Supply Chain Solutions and Solutions Governance Partner.

The Company
Founded in 1955, Yusen Logistics is a global supply chain logistics company that provides ocean and air freight forwarding, warehousing, distribution services, and supply chain management – a seamlessly connected suite of supply chain solutions that delivers superior value, reliability, and expertise. Yusen Logistics is committed to developing employees that deliver consistent quality and service to our customers, and providing them with the skills, training, support, and opportunities they need to be successful. As a company we’re dedicated to a culture of continuous improvement, ensuring everyone who works with us is committed, connected and creative in making us the world’s preferred choice.

About The Role.
This role serves as the primary counterpart to the Yusen Logistic Europe (YLEU) Supply Chain Solutions (SCS) team for projects spanning multiple Business Units, regions, and business models across Europe. The incumbent will lead the establishment of a structured decision-making framework for IT solution development and implementation within the region, ensuring alignment with global strategies and objectives.
As the key liaison between Global Headquarters (GHQ), YLEU IT, and YLEU SCS teams, the role provides strategic guidance on selecting appropriate IT platforms, shares best practices and operational examples from other regions, and supports solution design to ensure transparency and consistency in decision-making.
Additionally, the position provides advisory support for cross-regional and multi-business-unit projects, oversees PMO communications, and monitors emerging technologies and market trends to drive innovation and support product development initiatives in Europe.

Key Responsibilities

1. Strategic Decision-Making
• Establish and lead a decision-making committee to determine development priorities and platform usage for solution requests within the EU region.
• Ensure transparency by including representatives from YLEU IT and YLE SCS (LLP & 4PL) to maintain alignment with GHQ direction.
• Conduct regular and ad hoc meetings with key stakeholders to align development priorities.
• Implement standardized processes to support consistent, efficient decision-making across regions.

2. Solution Support
• Partner with the YLEU SCS business team to address solution design gaps using GHQ resources, case studies, and best practices.
• Participate in customer or operational meetings when necessary to understand requirements and business needs.
• Collaborate with the global SCS network to support opportunity pursuits and solution alignment across different European markets.

3. EU PMO and Governance Function
• Represent GHQ in monthly PMO meetings with YLEU SCS stakeholders to share updates on project development and progress across European and other regional initiatives.
• Participate in GHQ Product Development (PD) weekly meetings to report on regional progress, propose new initiatives, and request product enhancements.

4. Market and Product Research
• Engage in customer meetings, industry events, and trade exhibitions to identify market trends, emerging technologies, and evolving customer needs in Europe.
• Conduct competitive research to identify capability gaps between YL SCS and market expectations.
• Propose practical actions and recommendations to close identify gaps and strengthen the regional product portfolio.

5. Reporting and Escalation
• Provide regular updates to GHQ Product Development and SCS-IT teams on project progress, system development, and market trends.
• Escalate potential conflicts or issues within the committee to GHQ PD and seek resolution through the Steering Team.

Qualifications
Education:
• Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Logistics, Engineering, Supply Chain Management, or a related discipline.

Experience:
• Minimum of 10 years’ experience in the logistics or supply chain industry, including exposure to digital logistics, consulting, or IT-driven solution development.
• Proven experience working within multinational environments and collaborating with global and regional teams.

Skills and Competencies:
• Deep understanding of supply chain solution design, implementation, and management.
• Strong experience in project management or solution engineering within an international or matrix organization.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and deliver supply chain-related projects and solutions.
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and conceptual thinking skills.
• Strong communication, presentation, and stakeholder management abilities.
• Proven negotiation and relationship-building capabilities with cross-functional teams.
• In-depth knowledge of global logistics, IT systems and applications.
• Fluent in English; additional European languages are an advantage.


What we offer.

A unique opportunity to engage, drive and develop yourself in a global company. This role comes with a great deal of freedom, responsibilities and challenges. Naturally we offer a competitive salary and benefits.

Diversity Statement.

At Yusen we are committed to fostering a working environment that embraces diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) for all our employees and stakeholders. We are an equal opportunity employer that recognizes the value of a diverse workforce. Benefiting from creative solution derived as a result of embracing differences. All qualified individuals will receive consideration for employment.