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SINGAPORE – German logistics company DB Schenker will add 251 positions here as part of its expansion plans in Singapore.
The company will progressively hire in areas such as artificial intelligence, data analytics and process engineering, VP of contract logistics and supply chain management Catherine Soo told The Straits Times on Friday (September 11).
DB Schenker, the logistics arm of German rail operator Deutsche Bahn, recently opened a new $ 163 million warehouse in the Singapore Airport Logistics Park free trade zone in Changi.
The facility, the firm’s largest investment worldwide, spans more than 550,000 square feet on five floors, which is roughly the size of seven football fields.
With the addition of the new warehouse, the 13 DB Schenker facilities in Singapore now span 2.8 million square feet.
Ms Soo said that the Red Lion warehouse has provided a good platform for staff to be exposed to new ways of working in an industry that has a greater focus on innovation.
The warehouse has several automated functions, including an in-house designed robotic arm that uses 3D vision to collect, label and package products simultaneously.
“This automation substantially lightens the manual workload,” said Ms Soo, adding that she can cope with the constant changes and variations of the products that the company handles.
Red Lion also uses technologies that accelerate the handling of air cargo imports and exports by approximately 40 percent faster.
This is especially useful when handling orders for customers with high order volumes, such as those in the consumer and e-commerce industries, he said.
The new DB Schenker facility also uses several sustainable features, such as 1,440 photovoltaic solar panels. Together, the features reduce energy use by approximately 35 percent.
The firm, which has been in Singapore for 50 years, established a team center of performance excellence to drive business analysis, change management and risk-based decision-making approach here in January.
She intends to continue collaborating with institutes of higher education on relevant supply chain projects, added Ms Soo.
“We hope these exchanges, along with input from our operational experiences, will help develop the next generation of supply chain professionals in this industry.”
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