Job Description

This role is accountable to plan & implement Logistics and Customer Service projects, in order to keep business up-to-date to industry standard and meet customers in Japan / oversea requirements from order taking, 3PL management, system usage and quality of deliveries.

・To actively identify the optimization potential for distribution networks by analyzing current & future material flows (finished goods & raw materials, inbound & outbound), manufacturing locations, tollers, and distribution points considering capabilities, risks, and synergies by turning them into technically viable concepts

・To capture, structure, and prioritize operational design requirements, business models & goals by working directly with Business Units/Sites; taking overall leadership responsibility for turning viable concepts into competitive customer solutions

・To conduct complex impact analysis on cost and service (at optimum vertical distribution levels) for facilities to be deployed (using a calculated optimal plan) by applying engineering design, visualizing dimensions (e.g. supplier-customer-map, lead times, cost, compliance), mapping processes and inter-linkages, validating model inputs and outputs with key stakeholders, providing cost and benefit transparency, making final and comprehensive network structure proposal including workability alignment with Procurement that supports strategies, and drives cost & inventory optimization

Lead/Support projects in Customer Fulfilment team by effectively communicating with and getting the buy-in from business teams, group functions and other stakeholders on expectations and drive projects through successful completion to realize benefits

・Develop and implement logistics standard procedures and ensure high service levels at minimum cost

・Analyze the various Supply Chain Processes in Japan and provide consultancy in improving the processes by developing and implementing innovative solutions and concepts

・Support decision making for incremental upgrades or changes to network setup

・Alignment of resources and priorities

・Maintain cost estimates for services/business setup

・Support in resolving regular tactical transportation issues working directly with teams in Logistics Operations, Business Units, Supply Chain, Sites, Quality Assurance as well as Procurement and external Logistics Service Providers (LSP)

To start a position, (depending on experience of the candidate) it is required to work operational tasks with Customer Fulfilment team (i.e. logistics, customer service tasks incl. SAP operation) for a certain period of time to gain hands-on knowledge in order to lead projects in the organization.

Work Experience

・Experience in Experience in Supply Chain Management/Logistics, Business Process analysis, Industrial engineering

・Project Management Experience in an international environment

Job specific Competencies & Skills

・Experience in Supply Chain Management/Logistics and Project Management

・Effective communication and social skills as well as fluency in Japanese / English Language

・Best practices exchange / implementation experience in an international environment

・Profound customer-orientation and high level of business acumen

・Ability, willingness and strong collaboration mindset to work in a complex, fast moving and innovation driven environment

・Strong communication and presentation skills and ability to convince interface partners

・Excellent problem-solving skills and strong result-orientation