Supply Chain Job – Operations Manager – Japanese Trading Company

Company: People First
Apply for the Supply Chain Job – Operations Manager – Japanese Trading Company
Location: London
Job Description:

Title:OperationsManager-JapaneseTradingCompany

Salary:£27,000-£32,000perannum(dependingonexperienceandskills)

Location:London

Jobstatus:Permanent

Workinghours:Monday-Friday,9:00-17:00

Workingarrangement:Office-based,Monday-Friday

Startdate:ASAP

OurclientisatradingcompanyspecialisinginuniqueJapaneseproducts,andislookingforanOperationsManagertosupportitsgrowingUKbusiness.

OperationsManager-Responsibilities:

  • Manageday-to-dayoperationalactivities,includingstock,ordersanddeliveries.
  • Manageinventorylevelsandensureproductsareavailablewhenrequired.
  • Handlepurchaseorders,salesorders,invoicinganddeliveryarrangements.
  • Liaisewithsuppliers,customersandlogisticspartnerstoensuresmoothoperations.
  • Supportthecompany’s E-commerceoperations,includingorderprocessing,stockupdatesandcustomerenquiries.
  • Maintainaccurateproduct,stockandorderrecords.
  • Monitorstocklevelsandidentifypotentialshortagesoroverstockissues.
  • Supportproductlaunches,promotionsandothercommercialactivities.
  • Helpimproveoperationalprocessesandensureefficientday-to-daybusinessoperations.
  • Workcloselywiththemanagementteamandotherdepartmentstosupportthecontinuedgrowthofthebusiness.

OperationsManager-Requirements:

  • Previousexperienceinoperations,ordermanagement,supplychain,stockcontrolorasimilarrole.
  • ExperiencemanagingstockofB2Cproductswouldbeadvantageous.
  • E-commerceexperiencewouldbehighlydesirable.
  • Strongorganisationalandtime-managementskills,withexcellentattentiontodetail.
  • Goodcommunicationandproblem-solvingskills.
  • Comfortableworkingwithsuppliers,customersandexternalpartners.
  • GoodExcelandgeneralMicrosoftOfficeskills.
  • Proactive,reliableandhands-onapproachtowork.
  • AninterestinJapanesecultureandproducts.
  • Japaneselanguageskillswouldbeanadvantage,butarenotessential.

People First is committed to increasing diversity, and maintaining an inclusive workplace culture. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of their ethnicity, race, gender, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, age, marital status or whether or not they have a disability.

Please note that we can only consider candidates who are eligible to work in the UK and are able to provide relevant supporting documentation.

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Posted: October 2nd, 2026