Cost analytics Director/Sr.Director

Company Overview
A Japanese group of supermarkets, and ecomerce site. Client has a store network that covers a wide range of areas from Hokkaido to Kyushu in Japan, groceries, clothing, that provides end to end customer service shopping experience.

Job Description
Position / Title: Cost Analytics Director / Senior Manager Direct supervisor: MD operation
Function: Product Headquarters Department: MD Operation


role:
- In cost analytics, check negotiation progress, organize issues, disassemble tasks, manage issues, and support MD team negotiations.
- Establish a relationship of trust with MD team partners in cost analytics to achieve smooth collaboration.
- Promote change management by quickly and accurately reflecting the information obtained from the above communication in the team strategy.

Requirements
Role requirements:

Main responsibility
Main duties and decision-making matters

1. Promotion of cost analytics negotiations
- Develop a project promotion plan and manage execution through visualization of progress / tasks / issues.
- Report project progress, issues and risks to senior leadership at the necessary times to obtain the necessary decisions and support.
- If necessary, organize it in a document and share a common understanding among relevant stakeholders.

2.Promotion of change management
- Communicate closely with the MD team, share the status of negotiations and the issues they have, and establish fact-based negotiations.
- Based on discussions between CA / MD teams, organize issues and approaches in negotiations, and provide team support to improve BY negotiation skills.

3．Promote MD Ops activities synchronously
- Closely collaborate with each MD operations team to contribute to improved communication within MD operations.
- In order to improve the functions of the support team, we will work closely with each MD operations team and promote the synchronization of activities.

4．Subordinate, human resource development
- Guidance and motivation of related team personnel including direct and non-direct reports
- Understand the strengths and weaknesses of subordinates and provide constructive advice
- Support for building and achieving career goals
- Training successors


Responsible output / performance indicators
- Sales and margins at the product division
- Strong collaboration with project leaders
- Realize cost reduction and formulate long-term plan at Cost Analysis

Human resource requirements
Job knowledge, technical skills, education, job experience, etc.
• Have a successful project experience that meets advanced business objectives and tight schedules.
• Have knowledge and experience of change management that can implement organizational culture changes.

• Having language communication skills that can be used to explain complex situations in simple terms, while coordinating conflicting interests of various stakeholders and making decisions.
• Have a leadership competency that leads the members of the project or organization.
• Have documentation skills such as status reporting and discussion paper creation that enable executives to make decisions in a short time.
• Must have Japanese and English skills to facilitate smooth communication with global and regional members.
• A high level of competence in all leadership / management competencies.
• Ability to develop associates as a team


Leadership competence for leadership competency, particularly important = ☆
Leadership that leads to results
Act customer-centric – Ensure customer-centric work
Plan and improve – Thorough planning and improvement ☆
Execute and deliver results – Thoroughly execute and achieve goals ☆

Thinking leadership
Judgment and decision – Make judgment based on accurate and sufficient information ☆
Meeting social responsibilities – Increasing the company's reputation / strengthening community engagement

Leadership to move people
Communicate and move – build and influence teams ☆
Develop organizations and people – manage human resources and demonstrate their abilities ☆
Build a relationship of trust – build a network inside and outside the company ☆

Leadership for me
Take the right action – ensure ethics and compliance ☆
Be flexible – adapt and learn ☆

Additional Job Information
Interested Application please contact:
Consultant: Yandy Low
Email: yandy.low@rgf-professional.com

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