Medior Supply Chain & Logistics Consultant

A great opportunity to join and shape an entrepreneurial team focused on providing data-driven supply chain advisory and solutions our clients across the APAC region. Haskoning is a highly respected 140+ year old engineering consultancy company that designs & builds industrial assets such factories and logistics centers for many leading organizations. In 2022, we’ve joined forces with Districon, a leading supply chain and logistics consultancy with 50 years’ experience developing strategies and solving and issues for integrated logistics and supply chain management. 

Our joint team forms the Supply Chain & Logistics Centre of Excellence within Haskoning. We provide top-tier logistics & supply chain advisory as well as digital supply chain advanced analytics services on top of Haskoning traditional engineering and consultancy domain knowledge.

What will you do as a Supply Chain & Logistics Consultant

This role will address a wide variety of supply chain and logistics challenges of our clients across the Asia Pacific region. You will be working with an impressive range of clients to understand and capture their requirements and then deliver projects with your data-driven approach, industry expertise and our digital tools. You will have the opportunity to help define how the engineering industry integrates with supply chain and uses advanced analytics to optimize and de-risk designs and solve the operational challenges of our clients.

You will use your skills, along with your teammates, for projects such as:

• Propose an optimal logistics footprint, process re-design and material flows for an existing multi-national agri-business operation.
• Preparing and aligning the business case for automation for a leading F&B company.
• Using simulation modelling to de-risk and optimize the design and operations for a consumer goods factory and warehouse.
• Modelling the future Supply Chain Network for an international wholesale company.
• Working with our Engineering colleagues to design the warehouse and logistics concepts for a new manufacturing site.

Where you will work

At Haskoning, you will join an independent, employee-owned international consultancy that combines engineering, design, and consultancy services with software and technology. Our mission, "Enhancing Society Together," drives us to create a positive impact on the world.

We offer purpose-driven and challenging work in diverse international projects, leveraging our 140+ years of expertise. With over 6,800 employees in more than 25 countries, we work together to turn challenges into opportunities and make a real impact on society. We collaborate with leading clients in markets such as infrastructure, climate resilience, renewable energy, decarbonisation of industry, and sustainable mobility.

This role is based in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam. Candidates are required to have valid work permits for the place of work (no sponsorship). You will be part of our APAC team. This will require regular travel to our Jakarta, Indonesia office. Also, travel to client sites across APAC for project work is occasionally required.

What you bring

• An advanced degree in Engineering (Industrial, Mechanical, Transportation, etc.), Supply Chain, Operations Research, Logistics, or equivalent relevant fields.
• 5-10 years relevant experience in the Supply Chain & Logistics field.
• Project management experience and fundamentals. In some (sub-)projects you will take the lead, managing customer stakeholders as well as your consultant co-workers.
• Able to analyze material and information flows within logistics, and production environments to design and optimize site intralogistics flows and processes.
• Client management and communication skills to both support winning and delivering successful projects.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Fluent in English and Vietnamese – excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Can work independently on projects, but is as well a powerful team player who wants to work on a wide variety of projects.
• Willingness to travel, both for trips to our office in Jakarta, or to APAC clients.

Nice-to-have experience and skills:

• Familiarity and an interest in supply chain optimization, simulation, and mathematical modelling techniques and software to support our technical experts in project delivery.
• Our team works primarily with the simulation software WITNESS Horizon, optimization platform AIMMS, and SQL, Python, and PowerBI.
• Warehouse or DC layout and material flow (re)design including material handling and storage automation solution concept designs and tendering.
• Experience applying business and operational process improvement concepts (e.g. Lean, Six Sigma, Value Stream Mapping) to real-world supply chain problems.
• Experience in a blend of both industry (functional supply chain roles) as well as demonstrated supply chain & operations consulting experience.

Your personal characteristics include:

• Entrepreneurial; you treat the business as your own and are willing to take calculated risks.
• Curious; you go to the heart of the issue and always seek best results.
• Empathetic; you empathize with the customer and think along from his or her position.
• Solution-oriented; you convert customer demands into analysis, solution design and your project approach.

What we offer you

• Competitive salary package and allowance;
• Annual salary and performance review;
• Profit sharing (if any);
• 13th-month salary;
• 12 paid leave days per year;
• Health insurance for staff and family members (your husband/ wife and your children if any); Accident insurance is offered for the employee only;
• Opportunities to travel domestically or internationally as per project requirement;
• Opportunities to work on large-scale projects in an international working environment;
• Opportunities to work in a professional organization, participate in conferences with experts across disciplines;
• Opportunities to participate in our inhouse training programs, sport clubs and other company activities.

Are you our new colleague?

If this role sounds like the right challenge, we are interested in hearing from you! We will share more about us and the benefits of coming to work together in our growing team and the wider Haskoning cultures and work benefits during our interview process.

The application process then consists of 2-3 interviews and possible an assessment. Are we all enthusiastic after this? Then you will receive an offer from us, and we will be happy to welcome you on board!

Do you have any questions about the role or the process? You can always contact our team on LinkedIn.

At Haskoning, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered. Our mission of "Enhancing Society Together" drives us to create an environment that embraces each individual’s unique background, identity, and perspective. Regardless of your experience, background, age, gender, or other personal characteristics—you are welcome here. We believe that diversity makes us stronger and that an inclusive culture gives everyone the opportunity to grow and contribute. Read more about our ED&I initiatives on our dedicated webpage.

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