Senior Inventory Controller | シニア在庫管理者

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Job details

Company overview

Our client is a international pet food manufacturer.

Responsibilities

The Senior Inventory Controller is responsible for maintaining a stable supply through:

• Forecasting of mid-long term warehouse utilization
• Developing strategies to ensure appropriate warehouse capacity based on the forecast of warehouse utilization
• Setting appropriate stock level for each product
• Establishing operational processes to balance inventories between warehouses in short term by collaborating with key stakeholders (Pillars, BP&O, Finance, Demand planning, Supply planning, Logistics operations, CS and factory operation team)

Main responsibilities:

• Develop company warehouse strategies to ensure appropriate warehouse capacity based on the forecast of warehouse utilization by taking initiative with logistics operation
• Control the short-term stock level among each warehouse to avoid out of stock by considering the cost of stock movement from warehouse to warehouse
• Optimize the stock management process among each warehouse by leading all end-to-end supply chain teams including supply planning, logistics operation, 3PL and CS.
• Establish appropriate inventory levels by closely working Pillars, Finance, demand planning, supply planning and logistics operations and review regularly
• Join S&OP processes as key participant to update warehouse capacity situation with action required and to support business activities
• Take the lead on mid-long term, supply stability action which is related to the Warehouse capacity and forecast of warehouse utilization. Periodically facilitate the communication session with the
• Pillar, BP&O, demand planning, supply planning and logistics operation and share the key points with transparency.
• Maintain the stock data between, Physical/ ERP / WMS to keep a data accuracy and take the initiative to follow-up on root causes analysis and work cross-functionally to work on the process improvement

Requirements

Minimum requirements:

• In-depth experience in warehouse management
• Basic knowledge of finance and supply chain management
• Project management skills
• Cross-functional communication skills
• Strong analytical skills and data management skills
• Ability to negotiate with external stakeholders including 3PLs
• 3 - 5 years working experience in supply chain field

Preferred qualifications:

• 2+ years of working experience at a multinational company
• Working experience abroad

Salary

7 - 9 million yen

Location

Yokohama