Specialist, Procurement Strategy & Planning – Carrier Management

Job Title: Specialist, Procurement Strategy & Planning – Carrier Management

Company: Amazon Japan G.K.

Location: Tokyo, Japan

Job Type: Full-time

Work Style: Flexible hours, office-based (Meguro, Tokyo)

Job Overview

Amazon Japan is expanding its logistics and transportation network to deliver exceptional customer experiences. This role in Procurement Strategy & Planning focuses on securing long-term and short-term transportation capacity across Japan by working closely with carrier partners and cross-functional Amazon teams (Planning, Fulfillment Centers, Systems, Finance, etc.).

Key Responsibilities

Procurement Strategy & Capacity Planning

• Support short-term procurement planning based on long-term strategy.
• Set metrics and actions to track progress.
• Evaluate carriers based on performance (quality, capacity, cost) to control procurement volume and ensure flexibility and quality.

Quotation to Order Management

• Handle continuous quotation requests due to expanding transport needs.
• Analyze, streamline, and improve processes for obtaining accurate, cost-effective quotes.
• Manage quotation-to-order workflows ensuring alignment with conditions.

Daily Activities

• Coordinate with various Amazon departments and transportation providers.
• Build trusted relationships across stakeholders to drive improvements.
• Work in a flexible, no-core-time schedule, reporting to the Meguro office.

Key Job Responsibilities (Time Allocation)

• 20% – Short-term procurement planning
• 80% – Quotation and order management process improvement

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (4-year university)
• Proficient in Excel (functions like VLOOKUP, SUMIF, Pivot Tables)
• Business-level Japanese (documents, meetings, internal/external comms)

Preferred Qualifications

• Business-level English (reading, writing, speaking)
• Knowledge of SCM/logistics (especially parcel delivery practices)
• Experience with SQL and high IT literacy
• Strong analytical/problem-solving and stakeholder management skills
• 2+ years in one or more of the following:
• Logistics/transportation planning
• Procurement in manufacturing/retail
• Corporate sales
• Logistics-focused IT/consulting work
• Experience with route planning software or transportation optimization
• Passion for inclusivity and working in diverse teams