Head of SC Excellence DDS & Command Center

Do you want to work with passionate teams, providing excellent business and digital services to the Asia Pacific region?

Do you want an open, supportive, and caring working environment?

Do you view your development needs seriously as we do?

If YES, then take your career to the #NextLevel with BASF !

Objectives of the Position         

Joint objectives & Main Tasks

• Operational Lead Supply Chain Excellence for Domestic Delivery Services (DDS) across Asia Pacific for GB Supply Chain Services with a team to manage
• Operational Lead the global DDS Supply Chain Control Tower/Nerve Center team with a clear focus on enabling Supply Chain Service teams to better steering their operations towards an improved cost to serve & Service level position
• Drive transformation within GBs DDS Supply Chain Services in line with GBs and BASF Strategy
• Drive & Manage cross-functional optimization projects and continuous improvement activities for GBs DDS Supply Chain Service Portfolio considering digital technologies
• Evaluate and prioritize those activities and ensure the coordination and harmonization of local, regional and global projects and activities with other supporting and enabling departments
• Responsible to build up and drive communities anchored around GBs DDS Supply Chain Services from a functional and/or technological perspective
• Close collaboration with GBs Supply Chain Service teams on topics such as priorization of initiatives, further development of services   
• Close Collaboration with Overseas SC Excellence Teams
• Directly and indirectly motivate service operations as well as regional units to regionally and cross-functionally collaborate in predominantly change activities.
• Support the strategical development of the area of expertise to secure and provide the required expertise with the focus on SC Excellence

Minimum Education and Qualification Required for the Position

Education:

• University degree or similar with focus on Logistics or SCM (Business Administration, Information Management, Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Chemistry, etc.)

Working Experience:

• At least 10 years of working experience in areas related to this job (Logistics, SCM, Production), thereof min. 5 years of BASF experience; at least 3 previous jobs
• Working experience in chemical industry or logistics preferred
• Experience in operational SCM as well as Excellence / project roles

Technical & Professional Knowledge:

• Strong analytical and problem-solving thinking
• Initiative, pro-active, self-motivated
• Preferably already gained leadership experience
• Excellent communication skill
• Experienced in successful project management
• Familiar with SAP
• Fluent in English

BASF Asia-Pacific Service Centre was established in 2005. Located in Kuala Lumpur, the regional service hub has approximately 1,200 employees and growing. Focused on being a competency and digitalization driven hub, it also provides quality functional and know-how services in the areas of finance, controlling, human resources, real estate and facilities management, communications, environmental, health and safety, procurement, import-export order management, and information services to BASF companies and affiliates in the Asia Pacific region. BASF also has two other regional hubs located in Berlin, Germany, and Montevideo, Uruguay that cover the Europe and Americas regions.

At BASF, we create chemistry for a sustainable future. We combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. Around 112,000 employees in the BASF Group contribute to the success of our customers in nearly all sectors and almost every country in the world. Our portfolio comprises six segments: Chemicals, Materials, Industrial Solutions, Surface Technologies, Nutrition & Care and Agricultural Solutions. BASF generated sales of €68.9 billion in 2023. BASF shares are traded on the stock exchange in Frankfurt (BAS) and as American Depositary Receipts (BASFY) in the U.S. Further information at www.basf.com.