Published: 01 Dec 2022

PT Anugerah Pharmindo Lestari (APL) is the only pharmaceutical distribution company that does not have its own factory. This is different from several other pharmaceutical distribution companies, which have their own factories. By not having its own factory, APL can become more independent in serving its customers. This was emphasized by Leonardo Mihardja, Talent Acquisition Manager of APL, in the event Virtual Internship & Career Fair (VICF) 2022 on Tuesday (29/11). VICF is an event organized by the Bureau of Internship and Career Center (ICC) at President University (Presuniv). This event aims to bring together students who are looking for internships or recent graduates who need jobs with companies looking for student internships or wanting to recruit new employees.

APL has participated in the VICF event many times. Last Tuesday, APL, which has more than 2.800 employees, offered a number of internship opportunities for Presuniv students at APL's Network Distribution Center (NDC), located in the Jababeka industrial area, Cikarang. "We are one of the largest pharmaceutical distribution companies in Indonesia. We already exist at 471 cities in Indonesia, serving over 26.000 direct outlets and 60.000 indirect outlets, and managing over 6.500 stock keeping units," Leonardo explained. This condition made APL unable to manage its inventory manually. That's why APL then uses the Enterprise Resource Planning application from SAP. "We are the first pharmaceutical distribution company in Indonesia to use SAP," said Leonardo. Regarding NDC, continued Leonardo, this is arguably the biggest and best warehouse for pharmaceutical products. The facility, which was established in 2020, has also received ISO 9001 certification. (JB Susetiyo, PR team. Photo: JB Susetiyo)