Associate Manager,Logistics Operations

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This role has responsibility for Logistics Operations for the Japan market which covers Warehouse Management and Domestic Transportation. The role delivers excellence in customer service at the lowest cost. They are the owner of the interface with the Logistics Service Provider(s) (LSPs) and SCJ personnel to drive continuous improvement, cost reduction initiatives, meet aggressive budget expectations, and economize/right-size the material handling fleet. This role drives ongoing network distribution modeling efforts to ensure that low operational costs and high service expectations are optimized. The role should be knowledgeable in Lean principles and practices as applicable for warehouse operations and management

SCJ has a regional logistics structure. Even though this role will manage North Asia initially, opportunities for managing regional APAC projects and possibly more countries in future are immense

Develop LSP/3PL partnerships and manage country Logistics performance. Interface of the country business needs to the logistics function.

Service

• Manage the LSP(s) to meet budget and operational key performance indicators (KPIs), including case cuts due to WH
• Stakeholder management – Business, International transport team, Inventory team, Finance & Planning
• Ensure DC(s) are operated in full compliance to all relevant SCJ and country legal standards regarding health and safety, environmental, dangerous goods management, transport, GEN24 and import / export regulations
• Manage delivery of goods to distributors in Korea.   

Cash

• Inventory management within the network

Cost

• Deliver budget expectation
• Cost savings through sustainable continuous improvement
• Deployment of global network modelling tools
• Route to market optimization
• External benchmarking and collaboration.

People

Develop deep functional and sustainable capability in Operations

Customer

• Partner with Customer Supply Chain to ensure the business priorities are delivered in Logistics Operations.
• Provide analysis, insight and predictive measures into Logistics performance and business impact

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職務概要

日本市場における物流オペレーション全般をリードするポジションです。倉庫管理・国内輸送を中心に、顧客サービスの向上とコスト最適化を推進します。物流サービスプロバイダー（LSP）や社内関係者との連携を通じて、継続的な改善、コスト削減、ネットワーク最適化を実現します。Leanの原則を理解し、倉庫運営に適用できる知識が求められます。

主な業務内容

• LSP/3PLとのパートナーシップ構築および国別物流パフォーマンス管理
• 予算・KPI達成に向けたLSP管理
• ステークホルダーマネジメント（ビジネス、輸送、在庫、財務・計画チーム）
• 法令・社内基準に準拠したDC運営（安全衛生、環境、危険物管理、輸出入規制など）
• 韓国への商品配送管理
• 在庫管理、コスト削減、継続的改善の推進
• グローバルネットワークモデリングツールの活用
• ルート最適化、外部ベンチマーキング、協業推進
• カスタマーサプライチェーンとの連携による事業優先事項の達成

Required Skills / Experience / Competencies:

Required skills are those that are absolutely necessary to perform the job and can be objectively measured, such as high school diploma, driver’s license, Bachelor’s degree in “x” field, etc. 

• Bachelor’s degree
• 5 years’ experience in warehouse operations, 3PL Management, Logistics or Supply Chain
• Strong analytic skills: the ability to powerfully portray data and leverage to drive continuous improvement
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in Japanese and English
• Confident excel user (VLOOKUP, PIVOT, etc.)
• The ability to build business partnerships and external collaboration opportunities wherever possible

Significant experience with Lean practices and Project Management (Project creation & lead).

Preferred Skills / Experience / Competencies:

Preferred skills are those that are more subjectively evaluated, but are just as important for the job, such as strong interpersonal skills, proficient writing capabilities, etc.

応募資格（必須）

• 学士号取得
• 倉庫運営、3PL管理、物流またはサプライチェーン分野での5年以上の経験
• データ分析力（改善活動に活用できるレベル）
• 流暢な日本語スキルおよび英語での優れたコミュニケーション能力（口頭・書面）
• Excelスキル（VLOOKUP、ピボットテーブル等）
• Lean実践経験およびプロジェクトマネジメントスキル

歓迎スキル

経済学、サプライチェーン管理、工学、または関連ビジネス分野の学位

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