**Overview** Every moment of every day, people all over the world turn to Panasonic to make their lives simpler, more enjoyable, more productive and more secure. Since our founding almost a century ago, we’ve been committed to improving peoples’ lives and making the world a better place–one customer, one business, one innovative leap at a time. Come join our journey! **Responsibilities** **Panasonic SCM Planner** Click here to learn more (https://na.panasonic.com/)  about how Panasonic is creating a better life, a better world.  Watch this video (https://youtu.be/h-x\_hDfMqb0)  to see how our employees are shaping the technologies that move us. **What You'll Get To Do:** Panasonic Procurement Corporation of America (PPA) located in Torrance, California is collaborating with Panasonic Energy of North America (PENA) and Tesla, Inc. in a large-scale advanced battery manufacturing facility known as the Gigafactory near Reno, Nevada. Panasonic manufactures and supplies cylindrical lithium-ion cells for the world’s leading electric vehicle manufacturer, Tesla, Inc. Based on the battery demand from Tesla, the Gigafactory produces cells which will expand to world No.1 scale production. In addition, Panasonic have decided to build a new plant near Kansas City, Kansas as an initial step in our mid-term expansion strategy toward 2030, and are currently establishing procurement processes and logistics infrastructure in preparation for the launch-up of the new plant. Our mission at PPA is to make the vision of Operational Excellence as procurement platform of Panasonic Group in North America by the greatest professionality of global supply chain management. Through this effort we will contribute to Panasonic manufacturing site in North America in terms of creating procurement scheme, buy & sell operation, global logistics, supplier management/development, and solution providing against all of procurement challenges. To build and manage global procurement model for Panasonic factories with value added support & account management from receiving new orders, working with vendors & all parties involved to ensure procurement SCM & customer satisfaction. **Procurement Operation Management** + Assess customer needs and provide value added service to consolidate procurement functions of Panasonic factories to maximize efficiency + Monitor inventory and delivery, checking inventory and balance purchase order status, negotiating with suppliers and customers and cooperating with business associate warehouse, logistics companies + Monitor logistics cost and business process cost referring to business rule. + Ensure timely payment of invoices to suppliers, freight & warehouse companies. **Solution Development** + Identify opportunities to improve, develop and expand the global procurement scheme through purchase and supply of raw materials, components and devices. + Communicate with business associates customers, suppliers, logistics service providers smoothly with problem solving mind. **Data Management / Admin** + Maintain the computer system master data (customer, vendor & product) including price, minimum order quantity, delivery lead time, etc. + Ensure timely collection of account receivables from customers + SQL database maintenance for Supply chain operation support with supervisor + Collect or Analyze logistics data and information to improve operation with supervisor **Qualifications** **What You'll Bring:** **Education & Experience:** + Prefer 3-5 years or more global procurement experience or Data management experience + BA\BS in International Business / Computer Science preferred + Must be proficient with MS Office suite, particularly with Excel + Power BI or Tableau skill is a plus but is not required + Experience with SQL, Python, or any coding skills preferred **Competencies:** + Passion to create data driven solution of global procurement and supply chain + Set challenging goals + Desire for self-improvement + Proactively act as “Customer First” **Communications:** + Must have the ability to effectively communicate in English Listening, speaking, writing and reading. + Communication skill in Japanese, Japanese are considered a plus for evaluation but are not required. **Other Requirements:** + Occasional travel + Occasional Overtime + Team work spirit + Try to perform and improve Creativity **Benefits & Perks - What's In It For You:** Panasonic prioritizes total wellbeing. We offer a wide variety of benefits and programs to support your physical, emotional, financial, social, and environmental health. ​ + Competitive compensation package + Comprehensive benefits + Pet Insurance + Paid Parental Care Leave + Employee Referral Program + Educational Assistance + Flexible Work Program + Volunteer time Off + Casual Dress Code + Total Well Being Program **We Take Opportunity Seriously:** At Panasonic, we are committed to a workplace that genuinely fosters inclusion and belonging. Fairness and Honesty have been part of our core values for more than 100 years and we are proud of our diverse culture as an equal opportunity employer. The wage range of $55,000 - $66,000 is just one component of Panasonic’s total package. Actual compensation varies depending on the individual’s knowledge, skills, experience, and location. This role may be eligible for discretionary bonuses and incentives. *The minimum hourly wage for this role will be the greater of the posted range, or minimum wage for the location where the employee will be working, subject to local minimum wage requirements. ​We understand that your career search may look different than others and embrace the professional, personal, educational, and volunteer opportunities through which people gain experience. If you are actively looking or starting to explore new opportunities, send us your application!​ _Panasonic is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to: race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. All qualified individuals are required to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation._ _Due to the high volume of responses, we will only be able to respond to candidates of interest. All candidates must have valid authorization to work in the U.S._ Thank you for your interest in Panasonic. \#LI-TA1 REQ-149406