SUPPLY CHAIN COORDINATOR JAPAN - Danone Evian - Japanese mandatory

Job description

About Danone:

Danone is one of the most dynamic companies in the food industry. Its mission is to bring health through food to everyone, operating on the 5 continents, and more than 130 countries. Danone is a leader on the healthy food market thanks to its four businesses: Fresh dairy products, waters and drinks, children nutrition and medicine food. Its unique culture has always been people-centred. Providing our teams with an enriching experience and responsibilities is our commitment.

About EVI (Evian Volvic International):

Some see us as the jet-setting, chic little counterpart to Danone Waters. Travelling the world, coming with crazy ideas, always testing & pushing boundaries...!

We bring premium water from France to the four corners of the world – ever seen the Alps rise in the deserts of UAE, snow during a summer day in China or a bar in Singapore serving only sparkling water (& getting away with it)? We bring to life our iconic global brands EVIAN, VOLVIC & BADOIT. You can rely on us to bring our waters to you, whether you're on holiday in exotic New Caledonia or shopping in Madrid.

We operate on a unique business model: partnership with local distributors. We work with more than 150 distributors, operating in more than 110 countries. But we have to let you in on a little secret -- the team behind it is no more than 100pax, with employees strategically based around the world. In fact, we are probably one of the most culturally diverse Business Unit in Danone with 33 different nationalities located in over 20 countries.

When you join us, you will be amongst like-minded individuals -- high-performing, autonomous & ambitious with a global mindset . Every individual makes a direct impact to our business results. We are a lean, mean, fighting machine, with a heavy-weight backing us from our corner -- Groupe Danone. We pick our fights carefully, always with an eye on the prize. Our consumers demand more than just water, and we fully intend to deliver on that.

We are all thirsty to prove that we are more than the sum of our parts. We are Evian Volvic International (EVI).

YOUR MISSION

·  Depending on your experience, this role is opened to L9s, 9.9s or VIEs.
·  His/her role is to be responsible of Demand & Supply Planning and Customer collaboration for Evian Japan, in direct collaboration with local distributor (Itoen) and Danone internal stakeholders.
·  Japanese- speaking is MANDATORY
·  Position based in Tokyo, Japan

1/ Demand Planning:
- Perform past sales analysis & define baseline
- Commercial & Marketing plan impact estimation vs baseline
- Follow and improve Forecast accuracy KPI

2/ Animate local forecast process (GPS)
- Monthly meeting with Evian Japan business team and our distributor Itoen
- Argue to align everyone on the most accurate figure
- Follow gap between latest forecast & business target

3/ Supply Planning and replenishment management
- Manage replenishments to ensure sufficient local inventory levels
- Define and maintain relevant local inventory policy
- Plan product switches and launches according to marketing plans
- Liaise with distributor to get stock reports and improve overall efficiency
- Monitor stock variation (vs forecast, Operations constraints) and avoid OOS at any cost

4/ Processes & Projects
- Identify potential bottlenecks and process optimization to improve its efficiency
- Analyze KPIs with an end to end approach
- Contribute to Route To Market improvement

YOUR PROFILE :

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Full time availability
Professional with at least 2 years experience in Demand Planning (FMCG/Cosmetics/other imported brands preferred)

ABILITIES & COMPETENCIES
- Autonomy & flexibility
- Problem Solving and analytical thinking
- Communication and coordination Skills
- Task Prioritization & Project Management
- Ability to interact with multi-cultural stakeholders
- Open-minded and pro-activity results and oriented to details in execution
- Enthusiasm and dynamism
- Strong user of Microsoft excel
- English & Japanese compulsory, French is a plus

EDUCATION
University degree, Supply chain related major is preferred

PC SKILLS
MS Office fluency and strong user of Excel, SAP knowledge is a plus

FOREIGN LANGUAGES
English & Japanese compulsory, French is a plus

For more information about Danone, its people and its business, please visit danone.com We have something special inside, do you?