Supply Chain Specialist (Fixed-Term Hire)

Job Title: Supply Chain Specialist

Reporting to: Supply Chain Manager

Location: Manila, Philippines

Work Type: Fixed-Term Contract (6 Months)

Work Set-up: Onsite

Brighter futures start here

As an Australian brand for innovative home and lifestyle products, we've been brightening up everyday life for families for over 50 years; At our stores, distribution centers, and offices in Australia and New Zealand, all around the globe and now in the Philippines. Our diverse and inclusive 47,000 strong global team works together to offer families products that customers can love and use every day at prices that are irresistibly low. We’re results-driven and evolving rapidly, offering challenging work you can be proud of. At Anko, we value your uniqueness because it’s not just what you do, but who you are, that makes everyday living brighter.

In joint venture with the Ayala Corporation and Kmart Group Australia, the first Anko store in the Philippines was launched late 2024 in Makati with six stores now available across Metro Manila. These Anko stores provide shoppers with quality, design, and affordability all in one place with products across key categories like home, kitchen, toys, and beauty.

Join the team

We are looking for a Supply Chain Specialist on a 6-month fixed-term contract to manage end‑to‑end logistics and supply chain operations, ensuring timely, cost‑effective, and compliant movement of goods from international suppliers through to local warehousing and store replenishment . This role will oversee freight coordination, shipment tracking, 3PL performance, inventory accuracy, and value‑added services, while proactively managing risks such as demurrage, damaged goods, and disposal requirements. The Supply Chain Specialist will also play a key role in cost control by validating shipping documents, optimizing landed costs through Free Trade Agreements, and ensuring billing accuracy and financial compliance.

What you'll be doing:

As the Supply Chain Specialist of Anko in the Philippines, you will be the key brand representative in the market with responsibility for:

1. Logistics & Supply Chain Oversight

• Freight Management: Coordination with international freight forwarders and shipping lines for Certificates of Origin, other concerns with shipment orders.

• Shipment Tracking: Monitoring the whole supply chain cycle up until "Last Mile" from Philippine ports (like Manila South Harbor, MICP, NAIA) to the local warehouse (GR).

• Demurrage Control: Avoiding or at most, minimizing additional costs by ensuring containers are pulled out and returned within the "free time" period.

• Outbound Tracking : Store replenishment order and fulfillment monitoring and reverse logistics.

• 3PL management : Monitoring of 3PL operations, service quality and accuracy, and KPIs management.

• Damaged Goods Handling: Act as support in coordinating and making follow ups on reports and claims

• Inventory Management: Maintain inventory accuracy in system for both the company and its 3PL, adjusting if necessary.

• Disposal Coordination: If any disposal is required, this role will coordinate with the 3PL to ensure the disposal process aligns with the company’s requirements.

• VAS (Value-Added Services) coordination: communicate ICC label and other VAS activity requests with the 3PL in accordance to importation, merchandising, and sales requirements.

2. Financial Management

• Cost Optimization: Reviewing landed cost computations and finding ways to utilize Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) like ACFTA or ATIGA to reduce duties.
• Document Verification: Ensuring the accuracy of Commercial Invoices, Packing Lists, and Bills of Lading to avoid BOC "Alert Orders" or penalties.
• Billing Validation : Ensuring the correct rates are billed and supported by actual invoices.

Customs & Regulatory Compliance

• BOC Liaison: Serves as the primary point of contact for the Bureau of Customs and ensuring all shipments comply with the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act (CMTA) .
• Tariff Classification (HSCode): Correctly classify goods under the ASEAN Harmonized Tariff Nomenclature (AHTN) to ensure accurate duty and tax payments in coordination with Product Compliance team, Brokers, and other internal stakeholders.
• License and Accreditations Management : Ensures all import related licenses are applied for and maintained, recommend accreditations that would be beneficial to the company.
• Risk Management : Ensure that the company is and will always be compliant to all Bureau of Customs memorandum orders and to all other government agencies; Primary point person should their audits initiated by any government agency.

To be successful in this role you'll have:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Customs Administration, Logistics, Supply Chain Management, or Business.
• Licensed Customs Broker (LCB) is an advantage
• Experience: 5-10 years of experience in a product compliance role within retail, import/export, or manufacturing, with exposure to a variety of consumer product categories. Direct experience in a general merchandise retail environment
• Skills: High attention to detail, "crisis management" capabilities to handle port congestion or shipping delays.

We are excited to have conversations with anyone who feels this could be the right next step in their career, so even if you don’t tick all the boxes listed above, we’d still love for you to apply!

A place you can belong

At Anko we celebrate the rich diversity of the communities in which we operate and are committed to creating inclusive and safe environments where all our team members can contribute and succeed. We believe that all team members should feel valued, respected, and safe irrespective of your gender, ethnicity, indigeneity, religious beliefs, education, age, disability, family responsibilities, sexual orientation and gender identity and we encourage applications from all candidates.

If you would like to explore a career with Anko and this sounds like the perfect role for you - apply now!

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Equal Employment Opportunity

Anko JV Company, Inc. is committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where all applicants and employees are treated with dignity and respect. We provide equal employment opportunities regardless of age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, civil status, religion, disability, ethnicity, nationality, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. All employment decisions are based on qualifications, performance, and business needs.