About the Role
This is an experienced role primarily responsible for coordinating logistics activities, managing third-party service providers, handling logistics cost disputes, investigating customer complaints, and project management.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate logistics activities.
- Manage third-party service providers.
- Handle logistics cost disputes.
- Investigate customer complaints.
- Manage projects.
- Ensure timely truck booking, loading, in-transit tracking, and unloading for outbound shipments.
- Resolve shipment fulfillment issues.
- Execute SAP transactions (Goods Issue/Receipt, Delivery Note) and manage EDI interfaces promptly.
- Reconcile third-party warehouse inventory monthly to ensure 100% accuracy.
- Monitor and track real-time status of inbound shipments for visibility and proactive exception handling.
- Oversee import declarations for compliance and efficiency.
- Coordinate inland transportation (drayage) for on-time delivery from port to warehouse/depot.
- Update SAP with ETA and ensure data integrity between physical flow and system records.
- Maximize import trucking resource utilization and develop risk mitigation plans.
- Drive cross-functional process alignment projects.
- Verify logistics costs, dispute with third-party providers, post into SAP, and submit tax invoices.
- Arrange urgent payments for overdue items with internal stakeholders.
- Work with parties to resolve Quality Notification (QN) issues promptly, closing 100% of QNs within 30 days.
- Manage third-party service providers to ensure adherence to standard operating procedures and achieve KPIs.
- Collaborate to resolve resource constraint issues.
- Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, laws, and SOX Compliance.
- Identify and escalate risks impacting delivery, finances, customer satisfaction, compliance, or safety.
- Lead or support projects and optimize processes through stakeholder partnerships.
- Develop logistics solutions aligned with business strategy or customer requirements.
- Support other business strategy activities.
Requirements
- English and Japanese language proficiency.
- Customer-focused mindset.
- Strong decision-making abilities.
- Driven for results.
- Flexibility and adaptability to change.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
- Demonstrated ownership and teamwork.
- Knowledge of logistics and international trading.
- Experience in managing third-party service providers.
- Data analytical skills.
- SAP knowledge is preferred.
Skills
- Logistics coordination
- Shipment fulfillment
- SAP transactions
- EDI interface management
- Inventory reconciliation
- Import coordination
- In-transit shipment management
- Customs clearance
- Drayage coordination
- Risk mitigation
- Process alignment
- Logistics cost verification
- Dispute resolution
- Customer complaint resolution
- Third-party service provider management
- KPI achievement
- Regulatory compliance
- SOX Compliance
- Risk identification and escalation
- Project management
- Process optimization
- Logistics solution development
Experience Level
- Experienced role
