Logistics Planning & Optimization Specialist

The Opportunity As a Logistics Planning & Optimization Experienced Professional at Hitachi Energy Thailand, you will play a crucial role in implementing and continuously optimizing the Transport, Trade & Logistics (TT&L) operations. You will manage daily operational KPIs and drive continuous improvement of TT&L processes, tools, and services. Your efforts will ensure goods are shipped efficiently while meeting quality, legal, and cost parameters. How You’ll Make An Impact

• You will utilize various transportation software systems for material movement, planning, and scheduling, including customs and trade applications, prepare and update monthly logistics schedules to ensure timely deliveries to warehouse and production locations and coordinate product delivery schedules with customers.
• You will track the location and movement of inventory, finished goods, and raw materials via all transport modes, re-routing freight as needed to meet demands and minimize costs, communicate fulfillment status to Logistics and Sales organizations as appropriate.
• You will work closely with transport service providers and brokers to ensure efficient execution of processes, obtain necessary transport permits and codes, prepare proper transportation paperwork and import/export documentation.
• You will support the development and implementation of improved processes and systems, maintaining master data, identify improvement areas, define root causes, and apply process improvement methodologies and active change management and standardize transportation processes to ensure all parties follow the nominated processes for transport execution.
• You will ensure compliance with all local and global shipping regulations, optimize the distribution network and customs procedures, and leverage possible free trade benefits, implement pre-defined Best Practices and identify and describe new Best Practices to ensure high-standard operations across TT&L.
• You will work closely with transport partners to resolve issues and provide direction, share, launch, and deliver continuous improvement projects within the transportation area and deliver on budget and targets within the framework, ensuring Logistics performance targets are achieved.
• Living Hitachi Energy's core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.

Your Background

• You hold bachelor in Logistics Management or MBA in Logistics or Operations Management from a recognized institute.
• Minimum of 5+ years of relevant experience in logistics and supply chain management.
• Experience supporting Logistics and Customs operations in Thailand.
• Full understanding of local transportation (within country), import, export, trade and customs operations.
• Good relationships with local and global transport suppliers.
• Knowledge of SAP GTS Customs Management and SAP S/4HANA is preferred.
• Proficiency in both spoken and written in Thai and English is required.

We offer Benefits At Hitachi Energy Thailand, we offer a suite of employee benefits to complement our pay offering, supporting employees’ financial, physical and mental wellbeing:

• 1 month of guaranteed bonus (Fix bonus) plus Performance Bonus. (Depending on employee’s performance result and Business performance).
• 10 days annual leave (Service year 0-5), 15 days annual leave (Service year 6-10), flexible working policy, flexibility working time.
• Benefit according to local standards: Heath-care insurance benefits to employees and their dependents, annual health checkup, Provident Funds (employees can contribute up to 15%).
• Growth possibility: Learning and development platform, career movement opportunity within organization.
• Possibility to gain experience in international environment.

Please be advised that the benefits provided may differ depending on the employee’s country of hire. Publication date : 2026-10-15