SCエグゼクティブ/ SC Executive

A foreign consumer goods company is looking for an SC Executive. The chosen applicant will be responsible for supply chain planning, inventory, logistics, process improvement, and D365 implementation.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain supply plans based on demand, inventory position, production capacity, lead times, and customer requirements
• Coordinate production and replenishment priorities with the factory and suppliers to support reliable product availability and delivery performance
• Monitor supply constraints, shortages, delays, and operational risks, driving timely escalation and corrective actions
• Improve planning routines, planning parameters, and exception-management processes
• Own inventory control processes, including stock accuracy, inventory visibility, reconciliation, and root-cause analysis of discrepancies
• Establish and maintain inventory policies, controls, master data standards, and reporting routines
• Identify slow-moving, obsolete, excess, and at-risk inventory and coordinate appropriate actions with relevant stakeholders
• Improve data completeness, accuracy, ownership, and governance across supply chain activities
• Coordinate inbound and outbound logistics, delivery arrangements, import activities, inspections, and shipping documentation
• Work with carriers, customs brokers, forwarders, suppliers, and internal teams to resolve logistics issues and improve service, cost, and reliability
• Monitor logistics performance and identify opportunities to simplify flows, reduce delays, and strengthen controls
• Support overseas product arrangements, defect reporting, and related cross-border coordination
• Map, standardise, and document end-to-end supply chain processes, roles, controls, and decision points
• Develop and maintain standard operating procedures, work instructions, templates, and escalation protocols
• Build sustainable processes that reduce key-person dependency and ensure consistent execution across relevant teams
• Clarify handoffs and service expectations between Supply Chain, Customer Service, Sales, the factory, and other functions
• Represent supply chain requirements in the D365 implementation and support process design, data preparation, testing, training, and transition activities
• Identify current-process and data gaps that could affect system implementation, operational continuity, or reporting quality
• Help define future-state supply chain processes, controls, reporting, and ownership aligned with the new system
• Support user adoption and stabilisation of new processes following implementation
• Establish practical supply chain performance measures and regular reporting for planning, inventory, logistics, data quality, and service
• Analyse operational issues and performance trends, leading root-cause analysis and improvement actions
• Drive cross-functional improvement initiatives that increase reliability, visibility, efficiency, and accountability
• Promote disciplined problem-solving, follow-through, and continuous improvement across supply chain operations
• Support supply chain planning and execution for future factory changes, including inventory, logistics, data, process, and business-continuity requirements
• Identify transition risks and dependencies and coordinate mitigation actions with the factory and relevant functions
• Help maintain continuity of supply and customer service during operational changes

Requirements:

• More than 3 years of hands-on experience in supply planning, inventory management, logistics, or broader supply chain operations
• Experience working with an ERP or supply chain system and maintaining accurate operational and master data
• Proven experience improving processes, resolving operational issues, and coordinating actions across functions
• Experience working with factories, suppliers, logistics providers, or import operations
• Good working knowledge of inventory controls, supply planning, logistics, process mapping, and performance reporting
• Advanced level MS Excel (lookups, pivot tables, data validation, and operational analysis)
• Ability to document processes clearly and establish practical standards, controls, and operating procedures
• Native level Japanese

Preferred Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree or professional qualification in supply chain, logistics, operations, business, or a related field
• Experience in interiors, textiles, curtains, or a comparable manufacturing, wholesale, or distribution environment
• Experience supporting ERP implementation, process transformation, data migration, or system testing
• Business level English

About the Company:

A global company specialising in innovative interior and architectural solutions for residential and commercial spaces.

Keywords:

サプライチェーン, ロジスティクス, 業務運営, 在庫管理, 消費財, 外資系

Job Ref: 7V78K4