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Senior Strategic Supply Chain Manager, JP Books

Amazon· Buying, Planning, & Instock Management
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TokyoFull-timePosted yesterday

About the role

Senior Strategic Supply Chain Manager (SSCM) to own and optimize complex supply chain strategies within Amazon's Books organization in Japan, collaborating with internal teams and external vendors to improve customer and vendor experiences, expand product availability, and reduce costs. Focus areas include forecasting, ordering, inventory management, and leveraging advanced technologies (e.g., AI/GenAI) to automate supply chain activities.

Responsibilities

  • Own supply chain strategies to realize best-in-class customer experience while optimizing cost structure.
  • Define and execute plans to improve product availability, delivery speed to customers, and supply chain cost.
  • Build, manage, and optimize ecosystems for Forecasting/Ordering/Inventory management.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional internal teams and Books vendors, including publishers and distributors in Japan.
  • Plan and implement initiatives to expand product selection, increase inventory turnover, and improve delivery speed and cost efficiency.
  • Leverage AI/GenAI tools to accelerate decision-making and automate supply chain and inventory management activities.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business or related field
  • Minimum 5 years of relevant experience (Consulting management or supply chain experience)
  • Native Japanese or JLPT N1; Business level English required.
  • Experience creating reports, interpreting metrics and driving insights from raw data.

Skills

Required:Reporting and metrics interpretationData analysis

Benefits

  • Not specified in the provided text
Last updated Oct 25, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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