Specialist, Service Quality

About the Company
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APL Logistics provides innovative, global supply-chain solutions across Automotive, Consumer, Industrial and Retail markets. These solutions include Order Management, Distribution & Fulfillment, Customs Brokerage and Transportation products delivered across six regions. We also pioneered the use of visual data analysis and offer a robust Data Management and Analytics product suite to help you understand and solve complex problems that span systems and processes. Our brand was built alongside a culture of deep customer focus and attention, and we are known for providing flexible solutions to complex problems.

Job Purpose

This position ensures efficient, effective and optimal use of processes, applications, and

communication to ensure service excellence within the company. The role will work closely with

APLL functional teams and will focus on implementation of new processes as well as analyzing

current processes to identify and implement efficiency and service delivery opportunities including

global profile administration and user access control.

Also, this role is expected to ensure efficient, effective and optimal use of processes, applications,

and communication to ensure service excellence within the company. The role focuses on process

improvement activities, implementation of new processes, as well as analyzing current processes

to identify and implement efficiency and service delivery opportunities in close cooperation with

frontline offices and regional management.

The job holder will ensure:

• Improved processes are described, documented, implemented and adhered to correctly and with appropriate KPI's and associated SLA's, for new and existing business, and for corporate policies and processes.
• Business processes are subject to regular review and improvement.
• Business systems developments (new systems and enhancements to existing systems) take into account the needs of customers and the user community in their country, that requirements are properly documented, systems are properly tested, and deployments are efficiently managed (including training and associated process changes) within GBS sites
• Support customer implementation projects, in order to provide a successful implementation.
• Lead or support other internal projects typically to reduce our cost to serve and/or enhance our customer service levels.

Roles & Responsibilities

Service Quality

• Support process design of standard processes in cooperation with GBS Operations and SQ function.
• Monitor processes and KPI, suggest, test and implement improvements.
• Ensure deployment of defined processes (coordination with internal and potentially 3rd parties).
• Ensure proper documentation of all processes.
• Act as a change management facilitator for implementations of new processes and applications.
• Support customer implementation projects.
• Coordination of project related tasks
• Creation, publication and updating of project plans including collection and delivery of regular implementation status
• Maintain & monitor list and status of ongoing project initiatives or tech enhancements with APLL organization
• Support User Acceptance Tests (UAT) including providing input / initiating APLL system enhancements
• Create and/or update user profiles in ACSr, GFF, LSS, SAP, or other relevant systems used within GBS site
• Monitor Acct Upd and Service Quality mailboxes and communicate relevant and appropriate updates to rest of GBS members

Process Improvement and Innovation

• Assist in developing training or reference materials to improve user learning and experience in for GBS processes
• Propose topics to Global SQ community in support of above
• Support customer implementation projects, in order to provide a successful implementation.
• Collaborate with FSSC leads and other global stakeholders to identify process improvements/standardization that optimize efficiency and improve quality
• Lead or support other internal projects typically to reduce our cost to serve and/or enhance our customer service levels
• Work on raw data from multiple data sources and provide meaningful analytics to detect anomalies/outliners.
• Collaborate with Process Owners to produce financial analytics and reporting using financial systems to reduce revenue and cost leakage.
• Perform root cause analysis and identify core issues/process gaps using data; includes recommending improvements that guide the organisation to improve profitability and internal controls.
• Support annual Control Self-Assessment (CSA) exercise for FSSC.
• Support process design of standard processes in cooperation with GBS
• Ensure deployment of defined processes (coordination with internal and potentially 3rd parties).
• Ensure proper documentation of all processes.
• Act as a change management facilitator for implementations of new processes and applications.
• Support customer implementation projects.
• Coordination of project related tasks
• Creation, publication and updating of project plans including collection and delivery of regular implementation status
• Maintain & monitor list and status of ongoing project initiatives or tech enhancements with APLL organization
• • Organise and support training for new and existing users.

Qualifications & Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Logistics, English, Business Management, or a related field
• 3–5 years of experience in an international logistics environment, with exposure to process improvement or related fields relevant to APL Logistics
• Minimum Yellow Belt training or certification in Lean Six Sigma is preferred
• Strong understanding of APL Logistics' operational activities, customer solutions, and related IT applications
• Proficient in MS Office applications
• Excellent communication skills in English and the local language, both written and verbal
• Strong organizational and planning skills, with the ability to prioritize and meet deadlines
• Analytical, methodical, and logical approach to problem-solving with a global, solutionfocused mindset
• Ability to quickly understand and apply new or existing systems and functionalities to enhance customer service
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively in a multicultural environment
• High attention to detail and accuracy
• Experience in project and change management
• Skilled in processing documentation and creative thinking
• Passionate about service excellence and continuous improvement