Ocean Allocation Strategy Specialist

Ocean Allocation Strategy Specialist

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Location: Meycauayan, Bulacan, PH

Company: Nestlé Business Solutions Manila

Full-time

Bachelor’s Degree

5+ year of experience

Position Summary

Joining Nestlé means you are joining the largest food and beverage company in the world. At our very core, we are a human environment – passionate people driven by the purpose of enhancing the quality of life and contributing to a healthier future.

Our Team in Nestlé Business Services is in charge of delivering world class business support to our colleagues and clients in Nestlé globally. We are committed to deliver with passion, reliability, innovation, discipline and excellence. Are you ready to join us?

A DAY IN THE LIFE …

Supervise ocean shipments processes and execution in order to allow smooth operations for Nestlé ocean deliveries by:

• Managing volume submission and monitoring allocation variation based on forecast to fulfil Nestlé Markets requirements (IMS and R&P);
• Managing and guiding the usage of Shipments Management Systems, enhancing visibility and fostering collaboration across our customers and suppliers;
• Maintaining close relationships with Markets, Ocean Carriers and Global Logistics Procurement, solving issues and driving performances toward expected service levels.
  
  

Key Outputs:

• Consolidate volumes for annual tender submission and requirements from all markets
• Perform Health check before tender using actual volumes from Ocean platform including specifications
• Revision with the markets about significant variation in the volume for the tender including specifications
• Provide revised total volumes for tender based on agreed timing with GLP
• Contact market to align on revised volumes for annual tender (by January) and provide revised volumes for annual tender if necessary (by January)
• Share notification about allocated volumes and carriers for yearly contract to all markets (by April) and share new contract transit times per lane with DSP.
• Inform carriers local offices about terms and conditions for new contract and conduct local meetings with allocated carriers to agree on the nominations received for new contract and raise the request for the new lane after the tender announcement on behalf of the market
• Identify the necessity for more volume (outside regular contracts) and raise the request for additional volumes after the tender announcement on behalf of the market
• Check with carriers if they have the new awarded lanes in their system (email) and check the allocation per nominated carriers (weekly, monthly & quarterly)
• Share volumes to local nominated carriers (4 to 6 weeks prior ETD) and communicate to Shipping Lines about changes in Monthly Operational reviews
• Additional Operational activities and continuous Improvement & Projects
  
  

ARE YOU A FIT?

• Bachelor’s degree
• Significant experience (min 5 years) in freight forwarding industry / Shipping Lines (import / export operations)
• Experience in Physical Logistics, Project management in Supply Chain,
• Good communication skills, both written and verbal, to effectively address and influence internal and external customers;
• Adaptability to change in fast-paced environment;
• Inclined to Continuous Improvement.
• Analytical mindset, ability to understand the story behind the data.
• Team player
• High tolerance to stress, personal time management
• Adaptability to cope in fast-paced environment
• Able to build strong professional relationship
• Able to propose and implement improvements in procedures
• Will able to execute work with minimal supervision