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Team: Global Supply Chain Operations

Position: Principal, Global Supply Chain Management

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement supply chain strategies that enhance operational efficiency and reduce costs across our logistics operations (Jikgu service).
• Oversee the design of our logistics operations, including transportation, distribution, and coordination of air cargo/shipments to ensure timely delivery of goods.
• Establish and maintain strong relationships with suppliers, logistics partners, and cross-functional teams to enhance collaboration and resolve issues.
• Identify opportunities for process enhancements and cost reduction initiatives within the supply chain operations.
• Lead, mentor, and develop the supply chain operations team, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and professional growth.
• Ensure compliance with company policies while establishing reporting metrics to monitor performance.
• Set, track, and analyze key performance indicators (KPIs) to evaluate the effectiveness of our logistics operations.
• Performs other related duties as assigned to assist with successful operations and business continuity.

Key Qualifications

• 8+ years working experience in global supply chain management & network design
• Ability to manage multiple priorities within deadlines and prioritize effectively, while delivering high quality work
• Solution oriented with attention to detail, accuracy, efficiency and meeting tight deadlines.
• Excellent written/verbal communication and interpersonal skills with a strong sense of client service
• Hands-on experience with supply chain design and KPI setting and monitoring.
• Strategic thinker, team player, proficient time manager
• Excellent organization and analytical skills required

Preferred Qualifications

• English proficiency

Recruitment Process and Others

Recruitment Process

• Application Review - Phone Interview - Onsite (or Virtual Onsite) Interview – Offer
• The exact nature of the recruitment process may vary according to the specific job and may be changed due to scheduling or other circumstances.
• Interview schedules and the results will be informed to the applicant via the e-mail address submitted at the application stage.

Details to Consider

• This job posting may be closed prior to the stated end date for application if all openings are filled.
• Coupang has the right to rescind an offer of employment if a candidate is found to have submitted false information as part of the application process.
• Those eligible for employment protection (recipients of veteran’s benefits, the disabled, etc.) may receive preferential treatment for employment in accordance with applicable laws.
• Job titles and responsibilities may be subject to change depending on the candidate’s overall experience, etc. This will be communicated to the candidate at the appropriate time before the offer.

Privacy Notice

• Your personal information will be collected and managed by Coupang as stated in the Application Privacy Notice located below.
• https://www.coupang.jobs/en/privacy-policy/

Document Return Policy

• This notification is given pursuant to Article 11 (6) of the Fair Hiring Procedure Act.
• A job applicant, who has applied but not been finally selected for a position at Coupang (the “Company”), may request the Company to return his/her hiring documents submitted pursuant to the Fair Hiring Procedure Act. However, this will not apply where the hiring documents were submitted via the website of the Company or e-mail, or where the job applicant submitted those documents voluntarily without a request from the Company. In addition, if the hiring documents were destroyed due to a natural disaster or any other reasons not attributable to the Company, such documents will be deemed to have been returned to the job applicant.
• A job applicant who wishes to request the return of his/her hiring documents pursuant to the main sentence of paragraph 2 above should fill out a “Request for Return of Hiring Documents” [Annex Form No. 3 in the Enforcement Rule of the Fair Hiring Procedure Act] and submit the request to the Company (Coupang Recruiting Team, Tower 730, 570 Songpa-daero, Songpa-gu, Seoul). In such case, within fourteen (14) days from the date of identifying the receipt of the request, the Company will send the hiring documents to the job applicant’s designated address via registered mail. Please be informed that the job applicant is required to pay the postage on the registered mail.
• In preparation for a job applicant’s request for the return of hiring documents pursuant to the main sentence of paragraph 2 above, the Company shall retain the original hiring documents submitted by the job applicant for 180 days from the completion of the recruiting process. If no request is made until the end of this period, all of his/her hiring documents will be destroyed immediately in accordance with the Personal Information Protection Act.