Job Title: Greater Asia Logistics Excellence Support Manager
Location: Bonifacio Corporate Center, Taguig (Hybrid)
ABOUT UNILEVER
Unilever is the place where you can bring your purpose to life with the work that you do – creating a better business and a better world. You will work on brands that are loved and improve the lives of our consumers and the communities around us. You will lead innovations, big and small, that will make our business win and grow. You will learn from brilliant business leaders and colleagues who provide mentorship and inspiration so that you can become abetteryou.
The Logistics Excellence team partners with marketlogisticsoperations and cross-functional teams to improve service, cost, cash, safety,qualityand sustainability. It turns data into action, standardises strong operating practices and supports transformation across warehousing, transport, customerdeliveryandlogisticsplanning.
This role provides hands-on Logistics Excellence support to the Philippines and Japan. It connects market priorities with the Greater Asia agenda, strengthens performance management, accelerates improvementprojectsand embeds repeatable tools,governanceand capabilities.
JOB PURPOSE
Unilever is the place where you can bring your purpose to life with the work that you do – creating a better business and a better world. If you are energised by using data, structured problem solving and cross-market collaboration to improvelogisticsperformance in the Philippines and Japan, then this role is just for you!
WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE
Own the Logistics Excellence performance rhythm for the Philippines and Japan, turning service, cost, cash, safety, quality and sustainability data into clear priorities and actions.
Partner withlogisticsoperations, customer operations, planning, procurement,financeand business teams to diagnose gaps and deliver measurable improvement plans.
Support annual planning, forecasting and cost-to-serve reviews byvalidatingassumptions,identifyingrisks and opportunities, and tracking delivery against targets.
Drive or enable initiatives across warehousing, transport, customer delivery,exportsandlogisticsplanning, with clear scope, owners, milestones,benefitsand governance.
Build fact-based business cases for productivity, automation, network, capacity, safety, quality and sustainability investments, and support benefits validation with Finance.
Standardize and deploy Logistics Excellence tools, operating practices and governance across both markets while adapting them to local needs and requirements.
Strengthen root-cause problem solving through reliable data, dashboards, losstreesand structured action tracking; improve data quality and transparency where gaps exist.
Facilitatecross-market learning between the Philippines, Japan and Greater Asia, scaling proven practices and preventing repeat issues.
Support transformation and change adoption through stakeholder alignment, disciplined project management, capabilitybuildingand clear communication.
Promote safe, secure,compliantand quality-focusedlogisticsoperations, escalating materialrisksand supporting corrective-action closure.
Maintaina prioritised improvement pipeline and provide concise updates on progress, decisionsrequired, realised value and delivery risks.
WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO SUCCEED
Experiences & Qualifications
Minimum: Relevant experience inlogistics, supply chain operations, customer operations, continuous improvement,analyticsor transformation.
Minimum:Demonstratedability to analyse operational and financial data,identifyrootcausesand translate insights into actions with measurable outcomes.
Minimum: Experience working across functions and influencing stakeholders without direct authority.
Minimum: Strong project management discipline, including action, risk,milestoneand benefit tracking.
Minimum: Clear written and verbal business communication in English, including concise leadership updates.
Preferred: Experience in the Philippines and/or Japanlogisticsenvironment, including warehousing, transport, customerdeliveryor third-partylogisticsmanagement.
Preferred: Familiarity with cost-to-serve,logisticsbudgeting and forecasting, productivity programmes, network or capacity studies, and business-case development.
Preferred: Exposure to Lean, Six Sigma, TPM, digitallogistics, datavisualisationor supply chain planning tools.
Preferred: Experience in a regional or multi-country matrix and working across cultures and time zones.
Preferred: Japanese language capability or experience collaborating with Japan-based teams.
Skills
Logistics performance management and cost-to-serve understanding
Data analysis, insight generation and visual storytelling
Structured problem solving and continuous improvement
Project and programme management
Business-case development and benefits tracking
Stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration
Change management, facilitation and capability building
Risk, safety,qualityand compliance mindset
Advanced Excel and effective use of reporting or visualisation tools
Agility,ownershipand ability to work independently across two distinct markets
Unilever is an organisation committed to equity, inclusion and diversity to drive our business results and create a better future, every day, for our diverse employees, global consumers, partners, and communities. We believe a diverse workforce allows us to match our growth ambitions and drive inclusion across the business. At Unilever we are interested in every individual bringing their ‘Whole Self’ to work and this includes you! Thus if you require any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of your application so that we can support you through your recruitment journey.
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