a small team within PCT Suzhou (Philips Control Tower Suzhou), e.g. resource balancing, coaching new member etc.
Be the focal point of the team to carriers and logistics 3PL with respect of operational issues. Conduct monthly/quarterly carrier performance review
Manage carrier space forecast and capacity protection, as well as freight spending control (align with budget)
Prepare reports for track & trace, KPI monitoring, carrier performance review by analytics tool, e.g. Power BI, Microsoft 365
Lead and drive various logistics improvement projects and also streamline the existing way of working to ensure end to end service achieved with the best optimized cost.
Logistics damage containment action & structure solutions with factories, markets and carriers.
Key user for ERP and TMS system, includes resolving related issues, participating new UAT, maintenance, raising IT ticket and system changes.



You are a part of

Philips Global Business Service (GBS) SCM team.


To succeed in this role, you should have the following skills and experience

Degree holder in Logistics and Supply Chain or equivalent
Minimum 5 years of experience in the areas of international logistics, global trade, import/ export
Logic & critical thinking and passionate on the job
Experienced with Power BI, other modules of Power Platform would be a plus.
Knows SAP and TMS applications
Basic knowledge of project management & Lean methodology
Preferably has experience of leading people



In return, we offer you


A path towards your most rewarding career. Philips is growing its marketing capability enterprise wide. Succeeding in this market-based role in a complex environment will open many doors for your long term career, in other areas in Philips or otherwise. We also believe that we are at our best as a company when you are at yours as a person. Thus, we offer competitive health benefits, a flexible work schedule and access to local well-being focused activities.



Why should you join Philips?



Working at Philips is more than a job. Its a calling to create a healthier society through meaningful work, focused on improving 2.5 billion lives a year by delivering innovative solutions across the health continuum. Our people experience a variety of unexpected moments when their lives and careers come together in meaningful ways. Learn more by watching this video.


To find out more about what its like working for Philips at a personal level, visit the Working at Philips page on our career website, where you can read stories from our employee blog. Once there,you can also learn about our recruitment process, or find answers to some of the frequently asked questions.