Logistic Planning Manager

MINTH was founded in 1992. Minth Group stands as a global leader in the manufacturing of exterior and structural automotive parts. With a workforce of 22,331 employees distributed across four business units and 77 global plants and offices, our operations span three continents and 14 countries. We have 5 R&D Centers. We take immense pride in serving a diverse clientele, encompassing over 70 automobile brands from all over the world. Leveraging one of the world’s most comprehensive and diverse customer platforms, Minth has made significant investments in the electrification of the automotive industry, positioning itself as the world’s largest supplier of battery enclosures and body structure components.

At Minth Group, our commitment extends beyond business success to the creation of a sustainable society and future for all. We champion green innovations and increasingly adopt green energy in our operations. Concurrently, we are dedicated to providing high-performance, superior-quality automotive parts that adhere to the highest global standards, continually driving innovation within the automotive industry.

** Ideally speaking Chinese**

Responsibilities:

• Budget and KPI Management: Responsible for the administration and monitoring of the budget and key performance indicators (KPIs) for the US region of the North America International Logistics Operations Center.
• Market Research: Conduct advance research on logistics conditions in North America, including macroeconomic policies, free trade agreements, and microeconomic aspects such as the latest customs policies and industry trends.
• Transit Warehouse Planning: Responsible for medium and long-term planning of overseas transit warehouses in North America.
• Logistics Planning: Plan logistics for North America, including advanced logistics planning and logistics-related cost assessments for export and import-related projects in the North America region.
• Supplier Tendering and Procurement: Responsible for the tendering and procurement of third-party transit warehouse suppliers in North America, the implementation of warehouse solutions for nominated projects, and the management of logistics service providers (LSPs).
• Annual Tendering and Supplier Management: Responsible for the annual tendering of international and domestic transportation for freight forwarders, customs brokers, shipping carriers, and the management of LSPs.
• Cost and Freight Base Tables: Establish and maintain the cost basis of third-party transit warehouses and import & export-related freight basis in the North America region.
• Investment Analysis and Project Management: Conduct ROI analysis for group self-built transit warehouses, design warehousing solutions, and manage projects to improve the setup of warehouses and support the resolution and improvement of daily warehousing operation KPI issues.
• Logistics Advice and Solutions: Provide logistics advice and overall logistics/customs solutions under DDP terms, including destination port and routing.
• Cost Planning and Control: Responsible for warehousing cost planning, control, and reducing abnormal expenses in the US region.

Qualifications:

• Educational Background: At least a bachelor's degree.
• Work Experience: At least 8 years of experience in overseas logistics, with more than 2 years in the automotive parts industry, and must have experience in customer order and delivery management, overseas transit warehouse management.
• Language: Good verbal and written communication skills in English.
• Behavioral Qualities:
• Good organizing, coordination, communication, optional solutions providing, and problem-solving abilities.
• Convey positive energy, listen patiently.
• Cross-cultural communication skills and team spirit.
• Strong risk control ability.
• Stress resistance ability and interpersonal skills, and the ability to wisely deal with setbacks.
• Demonstrate effective leadership to train, guide, encourage, and lead the team to accomplish goals excellently.

Knowledge & Skills:

• Knowledge of international trade, logistics, transportation, warehousing, and customs compliance.
• Familiarity with warehouse planning, operations, and WMS system principles.
• Knowledge of logistics procurement (warehousing, transportation) and LSP management, with strong negotiation skills with suppliers.
• Good understanding of logistics requirements from the automotive industry customers, especially from USA/EU OEMs, e.g., MMOG/LE.
• Understanding of international financial and tax knowledge.
• Strong systematic and global thinking, meticulous and considerate for work.
• Excellent global organizing, coordination, optional solutions providing, and problem-solving abilities.
• Good sense for setting up and optimizing procedures to improve work efficiency.
• Cross-cultural communication skills, coordination ability, and team spirit.
• Proficiency in using ERP-SAP, Office software, and other IT software (e.g., PPT, functions).