APAC Engineering Manager - Healthcare Logistics & Distribution

About the role

The APAC Industrial Engineering Manager provides regional Industrial Engineering leadership for Healthcare Logistics & Distribution (HLD) operations across Asia Pacific and owns New Business Engineering (NBE). The role develops, implements and improves engineered solutions that enhance service, compliance, productivity, capacity, cost performance and scalability, and leads the engineering part of new healthcare business opportunities. It connects Operations, Solutions/NBE, Quality, IT, Finance, Business Development and local Industrial Engineering teams.

Key responsibilities

• Lead regional IE strategy, set standards and governance, build regional capabilities and coach local engineers, and establish a fact-based operating model with standardized performance measures and roadmaps.
• Own NBE: turn RFQ/RFP requirements into operational solutions, develop warehouse flows, labor standards, resource models, facility layouts, equipment and automation requirements, CAPEX and business cases, and run capacity and risk analyses.
• Provide engineering ownership from design through implementation: concepts, layouts, flows, URS, automation selection, testing, commissioning, ramp-up plans and post-go-live baselines.
• Improve productivity and cost through engineered labor standards, workload-to-FTE modeling, staffing models, cost-per-unit and cost-to-serve analysis, and business cases for improvement.
• Build storage, throughput and capacity models, assess bottlenecks, model growth scenarios and support facility expansion and network optimization.
• Run a regional continuous improvement program using Lean and IE methods, with quantified pipelines, prioritized initiatives and standardized improvements.
• Promote data-driven engineering, automation, robotics and WMS projects, and develop engineering dashboards and regional data standards.
• Ensure designs meet healthcare quality and regulatory requirements, including GDP, inventory integrity, temperature control, validation and change control.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain, Logistics Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Operations Management or a related discipline.
• 5 to 7 years of experience in industrial engineering, warehouse engineering, logistics solutions or supply chain operations; healthcare, pharma or medical device experience is an advantage.
• Proven experience leading engineering projects across multiple sites and/or countries preferred.
• Willingness to travel for work, if required.

Required skills

• Strong expertise in warehouse design, labor modelling, capacity planning, process improvement, material flow, operational costing and business case development.
• Experience with WMS implementation and warehouse automation preferred.
• Ability to translate operational data into engineering solutions and support RFQ/RFP solution design and customer presentations.
• Strong analytical, financial, stakeholder management and communication skills; able to work in a regional matrix organization.