The day-to-day duties of a Distribution Manager will vary depending upon whether you are employed by a manufacturer, retailer or third party logistics.
All Distribution Managers are required to have an awareness and strategic understanding of external influences such as legislation, fuel costs and environmental pressures in order to do their job to a high and efficient standard.
As a Distribution Manager you would be responsible for the management of warehousing and logistics teams. You would also be responsible for the monitoring and management of stock levels, delivery times and transportation costs.
A key element of the Distribution Manager’s role is the coordination and control of the order cycle. You would also be expected to monitor quality, quantity, cost and efficiency of the movement and storage of goods.
The Distribution Manager is usually client facing and therefore excellent customer service skills are needed as well as the ability to source suppliers and negotiate rates that are favourable and inline with the company’s budget and targets
As a key management team member, the Distribution Manager will also be required to implement the company’s strategic plan as well as contribute to and be involved in the evaluation and analysis of the business objectives.
Managing people is also a skill which is highly desirable, including the ability to carry out personnel evaluations, set performance targets, engage new employees.
Qualification:
Thai nationality, age over 35 year old.
Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Business Administration or Marketing or related field.
More than 10 years experiences in Distribution Management and Control Traditional Trade Market in FMCG Business.
Distribution Management will involve the analysis of operational data and so good analytical and problem solving skills are essential.
Knowledge of Microsoft office and standard software.