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About the Role

This senior strategic logistics procurement leadership role is accountable for end-to-end logistics category strategy, sourcing, supplier management, and value delivery across the Asia Pacific region. The position plays a critical role in enabling business growth, margin improvement, service excellence, supply chain resilience, and sustainability across APAC, contributing directly to ResMed's Next Generation Supply Chain transformation.

Responsibilities

Own the end-to-end APAC logistics category strategy with full accountability for regional logistics spend, supplier strategy, sourcing roadmap, and annual value delivery.
Translate global logistics category strategies into APAC-executable commercial models while actively shaping global strategy through APAC market intelligence, performance data, risk insights, and supplier innovation.
Lead the global category strategy for containerized ocean freight and airfreight, including FCL, LCL, freight forwarding, NVOCC and carrier models, consolidations, import/export lanes, express and critical shipment solutions, and mode optimization.
Build robust lane-level commercial strategies covering rate structures, capacity commitments, peak season planning, spot versus long-term contracting, and service differentiation.
Design and govern high-value RFI, RFP, RFQ, and negotiation processes for global and regional logistics providers.
Use total cost of ownership, should-cost analysis, freight benchmarking, demand modelling, and market intelligence to deliver competitive and sustainable commercial outcomes.
Establish strong commercial frameworks including rate cards, indexation mechanisms, fuel and accessorial governance, airfreight surcharge structures, demurrage and detention controls, service credits, liability and claims provisions, minimum volume or capacity commitments, performance-based agreements, and risk-sharing models.
Own the strategic supplier portfolio for APAC logistics, including segmentation, partnership models, executive business reviews, performance management, corrective action plans, and innovation pipelines.
Lead supplier governance forums with credibility and commercial authority, creating clear expectations on service, cost, resilience, quality, compliance, working capital, and sustainability.
Identify, assess, and mitigate logistics-related risks across APAC, including capacity constraints, port and airport disruption, geopolitical exposure, customs and trade compliance, regulatory changes, carrier financial health, labor constraints, climate events, cybersecurity exposure, and business continuity.
Develop alternative lanes, escalation paths, and contingency sourcing models to protect service and supply continuity.
Partner closely with regional and global Distribution, Logistics, Trade Compliance, Quality, Planning, Operations, Finance, Legal, and Procurement teams to ensure sourcing decisions support network design, inventory strategy, customer service requirements, regulatory compliance, and cost-to-serve objectives.
Act as a trusted commercial advisor to senior operations and supply chain leaders, translating logistics complexity into clear, fact-based business decisions.
Support procurement and supply chain transformation through adoption of e-sourcing platforms, TMS, freight benchmarking tools, spend analytics, contract repositories, supplier scorecards, and performance dashboards.
Use data to improve visibility, decision quality, negotiation preparation, and ongoing supplier governance.
Integrate sustainability into APAC logistics category strategies, including emissions visibility, modal optimization, supplier sustainability commitments, packaging and consolidation opportunities, and lower-carbon logistics alternatives.
Shape and professionalize logistics procurement across APAC, strengthen strategic partnerships with global logistics providers, and directly influence the performance, resilience, and sustainability of a global healthcare supply chain.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in supply chain, Logistics, Business, Industrial Engineering, or a related field.
10 to 15+ years of progressive experience in logistics procurement, category management, strategic sourcing, freight procurement, or supply chain commercial leadership.
Proven ownership of large, complex regional or global logistics spend, ideally across APAC and including container freight, airfreight, express/parcel, freight forwarding, customs brokerage, warehousing, domestic transportation, and 3PL/4PL services.
Demonstrated track record in category management, including category strategy development, market analysis, spend analytics, supplier segmentation, sourcing pipeline management, supplier governance, and measurable value delivery.
Proven success leading complex, high-value negotiations with logistics providers, including freight forwarders, carriers, integrators, warehouse operators, customs brokers, and strategic 3PL partners.
Strong commercial acumen with hands-on experience in contract structuring, freight rate models, indexation, accessorial and surcharge governance, should-cost analysis, total cost of ownership, service credits, claims, liability provisions, and performance-based agreements.
Strong understanding of APAC logistics market dynamics, international transportation lanes, Incoterms, customs and trade requirements, capacity cycles, and operational drivers of cost, service, and risk.
Ability to operate at both strategic and executive levels, influencing senior stakeholders while balancing cost, service, resilience, quality, compliance, working capital, and sustainability.
Experience working in global, matrixed organizations with strong cross-regional and cross-functional collaboration.
Strong analytical capability and confidence using e-sourcing platforms, TMS, freight benchmarking tools, Excel/Power BI or similar analytics, and supplier performance dashboards.
Excellent written and verbal English communication skills; ability to work across cultures, time zones, and APAC markets.
Willingness to travel regionally and occasionally globally as required.
MBA, Master's degree, or equivalent professional procurement certification (Preferred).
Direct experience with global container freight and airfreight sourcing across major trade lanes, including Singapore, Australia, Southeast Asia, China, Trans-Pacific, Europe and broader Asia Pacific markets (Preferred).
Experience in healthcare, medical technology, pharmaceutical, life sciences, or other regulated supply chain environments (Preferred).
Exposure to customs brokerage, trade compliance, bonded warehousing, and cross-border logistics requirements across APAC (Preferred).
Experience contributing to procurement or supply chain transformation initiatives, including digital tools, analytics, standardization, supplier governance, and sustainability programs (Preferred).

Skills

Logistics procurement
Category management
Strategic sourcing
Freight procurement
Supply chain commercial leadership
Container freight
Airfreight
Express/parcel
Freight forwarding
Customs brokerage
Warehousing
Domestic transportation
3PL/4PL services
Category strategy development
Market analysis
Spend analytics
Supplier segmentation
Sourcing pipeline management
Supplier governance
Negotiation
Contract structuring
Freight rate models
Indexation
Accessorial and surcharge governance
Should-cost analysis
Total cost of ownership
Service credits
Claims
Liability provisions
Performance-based agreements
APAC logistics market dynamics
International transportation lanes
Incoterms
Customs and trade requirements
Capacity cycles
e-sourcing platforms
TMS
Freight benchmarking tools
Excel/Power BI
Supplier performance dashboards
Written and verbal English communication
Cross-cultural communication
Global mindset
Change leadership
Collaboration

Location

Singapore
Sydney, Australia

Work Type

Regional engagement
Occasional global collaboration outside standard local working hours

Experience Level

Senior
10 to 15+ years of progressive experience

Education Level

Bachelor's degree in supply chain, Logistics, Business, Industrial Engineering, or a related field
MBA, Master's degree, or equivalent professional procurement certification (Preferred)

About the Company

ResMed operates in a healthy, high-growth business environment with significant supply chain transformation underway.
Joining us is more than saying “yes” to making the world a healthier place. It’s discovering a career that’s challenging, supportive and inspiring.
Where a culture driven by excellence helps you not only meet your goals, but also create new ones.
We focus on creating a diverse and inclusive culture, encouraging individual expression in the workplace and thrive on the innovative ideas this generates.
If this sounds like the workplace for you, apply now!
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