JOB ID 27191

Supply and Demand Planner

  • Manufacturer, Automotive Parts
  • Supply Chain Management, Logistics Operation, SCM
  • Kanagawa
  • ¥4,000,000~¥8,000,000

It is a Japan-based commercial vehicle manufacturer that develops, manufactures, and sells trucks, buses, and industrial engines. We have production bases and sales networks in Japan and overseas, providing products to more than 170 countries and regions around the world, and are developing manufacturing by leveraging our global network.
We are also actively promoting electrification and the development of environmental technologies, and are the first to introduce mass-produced light electric trucks to the market. The technical capabilities and high quality cultivated over many years are highly regarded both domestically and internationally, and it is characterized by a diverse corporate culture in which global human resources play an active role.

This is a core position in the field of promoting stable supply and inventory cost optimization, from demand forecasting, ordering, and inventory management for spare parts in Japan and overseas, to emergency response and root cause analysis in case of shortages.

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Job Description

  • Responsibilities
    ・Securing inventory of imported parts (forecasting, ordering, safety stock setting, etc.)
    ・Emergency response in case of shortages (e.g., arranging emergency air transportation)
    ・Root cause analysis and continuous improvement
    of shortages ・Optimization of inventory costs

    - Shortening stock-
    out time by expediting open orders, organizing emergency orders and find other solutions to cut waiting time for customers
    - Determining estimated time of arrival for stock-
    out parts and identifying root cause and countermeasures for long aging backorder parts
    - Communication with external (e.g. suppliers, logistics providers) and internal stakeholders (e.g. Procurement, Engineering, IT)
    - Master Data Maintenance, Parts Replacement Management and Safety Stock Maintenance
    - Demand Planning: Monitoring and adjusting forecasts to optimize order quantities
    - Leading projects related to automating processes and improving system efficiency
    - Organization of meetings with int./ext. stakeholders to improve business relationship and parts supply
  • Requirements
    ・Experience
    in supply chain management, supply and demand planning, or related fields, analytical skills, ambition, flexibility, communication skills
    in a cross-cultural environment, language skills: business level in both Japanese and English
  • Preferred
    ・Bachelor's or Master's degree
    in supply chain or logistics ・IT skills: experience in think-cell SAP MM, APO, SAP IBP, etc., experience
    in using Power BI ・Relevant qualifications
    such as AICS, IBF CFF/ACPF, German/Italian are preferred.
  • Location
    Kanagawa
  • Work Style
    Remote working possible, Flex working possible
  • Salary
    ¥4,000,000~¥8,000,000
  • Attractive
    Points
    Over 50% Mid-Career Hires, Childcare support system, Foreign capital company, Weekends and holidays off, Make use of languages, Major corporation

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