Seisan Kin

In the position to ensure supply planning team to delivery team objectives/target and drives lean supply chain process / operations. Take full responsibility to manage the product supply pipeline from factory to customers for products sourced from assigned factories. Currently mainly in charge of US factories pipeline planning. Also lead on team engagement activities and supports talent development in the supply chain organization through supervising junior associates - Leading Supply Chain Projects: Lead and Drive supply chain lean projects (i.e. supply chain process improvements, operation improvements etc.) to deliver growth target (i.e. cost reduction and/or cash delivery). Lead x-functional supply chain related projects. - Supporting Team Engagement and Talent Developments: Lead the team engagement activities supporting pipeline manager. Support team’s talent development through coaching and supervising 3 junior associate. - Managing Supply Pipeline: Responsible for customer service level (Target > 99.5%) to customers for products sourced from US factories, which is the key supply sourcing unit that impact on Mars Japan’s business performance significantly . Support pipeline manager for the critical supply / critical incidents and minimize business impacts in collaboration with associates at factories and other functions. Manages supply pipeline independently with minimum supports from the pipeline manager. - Drive X-Functional Collaborations: Play as a supply chain representative to x-functional task force projects. Drives x-functional, x-culture, and x-unit collaborations at the working level. .

Managing new logistics & customer service organization with 3 teams, over 20 team members. •Customer collaboration •SC performance •OTC(order taking center )

Responsible of the management of all physical flows (pallets, trays, finished products...) ●Lead the distribution strategy development: Number and location of warehouses, transportation means, and distribution schemes. ●Manage and optimize the distribution costs: co-negotiation with suppliers, design and implementation of continuous improvement programs and logistics opportunities. -Took leadership of all cost reduction project and delivered over 82Million year cost reduction as a result in 2016 ●Manage transportation: -Keep leading & improving operation efficiency and truck load. -Take a key role of defining the transportation strategy while negotiating with 3PLs. ●Manage inventory/products: -Warehouse management (Monitor 3PL performance, efficiency, productivity, owner of process documentation) -Maintaining & develop the most optimizing delivery route & warehouse activities. ●Management of relationships with 3PL suppliers: Contract definition, Contract follow up (KPls, performance animation ...) ●Lead AlB(Food safety) & WISE(Work in safe environment ) activity and documentation including training to 3PLs. ●Manage and develop logistics resources/teams

Responsible for overall management of DC and 3PL (3rd party logistics), including the information provision of safety and AIB to meet Danone standards.Collaborate with other functions to solve incidents regarding logistics matters, and further improve the business processes. Project: Successfully supported on New DC project(Kanto DC:52% of national shipping volume) as logistics team leader and completed DC transition without giving any business impact.(First time in DANONE history.Customer service level 99.8%, Zero loss of FG) -Took leadership of developing new logistics delivery route and work process definition aligning internally & externally(3PL & Customer). -Develop newly added work flow due to new warehouse & WMS interface. Traceaility flow Return / Inspection flow New DC WMS requirement and enhancement request -Manage relationship with former 3PL vender to clse contract without relationship issue -Schedule management Took leadership of changing shipping DC project for one major prefecture. -Negotiating & finalizing with multiple Customers and 3PL vendor for delivery time and route change. -Negotiating & finalizing contract with new vendor to meet Danone logistics cost scheme. -Coordinating overall plan of transition while communicating with 3PL and internal operation teams to ensure no impact on daily operation.

Recruited for one Logistics strategy related project including following tasks: -Big data analysis -Task management -Schedule management Internal training program -Internal IT related project case study -Summarize specific case to persent on worldwide seminar

• A DC assistant manager with knowledge of managing projects, resources and staff in an effective and efficient manner. • 5 years of work experience in Japan's largest door-to-door delivery service company, including accounting management, service management, KPI management and HR management experience. • Highly focused with a comprehensive understanding of logistics, DC operation procedure of 3PL side. • Experience of managing the development of improvement proposals through measurement and analysis of current processes and data. • Proven ability to interact effectively among a wide range of people and exhibit strong teamwork skills. • Successfully implemented new operation system with getting a support from client and internal IT team.