Recruitment Background

Fast Retailing is redesigning its supply chain as a core management priority to achieve consolidated group sales of 5 trillion yen and, ultimately, 10 trillion yen. To achieve this, it is essential to consistently ensure that “the products customers want are always in stock” across both e-commerce and physical stores. This requires a management-driven approach that goes beyond treating logistics as a mere operational task; it demands an integrated strategy that advances investment decisions, cost transformation, and partnerships with suppliers, all grounded in P&L and KPI metrics.For this position, we are seeking a candidate who will be directly responsible for P&L and KPI management—which are directly linked to management decisions for UNIQLO’s Japan business, which has surpassed 1 trillion yen in sales—and who will drive initiatives from identifying challenges through to the implementation of improvements.

Department Overview

The Global Supply Chain Management Department plays a central role in driving sales and creating customer experiences—it does more than simply “move” goods. Within this department, the Global Logistics Support (P&L and KPI Management) Team, to which you will be assigned, is tasked with accurately tracking key metrics and continuously improving the profitability of logistics costs within the UNIQLO business. Using the P&L as a starting point, you will serve as a bridge between store and warehouse operations and business management, contributing to the growth of the business.

Job Description

You will be responsible for managing the budget versus actual performance of logistics costs within the store logistics sector of UNIQLO’s Japan business, which generates 1 trillion yen in domestic sales.

Specifically,

• Starting with the formulation of the full-year logistics cost budget, you will update monthly forecasts to account for demand fluctuations and the impact of initiatives, identify issues through analysis of the causes of variances between budget and actual results, and be consistently responsible for planning, executing, and managing the progress of improvement actions.
• This role goes beyond mere numerical management; you will identify key issues that drive action at both the executive and operational levels, build consensus with relevant departments both inside and outside the company, and lead improvements aimed at achieving targets.
• Rather than limiting yourself to desk-based numerical management, you will occasionally visit stores, warehouses, and other on-site locations to gain a firsthand understanding of actual conditions, which is a key part of driving this role forward.
• By moving back and forth between management metrics (P&L, KPIs) and on-site execution, you will directly drive business impact, take end-to-end responsibility from budget formulation to execution, and lead efforts to advance logistics and improve profitability.
• A key feature of this position is the autonomy you’ll have to not only set targets but also identify challenges revealed by the data, engage relevant stakeholders—including executives both inside and outside the company—to address them, and drive initiatives through to successful implementation and results.

*The Job Description may change within the scope of duties related to each department within the headquarters due to departmental transfers or organizational changes.

Career Path

You will initially drive operations as the primary point of contact, with the expectation that you will aim for a leadership role in the future based on your performance and career aspirations. Additionally, you will have opportunities for a wide range of career paths within the Global Supply Chain Management Department, including leading global logistics cost management and KPI management, serving as the head of overseas logistics, and engaging in corporate and business planning within the supply chain domain.

Required Experience, Skills, and Abilities

• Experience serving as the primary point of contact for at least one of the following: budget formulation, forecast management, or actual-versus-forecast analysis using PL/KPI metrics; and experience driving the process from identifying issues through the implementation of improvement actions to achieving numerical improvements (industry and field are not restricted)
• Experience driving improvement initiatives by engaging multiple departments with varying roles and positions (including executive management, frontline staff, other departments, and external partners), while coordinating interests and building consensus

Preferred Experience, Skills, and Abilities

• Experience contributing to P&L improvement and KPI design/operation in highly uncertain environments, such as new business launches, business restructuring, or structural transformations
• Experience in structuring key issues based on metrics and KPIs, and presenting proposals and narratives to senior management and relevant departments that lead to informed decision-making
• Experience with cost transformation, KPI design and implementation, and improvement projects in the logistics/supply chain field
• Experience processing, analyzing, and visualizing data using various analytical tools*

　*Excel, Access, Spreadsheet, PowerQuery, PowerPivot, PowerBI, Looker Studio, Tableau, etc.

• English proficiency: Business level (TOEIC score of approximately 700)

Company Name: Fast Retailing Co., Ltd.

Employment Type: Full-time Employee

Annual Salary

• Annual Salary Range: 12–19.64 million yen (Monthly Salary: 670,000–900,000 yen)
• Allowances: Commuting allowance, overtime pay, etc. (*All subject to company regulations)
• Bonuses: Semi-annual bonuses twice a year, year-end bonus (eligibility and amount determined based on company performance and performance evaluations)
• Promotions twice a year (determined based on performance evaluations)

*Salary will be determined based on company regulations, taking into account your previous annual income and experience, and is not limited to the figures listed above.

Working Hours

Flexible work hours or managerial/supervisory position

• Flexible work schedule

Standard daily working hours: 8 hours; Break: 1 hour
Core hours: 9:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Flexible hours…6:00–9:00 and 14:00–20:00; overtime work may occur

• Supervisors

Based on the working hours of the employee’s department; left to the employee’s discretion

Holidays and Leave

Two days off per week (Saturdays and Sundays; national holidays are workdays) Annual paid leave, special and bereavement leave, childcare and family care leave systems, etc.

*In addition to paid leave, special leave is granted in the first and second halves of the fiscal year (the number of days granted varies depending on employment status and the company to which the employee belongs)

Insurance Coverage

Social Insurance (Health Insurance, Employees’ Pension Insurance, Unemployment Insurance, Workers’ Compensation Insurance, Long-Term Care Insurance)

Employee Benefits

Employee stock ownership plan, mutual aid association, partner welfare programs, employee discount program, cafeteria, dedicated shuttle bus (for commuting to the Ariake office), defined contribution pension plan (full-time employees only)

Other

• Our company actively recruits mid-career professionals across various Group companies (Fast Retailing, UNIQLO, GU, etc.). We would appreciate it if you could review the information below and consider applying.

• Within the Fast Retailing Group, you may apply to multiple companies simultaneously. However, please note that even if the selection process proceeds with multiple companies, you can only advance to the final selection stage for one position at a time.

• Based on your submitted resume and interview performance, we may suggest other positions or companies within the Fast Retailing Group.

• Secondhand Smoke Policy: Smoking is prohibited on the premises and indoors; we do not have designated smoking rooms. (Smoking is prohibited during working hours, including break times.)

Ariake Headquarters: 1-6-7 Ariake, Koto-ku, Tokyo, UNIQLO CITY