Pipeline Planning Expert

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Company overview

We are the Japanese subsidiary of a U.S.-based international food company, widely operating in the fields of food, pet care, and snacks. We are particularly known for our chocolates, candies, and pet foods. We offer a range of internationally recognized brands to the domestic market, including colorful chocolate candies, snack bars, and pet foods. We are committed to product quality and strive to enhance customer satisfaction while emphasizing sustainable business practices. Specifically, we actively engage in environmental protection and social contribution activities, aiming to coexist harmoniously with local communities. To meet consumer needs, we continuously pursue the development of new products and the improvement of our services.

Responsibilities

• Manage Supply KPIs

- Manages supply pipeline independently with minimum supports from line manager.
- Optimize inventory level by analysing the data to deliver cash target.
- Visualize future supply pipeline risks timely and lead the counter/ preventive actions for the earliest resolution.
- Analyse and recommend the appropriate safety stock level with actions for optimization as a roadmap to meet cash target.
- Drive changes and Supply Chain transformation proactively by contributing to supply chain lean projects (i.e. process improvement, system implementation, and digitalization etc.) to deliver business KPI (growth, earnings, cash).

- Deliver quality products on-time with optimized costs by playing a key role as a supply chain representative at cross-functional Task Force meeting.

• Drive Cross-function Collaborations

- Identify opportunities and propose new and/or continuous improvement ideas where the team and the cross-functional team could work more effectively and efficiently together

• Lead Team Engagement

- Propose the contents of team building and team meeting, facilitate the meeting time to time, and proactively participate in the discussion in face to face either on-line or off-line.

• Drive Supply Chain Transformation and Innovation Projects

- Deliver Supply Chain Transformation projects, collaborating with Senior Project Manager, Logistics Transformation Manager, and Digital Project Manager.

- Contribute to delivering innovation products and recipe/ package change projects in market, collaborating with Activity Manager and Task Force team.

• Drive Cross-function Collaborations
• When any gaps are identified, demonstrate a proactive and growth mindset and volunteer to tackle to solve them even beyond own responsibilities.
• Heighten perspective, collaborate, and influence cross-functional team.

Requirements

• Supply Chain Management Skills
• Supply Planning/ Inventory Management/ Cost Management experience
• SAP Knowledge
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field
• English: Business Level (TOEIC >800)
• Japanese: Native level

Salary

8 - 11 million yen

Location

Tokyo

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Emmeline Tang
Supply Chain Management

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