Supply Planning Manager｜サプライプランニングマネージャー

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Job details

Company overview

Our client is one of the world's leading suppliers of coatings solutions. Coatings division develops, produces and sells a range of innovative and sustainable high-quality products, including coatings for automotive OEMs and refinish coatings, as well as surface treatment agents for metal, plastic and glass substrates, contributing to a variety of industries.
They treat, color, protect and enhance the performance of different types of surfaces that require specific properties. Their customer-centric approach, deep expertise and their focus on innovation in coatings drive our coating solutions. They serve their customers in markets all over the world by providing them with functional, sophisticated designs, while meeting their technical and quality requirements in an environmentally friendly and aesthetic way.

Responsibilities

Lead the supply planning team in Japan to meet the demand plan, to achieve defined business targets, and to support profitable business growth.
Be a key player and contribute to the S&OP “Sales & Operation Planning” activities of the related business unit(s).
Drive continuous improvement with KPIs tracking.

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■Main responsibilities:

•  Leadership:
  • Lead the supply planning team in Japan to achieve defined business targets. 
  • Coach and develop the team based on the development needs and performance evaluation. 
  • Improve the supply chain capability, reliability, efficiency and agility of the team to enable profitable business growth.
• Supply Planning Processes:
  • Design and implement the supply planning processes (master production planning, tolling planning, merchandise planning and raw material planning). 
  • Collaborate closely with the relevant business stakeholders to ensure smooth flows of information and materials, and to respond effectively and efficiently to customer needs. 
• Inventory Management:
  • Establish and implement inventory control procedures in order to maintain optimal stock level to fulfil customers’ needs, at optimal warehousing cost and working capital cost. 
  • Manage dysfunctional and slow-moving stock proactively to minimize working capital cost and avoid inventory scrapping.
• Performance Management:
  • Define and monitor supply chain KPIs, identify potential drawbacks, take corrective measures, and drive continuous improvement.
• Cost Management:
  • Optimize service levels and logistics costs. 
  • Proactively look for efficiency gains, operational excellence and cost savings opportunities to contribute to the company’s profitability.
• Collaboration:
  • Maintain strongly collaborative working relationship with:
  • Internal business partners: demand planner, CSO, production, QC/QM, customization, procurement, platforms, account, EHS
  • External business partners: suppliers, tollers, logistics service providers

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Requirements

■Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Logistics or related fields
• Minimum 10 years of working experience in supply chain management
• Minimum 3 years of solid leadership experience
• Experience of DG storage and handling requirements
• Sound supply chain knowledge and experience 
• English – professional working proficiency level
• System/tool experience: SAP, Microsoft Word / Excel /
• Powerpoint, WMS/MES

Salary

9 - 12 million yen

Location

Kanagawa