WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?
We are looking for a Distribution Center (DC) Operations Manager to oversee a 3rd Party Logistics (3PL) partner and a transportation carrier at a Distribution Center in Tomisato city, Chiba Prefecture. This distribution center is a key warehouse where we cater to wholesalers, Nike Direct Stores and Digital consumers. The ideal candidate will have proven experiences in team management to cultivate a positive and productive workforce.

WHAT WILL YOU WORK ON?

You will have the responsibility of handling Inbound Receiving Goods, Outbound Shipment for Multi-channel, Wholesalers, Nike Direct Stores and Digital, as well as Outbound transportation for Non-Digital channels and Product Integrity/Quality Assurance. You will oversee 3PL partners to ensure smooth end-to-end operations with optimized processes and costs, maintaining high accuracy. Your team will set weekly, monthly, yearly, and long-term capacity targets aligned with the business team and work to develop them in conjunction with 3PL partners. Additionally, you will create the yearly budget to manage annual operations and oversee operational costs based on business requirements and budget constraints.

Data analysis to measure 3PL’s performance will be crucial for improving operations and making informed decisions. Regular communication with the business team is also necessary as this role requires handling new ideas, services, and requirements from the business team on a weekly basis. Furthermore, you will be responsible for reporting DC status to stakeholders in Global and Asia Pacific Latin America (APLA) headquarters and acquiring best practices. If the DC needs to enhance the system and process, you will also be required to negotiate with Nike Global or APLA team.

WHO WILL YOU WORK WITH?
You will report directly to the Japan Logistics Director. You will collaborate closely with the Marketplace Operation team, DSM team, Nike Direct Store team, Digital Consumer Services, Merchandising, and Finance team, as well as 3PL partners.

WHAT YOU BRING

• Bachelor’s or advanced degree.

• Minimum of 5+ years of experience in Supply Chain, Distribution, or Transportation.

• Strong oral and written communication skills in both English and Japanese, including meeting facilitation and making presentations in a matrix organization.

• High self-engagement and a desire to contribute to Nike’s business.

• Strong leadership experience in leading a workforce of more than 400. Experience in leading a team of more than 10 people as a direct report is preferred.

• Experience in budget management is preferred.

• Analytical skills for operational capacity planning at a Distribution center.

• Ability to re-engineer business processes and drive cross-functional projects.

𝘕𝘰𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘙𝘦𝘤𝘳𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘈𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘴: 𝘕𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘳𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘕𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘢 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵. 𝘕𝘰𝘯-𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘰𝘸𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱.