Job Description
<Job Responsibilities>
1. Daily Tasks:
- Preparing import/export documents
- Handling import/export procedures (shipment schedules, delays, estimated arrival dates, delivery dates to customers, etc.)
- Issuing purchase orders (POs) to suppliers based on customer orders
- Contacting forwarders (transportation companies), handling customs clearance and warehouse operations, and providing follow-up support
2. Weekly tasks
- Adjusting delivery schedules from suppliers (flexibly responding to customer requests for earlier or later delivery dates based on FC information) and regularly sending delivery schedule management tables
- Preparing weekly meeting materials (updating delivery schedule management, updating inventory information, etc.)
3. Monthly tasks
- Preparing monthly estimates
- Updating monthly inventory management (comparing with the previous month's inventory levels and confirming changes)
- Issuing debit notes to forwarders (transportation companies) and confirming monthly logistics costs
4. Annual tasks: Inventory counting
5. Other: Due to the small size of the company, you may be asked to assist other departments (general affairs, accounting, sales,...)
Job Requirement
<Necessary Skill / Experience >
・Education: Bachelor's degree
・Gender: Female preffered
・Age: 25 - 35 years old
・Language: Japanese Intermediate Level (JLPT N3~N2) and English conversational level (Internal use)
・Experience:
- Have 2 years of experience in import/export or purchasing in any industry.
- Know about trading (familiar with L/C credit, purchase orders, invoice, packing list, Certificate of Origin, BL, AWB, Incoterms/trade terms, Warehouse
- Have working experience in Japanese companies
- Have basic PC skill (Excel, Word,...)
<Preferable Skill / Experience>
Can speak Chinese is a plus
<Preferable Personality>
・Taking Ownership Attitudes
・Functional Excellence
・Interpersonal Effectiveness - Ability to build friendly interpersonal relationships
・Ability to understand the intentions and direction of Japanese companies
・Bright, energetic, and excellent communication skills
・Ability to think independently and proceed while consulting with others