Operation Supervisor / Planning & Distrib_Life Science (Atsugi)

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Title: Operation Supervisor/Life Science

Report to Atsugi Operation Manager

Introduction

Work Your Magic with us! Ready to explore, break barriers, and discover more? We know you’ve got big plans – so do we! Our colleagues across the globe love innovating with science and technology to enrich people’s lives with our solutions in Healthcare, Life Science, and Electronics. Together, we dream big and are passionate about caring for our rich mix of people, customers, patients, and planet. That's why we are always looking for curious minds that see themselves imagining the unimaginable with us.

Key Accountabilities

• Operation Supervisor role for Atsugi Distribution, with responsibility for a team of distribution and 3PL partner.
  • Translate Atsugi distribute strategies into tangible, execution-ready initiatives, and drive implementation with Atsugi Operation Manager.
• Directs and manages 3PL operation through continuous communication with both 3PL and internal stakeholders.
  • Perform responsibility and accountability for the operational KPI’s of the Atsugi distribution center and uses them as the key measure of improving the performance of the team.
    • Coordinate daily operations, required to execute daily outbound, inbound and storage operation in timely manner. Take a lead, managing daily operation processes deployed in 3PL operation.
  • Ensures the operation of the 3PL providers are optimized to the best benefit of Life Science. Evaluate 3PL performance to verify that the business needs are being met.
• Provide the best customer support for Commercial and Business team in the organization. Understands customer needs and requirements, then identify action to take.
  • Point of contact from Commercial and Business team in the daily operation. Understand customer needs and demands and meet their expectation.
    • Coordinate deliveries required to apply the exceptional handling process.
    • Develop/modify processes according to customer needs and demands, in accordance with Quality and EHS policy.
    • Initiate daily and monthly operation reports, and communicate to external and internal customers effectively and timely manner.
• Lead to install Operational Excellence into Atsugi warehouse operation, following Operational Excellence guideline and procedure.  
  • Drives a continuous improvement philosophy within the team.
  • Plan improvement projects under your initiatives, involving the internal stakeholders and 3PL, then coordinate deploying them with 3PL in the operation field.
  • Optimize cost structures in the element of warehouse operation and transportation.
  • Lead to foster a culture of Quality & EHS compliance by operating within guidelines and procedures, leading by example, and focusing on risk assessment & elimination.
• Communicates effectively across Japan and APAC functions.
  • Point of contact, from relevant functions in APAC. Provide required information in the timely manner.

Education

• Equal of bachelor’s degree in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering, or related field is preferable.

Minimum Qualifications                                                                            

• Minimum 3 years’ 3PL operation and vendor management experience or 5 years’ experience in the warehouse operation, particular in logistics, and inventory management and transport experience.
• Operational Experience in a Distribution Center or in Chemical Manufacturing (Experience of working on Process Improvement projects through a Lean or Six Sigma approach) will be strong benefit.
  • Project management experience in the warehouse operation level is mandatory requirement.

• People management skill is required; Ability to oversee the team members and lead clear direction (the experience of the team leader is ideal.)

Beneficial qualification

• • Experience in international quality systems (Six Sigma, TQM, QA, GMP, ISO 9001) .

• • Chemical and dangerous goods warehouse experience is not must, but strong advantage.

Job specific Competencies & Skills

• Strong expectation working in the multicultural organization. Higher adaptability and flexibility for the workplace environment.
• Communication and interpersonal skills in Japanese and English

Japanese language: Advance or native level. English: Business level (Preferable). 

• Strong interest and mind-set, absorbing extra and new knowledge.
• Strong interest to maximize the business efficiency, thru the digitalization with the desk-top apps used. Eager to obtain the up-to-date digital knowledge.
• Willingness to apply methodology for problem solving actions in the daily operation and project, as well as the local digitalization actions. (i.e., 6 Sigma)
• Coordination and inter-personal communication capability, leading to maximize the team potential. Excellent support for all stakeholders.
• Experience with Microsoft Office and Adobe Acrobat, advanced Excel skills. Business level system literacy - SAP/WMS.
  Hands-on planning and execution, without waiting for directions from the upper management.
   
• Commute to the work location by your own car (Work location: Nakatsu, Aikawa-machi, Aiko-gun, Kanagawa-pref.)

主な職務内容

• 厚木ディストリビューションのオペレーションスーパーバイザーとして、ディストリビューションチームと3PLパートナーの責任を担当。
• 厚木ディストリビューション戦略を具体的な実行可能な取り組みに翻訳し、厚木オペレーションマネージャーと実施を推進する。
• 3PLオペレーションを継続的にコミュニケーションをとりながら管理し、内部関係者との連携を図る。
• 厚木ディストリビューションセンターのオペレーショナルKPIの責任と説明責任を果たし、チームのパフォーマンス向上の重要な指標として活用する。
• 3PLプロバイダーの運用をライフサイエンスの最大の利益に最適化し、ビジネスニーズが満たされていることを確認する。
• 組織の商業チームとビジネスチームに最高のカスタマーサポートを提供し、顧客のニーズと要件を理解し、行動を特定する。
• 厚木倉庫オペレーションにオペレーショナルエクセレンスを導入し、オペレーショナルエクセレンスのガイドラインと手順に従う。
• 日本およびAPACの各機能と効果的にコミュニケーションを図る。

学歴

• ロジスティクス、サプライチェーンマネジメント、産業工学、または関連分野の学士号と同等の学位（望ましい）。

最低限の資格

• 3年以上の3PLオペレーションおよびベンダーマネジメント経験または倉庫オペレーションでの5年以上の経験、特に物流と在庫管理、輸送経験。
• ディストリビューションセンターまたは化学製造におけるオペレーション経験（リーンやシックスシグマのアプローチを通じたプロセス改善プロジェクトの経験が強力な利点となります）。
• 倉庫オペレーションレベルでのプロジェクトマネジメント経験は必須条件。
• チームリーダーの経験が理想的な人材管理スキルが必要。

有益な資格

• 国際品質システム（シックスシグマ、TQM、QA、GMP、ISO 9001）の経験。
• 化学品および危険物倉庫での経験は必須ではありませんが、強力な利点となります。

仕事に関連する能力とスキル

• 多文化の組織で働くことに対する強い期待。職場環境に対する適応能力と柔軟性が求められます。

• 日本語と英語でのコミュニケーション能力。

• 最新のデジタル知識を習得する意欲。

• 日常のオペレーションおよびプロジェクトで問題解決アクションに方法論を適用する意思（例：6シグマ）。

• チームの潜在能力を最大化するための調整と対人コミュニケーション能力。すべてのステークホルダーへの優れたサポート。

• Microsoft OfficeおよびAdobe Acrobat、高度なExcelスキルでの実務経験。SAP/WMSなどのビジネスレベルのシステムリテラシー。

• 上級管理部門からの指示を待たずに、計画と実行を行う能力。

• 勤務地まで自家用車で通勤すること（勤務地：神奈川県愛甲郡愛川町中津）

Recruiting contact: Maiko Yamasue

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