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Job Function:

Supply Chain Planning

Job Sub Function:

Integrated Business Planning

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan

Job Description:

The IBP Manager role is a funtional manager role, responsible for both demand planning & supply management. The IBP Manager develops and communicates a consensus forecast for a defined portfolio of products. Responsiblities include integrating historical data, market data, & strategic plans collected throughout the IBP Process by close collaboration with sales, marketing, finance, and regional & global supply chain partners. The IBP Manager position also requires supply management functions. The IBP Manager is expected to manage supply & inventory to maintain high service levels while maintaining optimal inventory levels. Expectations also include the ability to handle escalations & to manage difficult negotations between internal & external stakeholders. This is a functional role & does not have any direct reports assigned. Candidates for this role are also expected to directly support the business not just in Japan but also remotely selected markets in Asia.

Key IBP Manager functions include:

-Stakeholder management

-Developing SKU-level operational forecasts

-Interacting regularly with cross-functional partners including Marketing, Finance, QA, Regulatory, Regional & Global Planning

-Create scenario plans to support on-time launch of new products

-Take action with an appropriate sense of urgency to mitigate supply shortages

-Optimize inventory to avoid stock outs while reducing slow-moving inventory and scrap.

-Lead local IBP processes to ensure consistency between consensus forecast and business plan.

-Meet KPI targets (Inventory/OTIF/SLOB/MAPE) and find ways to improve versus those targets

Required Experience
-3yrs or more of business level-English (both written & verbal), 30-60% of work conducted in English. Proficiency in Korean and/or Mandarin Chinese is a plus.
-Experience in supply chain management, preferably in the healthcare field

Required Skills
-Business level English skills & fluency in Japanese
-Knowledge of Microsoft office (particularly Excel)

Preferred Skills
-ERP & or APS experience (JDE, SAP, APO, Manugistics, OMP, etc)
-APICS certification is a plus

Desired Skills
-Strong communication skills required to manage a wide range of internal stakeholders
-Appropriate sense of urgency & ability to manage pressure from stakeholders
-Ability to communicate with stakeholders both in & outside of Japan
-Willingness to provide knowledge & experience to other peers in addition to one's own assignments

・If you are Japan employee, please read “Internal Application Guideline” in Ask GS. Especially if you are less than 18 months in your current role, you are required to obtain application approval from your current manager as well as your respective BUHR. If you are Japan’s employee, you are not able to apply for multiple positions at once.
・Once you move to 1st interview stage, please make sure to inform to your current manager.
・For Employee Referral Program (ERP), please read and understand the details of “Employee Referral Program” in Ask GS and make a compliant referral.

・応募の際はAskGS内の社内公募ガイドラインをご一読いただき、応募ください。１８か月未満の方は応募前に上長及び担当BUHRの許可を取ってから応募ください。複数同時応募不可になります。
・在籍期間に関わらず、書類選考を通して１次面接に進んだ場合は、社内公募に応募し選考に進むことを上司に報告してください。
・社内紹介を行う場合は、ASK GS上の”Employee Referral Program”の詳細を理解した上で、コンプライアンスを守って紹介したものとみなします。

 

 

Required Skills:

 

 

Preferred Skills:

Business Agility, Business Alignment, Business Continuity Planning (BCP), Business Process Management (BPM), Collaborating, Consulting, Continuous Improvement, Corporate Management, Demand Planning, Industry Analysis, Manufacturing Flow Management, Process Improvements, Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP), Stakeholder Engagement, Strategic Analysis, Supply Planning, Tactical Planning, Technical Credibility