Dyson

Supply Chain Operations Manager

Japan - Tokyo Office Full time

Role Summary

As Supply Chain Operations Specialist, you will manage end-to-end execution for one or more key accounts or strategic channels within a Top 10 market. You will be the main supply chain point of contact for commercial teams and external partners, ensuring reliable fulfilment, high product availability and timely issue resolution. You will also support the commercial organisation in preparation for Joint Business Planning (JBP), providing operational insights and helping to align commitments with supply chain capabilities. Your role contributes directly to customer satisfaction, cost efficiency and executional excellence.

Key Responsibilities

Execution for Key Accounts or Channels

  • Manage daily supply chain execution for assigned accounts or channels, including fulfilment, delivery and availability

  • Serve as the supply chain contact point for sales, customer service and external partners

  • Resolve order issues, urgent requests and stock allocation challenges with speed and accuracy

  • Ensure orders are executed on time and in full, in line with customer or channel expectations

  • Coordinate with warehousing, logistics and sales order management teams to ensure delivery commitments are met

Joint Business Planning (JBP) Support

  • Collaborate with account or channel leads to prepare operational inputs for JBP discussions

  • Align with planning teams on supply constraints, lead times and stock readiness

  • Ensure fulfilment capabilities and risks are considered during customer planning and forecasting

  • Provide supply chain insights that strengthen commercial decision-making and execution feasibility

Cross-functional Coordination

  • Work closely with internal teams to support new product launches, promotional events and peak trading periods

  • Share timely updates on delivery performance, supply risks and exceptions

  • Coordinate delivery plans, returns and urgent stock transfers as required

  • Represent supply chain operations in internal meetings related to account or channel health

Performance Management and Communication

  • Monitor fulfilment KPIs such as on-time delivery, fill rate and order accuracy for assigned responsibilities

  • Analyse root causes of recurring issues and drive resolution with relevant functions

  • Communicate exceptions, delays or constraints clearly and proactively to commercial stakeholders

  • Escalate risks via the Head of Supply Chain Operations and contribute to S&OE escalation forums

Continuous Improvement

  • Identify and act on improvement opportunities in lead time reliability, operational flow and customer service

  • Propose and support initiatives to simplify handovers, reduce manual interventions and improve responsiveness

  • Support system or process enhancements aimed at boosting fulfilment performance

  • Contribute to best practice sharing across accounts or channels to raise overall execution standards

Experience and Skills

  • 3 to 5 years of experience in supply chain, logistics or fulfilment operations

  • Experience working closely with commercial or customer teams, ideally on key accounts or retail channels

  • Familiar with ERP systems and operational KPIs for order fulfilment and stock accuracy

  • Strong communication and problem-solving skills, with a customer-focused mindset

  • Ability to manage multiple priorities, resolve issues quickly and maintain high attention to detail

  • Proactive, collaborative and results-oriented with a strong sense of ownership

Success in the Role Looks Like

  • Assigned account or channel experiences smooth, reliable fulfilment with minimal disruption

  • Operational inputs into JBP are well prepared, aligned and supportable

  • Issues are resolved proactively with clear communication and coordination

  • Fulfilment performance improves over time, supported by practical improvement actions

  • Commercial teams see supply chain as a trusted, responsive and solutions-focused partner


Dyson is an equal opportunity employer. We know that great minds don’t think alike, and it takes all kinds of minds to make our technology so unique. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and employment decisions are made without regard to race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other any other dimension of diversity.