The company is one of the world’s largest beauty companies with an iconic portfolio of brands across fragrance, color cosmetics and skin and body care. The company is the global leader in fragrance and number three in color cosmetics. Its products are sold in over 150 countries around the world. The company and its brands are committed to a range of social causes as well as seeking to minimize its impact on the environment.

This role is accountable for the end-to-end logistics in the JAPAN cluster from goods issue in the upstream DC to goods receipt by the end customer. This role will closely manage the relationships with the JAPAN logistics partners to ensure they deliver their service, cost and cash KPI’s. The role will also manage a Logistics Senior Specialist based in Tokyo.
This role will align closely with the Supply Chain Director - JAPAN to ensure that the ongoing business priorities, service and cost targets are achieved against plan.

• A minimum of 8 years' logistics experience within a Consumer Goods and/or Luxury environment, in a global company within a supply chain team
• Experience in managing outsourced logistics operations with network links to the 3PL industry in JAPAN
• Relevant tertiary qualifications in Business/Supply Chain/Logistics
• Business Level Japanese and English
• Experience managing key stakeholders, great written and oral communication skills
• Understanding of the Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) and Good Quality Practice (GQP)
• Experience in RFP/RFQ would be an asset
• Advanced user of Excel and ERP/business systems ideally SAP