Product Manager

Duties and Responsibilities

• Overall Menu Planning and Management: Formulation of annual core menu plans, development of special items, and monthly new product planning (main products are primarily prepared by the Japan team).
• New Product Development and Presentations: Development of new products using locally sourced or other overseas ingredients, including proposed pricing structures.
• Product Naming: Mainly for locally developed products for imported Japanese products, renaming will be carried out where names are difficult for local customers to understand.
• Procurement and Purchasing: Handling purchasing not only for food ingredients but also for non-food items such as equipment, packaging materials, and consumables (initially including office supplies management).
• Price Negotiation: Regular negotiations for all items to achieve price reductions or to mitigate price increases.
• Cost Management: Adjusting portion sizes and related factors based on P&L budget control, while maintaining an appropriate balance between customer value and store profitability in conjunction with pricing negotiations.
• Warehouse Management: Proper inventory control of both imported and locally sourced items stored in warehouses, ensuring there are no stockouts, quality deterioration, or expired products.
• Supply Chain Management: Establishing and managing distribution routes (mainly domestic) from suppliers to stores, operating logistics at the lowest possible cost.
• Order Management System Development and Operations: Registering all products with unique IDs, including work-in-progress items, and linking logistics flows among stores, vendors, and headquarters in collaboration with the IT team.
• Training and Management of Subordinate Staff: Development and supervision of team members.

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MUST TO HAVE:

1. Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Culinary Arts, Business Administration, or a related field
2. 8 years and above relevant working experience in similar roles in the F&B industry
3. Strong existing network and prior dealings with suppliers.
4. Japanese Language Proficiency (conversational)