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JOB TITLE
JOB FAMILY
DATE
Plant Supply Chain Manager
SUPPLY CHAIN
5/2026
MANAGER TITLE (solid line)
FUNCTIONAL MANAGER TITLE (dotted line)
Plant Associate Director
Regional Supply Chain Associate Director
MISSION
In one or two sentences, outline the primary purpose(s) of this position within the organization
Plant Supply Chain Manager mission is to organize the flow of material and information of the plant in a manner that optimizes the factory efficiency & effectiveness in terms of customer service / stock level / site productivity (warehouse directly and production part indirectly) / logistics costs.
Responsibilities & Activities
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Provide leadership at plant level on supply chain topics (customer service, demand management, warehousing, stock level, productivity and costs)
Mentoring and coaching team members (planning, warehouse, SAP as required)
Employees have authority to stop machines in case of immediate risk and emergency situations.
Contribute and drive the flawless implementation of the site Supply Chain related action plans while constantly reviewing SC overall performance which implies continuously improving and/or re-engineering material and information flows & work processes.
Ensure high level smooth collaboration with all SC stakeholders (purchasing, production, finance, HR, suppliers and clients)
Contributes to Asia Supply Chain & Purchasing activities and performs various reporting timely
Obtain logistics information of purchased goods.
Integrated Management System (IMS)
Outline the key responsibilities for this position in regards of Integrated Management System (Quality, Safety, Environment)
As a manager, he /she ensures that his/her team is informed and trained about Quality, Safety and Environment requirements and respects the related rules. He/She is accountable for the IMS process management within his perimeter of responsibility.
Within his/her scope of responsibility, he/she respects the standards and rules in terms of Quality, Safety and Environment contributing to the IMS process management and improvement.
ORGANIZATION
POSITION KEY INTERFACES (internal and/or external)
Internal
Plant Associate Director, and other functions Managers
Asia Supply Chain Manager
Supply Chain teams in other plants
External
Suppliers
POSITION BACK UP
Fill in with back-up position titles only. Back-up should be indicated for positions in charge of customer orders treatment, supplier on-time delivery, quality, production capacity, shared loading (multi-part station), lead time, inventory level, preventive maintenance, and calibration are the ones to be provided with a back-up.
Plant Associate Director
KEY MEASURES & FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY
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Safety
On time delivery to internal and external customers
Control of inventories and logistics costs
Inventory process compliance and accuracy KPI
Planning and warehouse headcount
Logistics Supplier Non Conformity Report (SNCR)
SAP structural utilization improvement (Customer Demand, Supply and production planning in SAP (MRP), WMS)
PROFILE REQUIREMENTS
Personal Background
Educational background: BS or MSc in Supply Chain Management
Experience: > 10 years of relevant experience acquired in manufacturing sectors renowned for Supply Chain Excellence as Planning leader AND warehouse leader.
Experience in building integrated Supply Chain organization
Bi-cultural profile / overseas experience / foreign company experience a major plus
Job skills
Strong leadership skills are required
Ability to build a performing SC team organization : structure, roles & responsibilities, processes, procedures and work instruction
Robust team management experience.
Good safety awareness
Good communication and interpersonal skills to build relationships with different stakeholders (external and internal). Act as a facilitator.
Fluent in English (reading, writing and speaking) and Japanese.
Relevant experience successfully supervising major SAP projects (MRP, production planning…) related to supply chain activities is a plus.
Skills in SAP (at least one of following modules MM,PP,SD,WM) are a plus
JOB DESCRIPTION APPROVAL
Manager name & title: Koichiro SHIMOTAKE / Plant Associate Director
HR Manager name & title: Makiko KANEDA / HR Manager
Date: Jul 25, 2026
Location:
KITAKYUSHU, JP
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Job Requisition ID: 390102
