Daisuke Ito

Supply chain manager at Blue Bottle Coffee Japan

Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

About

Experienced Supply Chain Manager with over 15 years of career spanning SCM, Marketing, and Sales in the global FMCG and beverage industries. Expert in end-to-end supply chain operations, including demand forecasting, inventory optimization, and international logistics. Proven ability to bridge cross-functional gaps and drive organizational growth. 6+ years experience in Supply chain in international cafe chain 14+ years experience as sales, product launch management and supply chain in Food&Beverage industry.

Experience

  • ブルーボトルコーヒー (4 yrs 10 mos)
    • Member of Leadership team as Supply chain manager
      Jun 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 2 mos

    • Supply Chain Manager
      Apr 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 4 mos

    • Senior Supply Chain Specialist
      Oct 2021 - Mar 2023 · 1 yr 6 mos

  • Assistant Brand Manager / New product innovation manager at The HEINEKEN Company
    Mar 2019 - Sep 2021 · 2 yrs 7 mos

    ・Led NPI (New Product Innovation) lifecycle management, from initial business case and package design to supply chain network design and volume forecasting. ・Supply chain management for imported products ・Market data analysis ・Manage new brand communication project

  • Marketing ( Food section leader) at 日欧商事株式会社
    Oct 2017 - Mar 2019 · 1 yr 6 mos

    ・New product arrangement including label design liaising with each brand supplier ・Direct marketing collateral such as brand promoting goods, leaflets and presentation material ・Manage purchasing, demand forecast and inventory level

  • The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf® (2 yrs 5 mos)
    • Purchasing and Logistics Manager
      Mar 2016 - Sep 2017 · 1 yr 7 mos

      ・Prepared customs documentation per communication with US headquarters and domestic forwarder to import products. ・Oversaw inventory control and daily logistics operations, including vendor management ・Sourced new vendors to strengthen product quality and cost competitiveness ・Oversaw quality issues dealing with domestic vendor and US headquarters ・Prepared monthly consumption cost analysis ・Supported product development

    • Assistant manager of Purchasing & Logistics
      Oct 2015 - Feb 2016 · 5 mos

      As described above

    • Assistant Store manager at flagship store in Japan
      May 2015 - Sep 2015 · 5 mos

      ・Managed operations including preparing stock orders, shift schedules and inventory control ・Managed and trained 30 staff members on sales methods,POS transactions,health and safety and customer service

  • Regional Sales Manager at Daiei Trading
    Jun 2010 - Jan 2014 · 3 yrs 8 mos

    ・Responsible for about 70 clients of Grocery stores and Japanese cuisine restaurants in DC ・Oversaw inventory management and logistical operations between NY headquarters and local destinations.