[Kyushu] Supply Chain Manager

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Job details

Company overview

Our client is a tier-one automotive supplier of plastic fuel systems and emission reduction related fluids systems.

Responsibilities

Supply Chain Manager mission is to organize the flow of material and information of the plant in a manner that optimizes the factory efficiency & effectiveness in terms of customer service / stock level / site productivity (warehouse directly and production part indirectly) / logistics costs.
Main responsibilities:

• Provide leadership at plant level on supply chain topics (customer service, demand management, warehousing, stock level, productivity and costs)
• Mentoring and coaching team members (planning, warehouse, SAP as required)
• Contribute and drive the flawless implementation of the site Supply Chain related action plans while constantly reviewing SC overall performance which implies continuously improving and/or re-engineering material and information flows & work processes.
• Ensure high level smooth collaboration with all SC stakeholders (purchasing, production, finance, HR, suppliers and clients)
• Contributes to Asia Supply Chain & Purchasing activities and performs various reporting timely Integrated Management System (IMS)
• Outline the key responsibilities for this position in regards of Integrated Management System (Quality, Safety, Environment)
• As a manager, he /she ensures that his/her team is informed and trained about Quality, Safety and Environment requirements and respects the related rules.
• He/She is accountable for the IMS process management within his perimeter of responsibility.
• Within his/her scope of responsibility, he/she respects the standards and rules in terms of Quality, Safety and Environment contributing to the IMS process management and improvement.

Requirements

Minimum requirements:

• Education: BS or MSc in Supply Chain Management
• 10 years of relevant experience acquired in manufacturing sectors renowned for Supply Chain Excellence as Planning leader AND warehouse leader.
• Experience in building integrated Supply Chain organization
• Strong leadership skills are required
• Ability to build a performing SC team organization : structure, roles & responsibilities, processes, procedures and work instruction
• Robust team management experience.
• Good safety awareness
• Good communication and interpersonal skills to build relationships with different stakeholders (external and internal). Act as a facilitator.
• Fluent in English (reading, writing and speaking) and Japanese.

Preferred qualifications:

• Relevant experience successfully supervising major SAP projects (MRP, production planning…) related to supply chain activities is a plus.
• Skills in SAP (at least one of following modules MM,PP,SD,WM) are a plus
• Bi-cultural profile / overseas experience / foreign company experience a major plus

Salary

10 - 12 million yen

Location

Other