SCM Planner- Japanese speaking is Required

Overview

Every moment of every day, people all over the world turn to Panasonic to make their lives simpler, more enjoyable, more productive and more secure. Since our founding almost a century ago, we’ve been committed to improving peoples’ lives and making the world a better place–one customer, one business, one innovative leap at a time. Come join our journey!

Responsibilities

SCM Planner

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tMgKm\_71qs

( by clicking this link you are being referred to an external site that is not part of Panasonic )

What You'll Get To Do:

To manage the global procurement and logistics operations for Panasonic factories, providing value-added support and account management from order receipt through final delivery, working with suppliers, logistics partners, warehouses, and customers to ensure a stable, accurate, and cost-efficient supply chain and high customer satisfaction.

Procurement Operations Management

• Analyze customer needs and provide value-added services that consolidate the procurement functions of Panasonic

• factories to maximize efficiency.

• Manage day-to-day procurement operations, including purchase orders, sales orders, delivery schedules, and

• customer requirements.

• Understand urgent and critical items identified by the planning team, and prioritize deliveries accordingly to support

• production.

• Utilize the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system to process and track purchase orders, sales orders, and

• deliveries.

• Cross-check data across the ERP system, logistics records, and reports to keep the data flow and data logs accurate.

• Support month-end closing by validating sales, purchasing, inventory, in-transit, accrual, and deferral data recorded in

• the ERP system.

Logistics Operations Management

• Manage inbound shipments (ocean and air) from Asia and the U.S.

• Coordinate U.S./Mexico inland logistics.

• Prioritize shipments and expedite hot (urgent) containers based on business needs.

• Communicate and coordinate with truckers, warehouses, forwarders, and other logistics partners.

• Track shipment status, resolve issues, and keep internal teams and customers informed.

• Maintain accurate logistics logs, records, and shipping documents.

Administration

• Maintain computer system master data (customer, vendor, and product), including price, minimum order quantity, and

• delivery lead time.

• Ensure timely collection of accounts receivable from customers.

• Ensure timely payment of invoices to suppliers, freight, and warehouse companies.

Qualifications

What You'll Bring:

Education & Experience: Degree required/preferred

• Bachelor’s degree (BA/BS) in International Business, Supply Chain Management, or a related field preferred

• 3–5 years of global procurement and/or logistics experience preferred

• Hands-on experience with international import logistics (ocean/air) and/or U.S./Mexico inland logistics preferred

• Experience in the Battery Material, Resin Process, or Metal Process industries preferred

• Proficient in the Microsoft Office suite; strong Excel skills required, including IF functions, XLOOKUP, and PivotTables

• Experience with ERP systems preferred

Competencies:

• Highly detail-oriented; consistently double-checks work to maintain accurate data flow and data logs

• Strong sense of ownership and urgency when handling priority items and urgent shipments

• Passion for creating new solutions in global procurement and supply chain

• Sets challenging goals and has a strong desire for self-improvement

• Proactively acts with a “Customer First” mindset

Communications:

• Must be able to communicate effectively in English (listening, speaking, reading, and writing)

• Business-level Japanese required

• Spanish preferred (to support communication with Mexico logistics partners and customers)

• Communicates clearly and promptly with internal teams and external partners, including suppliers, truckers, warehouses, and forwarders

Other Requirements:

• Overnight travel as business needs requires

• Ability to work extended shifts, evenings, and weekends as business needs require

• Strong teamwork spirit

• Continuously seeks creative ways to improve operations

Benefits & Perks - What's In It For You:

Panasonic prioritizes total well-being and offers comprehensive benefits options to support physical, emotional, financial, social, and environmental health:

• Health Benefits – Offering medical, dental, vision, prescription plans, plus Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Account options.

• Voluntary Benefits – Life, accident, critical illness, disability, legal, identity theft, and pet insurance.

• Panasonic Retirement Savings & Investment Plan (PRSIP) – 401(k) plan with company matching contributions and immediate vesting.

• Paid Time-Off Benefits – Vacation, holidays, personal days, sick leave, volunteer, and parental & caregiver leave.

• Educational Assistance – Tuition reimbursement for job-related courses after six months of service.

• Health Management and Wellbeing Programs –Lifestyle Spending Account, EAP, virtual health management, chronic condition, neurodiversity, tobacco cessation, substance abuse support, and life stage and fertility resources. Available to eligible employees starting the first day of the month following your start date. Eligibility for each benefit may vary based on employment status, location, and length of service.

• Employee Recognition Program - High5 employee recognition and awards platform, quarterly and annual employee recognition

• Annual Bonus Program - Opportunity for an annual performance-based bonus.

We Take Opportunity Seriously:

At Panasonic, we are committed to a workplace that genuinely fosters inclusion and belonging. Fairness and Honesty have been part of our core values for more than 100 years and we are proud of our diverse culture as an equal opportunity employer.

The hourly wage range of  $34.00 - $36.00 is just one component of Panasonic’s total package. Actual compensation varies depending on the individual’s knowledge, skills, experience, and location. This role may be eligible for discretionary bonuses and incentives.

The minimum hourly wage for this role will be the greater of the posted range, or minimum wage for the location where the employee will be working, subject to local minimum wage requirements.

We understand that your career search may look different than others and embrace the professional, personal, educational, and volunteer opportunities through which people gain experience. If you are actively looking or starting to explore new opportunities, send us your application!

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or other characteristic protected by law. All qualified individuals are required to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.

Due to the high volume of responses, we will only be able to respond to candidates of interest. All candidates must have valid authorization to work in the U.S.

Thank you for your interest in Panasonic.

#LI-HD1

REQ-156395