Initiative Operations and Physical Distribution Leader

The Initiative Operations & Physical Distribution Leader is responsible for delivering end-to-end supply chain readiness and physical distribution excellence across the Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, and Vietnam markets. The role serves as the single point of accountability for initiative execution, product launches, portfolio changes, supply chain transitions, logistics operations, warehousing, transportation, and distribution network performance.

This leader drives successful execution of innovations, relaunches, promotions, and product transitions while ensuring operational readiness, service delivery, inventory optimization, cost competitiveness, and market supply continuity. The role requires strong collaboration across Commercial, Planning, Manufacturing, Logistics, Artwork, Master Data, Finance, and external logistics partners.

Role Responsibilities

• Own operational readiness and critical paths for innovations, launches, relaunches, portfolio changes, transitions, and discontinuations.
• Coordinate planning, manufacturing, logistics, artwork, regulatory, quality, master data, finance, and commercial teams to meet launch and Start of Shipment commitments.
• Lead warehousing, transportation, inventory deployment, and distribution capacity across the cluster to protect service and supply continuity.
• Monitor launch, service, inventory, logistics cost, and OTIF performance; resolve risks and disruptions through clear mitigation and escalation.
• Drive network optimization, productivity, automation, and continuous improvement while minimizing transition write-offs and inventory scrap.
• Manage 3PL and logistics partner performance, governance, contracts, safety, quality, and regulatory compliance.
• Provide leadership visibility on readiness, performance, risks, and decisions, and build supply chain capability across markets.

What Success Looks Like

• Reliable execution: On-time, compliant launches with products ready to order, ship, and support at market entry.
• Service and continuity: Strong OTIF, fill rate, and resilient supply across all markets.
• Cost and inventory performance: Competitive logistics cost, optimized inventory, and controlled transition losses.
• Partner performance: Consistent 3PL service, safety, quality, and compliance.

Role Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Logistics, Operations, Business, or a related discipline.
• 12+ years in supply chain operations, logistics, planning, initiative management, or physical distribution.
• Proven leadership of multi-country operations and cross-functional transformation, with strong Philippines market experience.
• Experience working in regional APAC markets as the role requires market knowledge to develop strategies.
• Experience managing 3PLs, distribution networks, and senior stakeholders.
• SAP ERP and supply chain systems; planning, logistics, inventory, and master data processes.
• Project and initiative management, data analysis, reporting, and continuous improvement.
• Strategic, results-oriented leadership and sound decision-making.
• Strong stakeholder influence, change management, and executive communication.
• Cross-cultural collaboration, problem-solving, and continuous improvement mindset

About us

We produce globally recognized brands and we grow the best business leaders in the industry. With a portfolio of trusted brands as diverse as ours, it is paramount our leaders are able to lead with courage the vast array of brands, categories and functions. We serve consumers around the world with one of the strongest portfolios of trusted, quality, leadership brands, including Always®, Ariel®, Gillette®, Head & Shoulders®, Herbal Essences®, Oral-B®, Pampers®, Pantene®, Tampax® and more. Our community includes operations in approximately 70 countries worldwide.  

Visit http://www.pg.com to know more.  

Our consumers are diverse and our talents - internally - mirror this diversity to best serve it. That is why we’re committed to building a winning culture based on Inclusion and our ideal candidate is passionate about the same principle: you will join our daily effort of being “in touch” so we craft brands and products to improve the lives of the world’s consumers now and in the future. We want you to inspire us with your unrivalled ideas.  

We are committed to providing equal opportunities in employment. We do not discriminate against individuals on the basis of race, color, gender, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, citizenship, disability, veteran status, HIV/AIDS status, or any other legally protected factor.