HR Planning and Operations Improvement (section manager candidate) at CJ FOODS JAPAN, the Japanese subsidiary of a major Korean food manufacturer, posted via doda. Location: CJ Building 9F, 2-7-4 Nishi-Shinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo (Shinbashi). Key responsibilities: As an HR planning specialist you will drive - Mid- to long-term HR strategy and execution, including organizational optimization, structural redesign and workforce planning in coordination with relevant departments - Identification and cultivation of key talent and future core personnel, strengthening internal high-potential development systems covering selection, training plans and placement consideration, and recruiting external key talent - HR system improvements and design across evaluation, compensation and benefits, including system planning, revision and operational design of evaluation and compensation revision processes - Global coordination with headquarters and the Global Mobility team, including communication with HQ HR and deployment and localization of global initiatives - Related duties as assigned Required qualifications: - Experience implementing and operating HR systems - 3+ years of labor and employment operations experience Preferred qualifications: - HR consulting experience in system design and planning - Foreign-affiliated company or large enterprise background - Korean language skills with workplace usage experience Company overview: CJ FOODS JAPAN is the Japanese food division of the CJ Group (CJ CheilJedang). The company sells temperature-controlled products across three categories: ambient, chilled and frozen. Primary brands include Micho (100% fruit-fermented vinegar drink), bibigo (Korean cuisine simplified for the home table, featuring mandu and kimchi), Dashida seasoning and various condiments and sauces. Founded in the Korean sugar industry in 1953, the CJ Group now operates globally. Japan operations began in 1978 and the current food entity was established in March 2020. The company has 295 employees, an average age of 34.3, is unlisted and is capitalized at 640 million yen. Group revenue exceeds 2 trillion yen and the parental leave return rate is 100%. Employment terms: full-time permanent position in a management supervisory classification with a trial period of up to six months. Work hours 9:00-18:00. Annual salary 6,000,000-9,000,000 yen, paid monthly (500,000-750,000 yen over 12 installments), with annual raises in April, additional incentive payments and raises possible through a selection process. Retirement age 60. Side employment permitted. Benefits and allowances: commute allowance, full social insurance (health, pension, employment, workers' compensation), retirement benefits, in-house OJT, professional certification support, up to 20 annual paid leave days with a five-day minimum after hire, 124 annual holidays, year-end and summer vacation, a founding anniversary day off, condolence leave, employee product discounts, wellness programs including health screenings and medical checkups, recreational club subsidies, flu vaccination support and Relo Club welfare benefits. Remote work: negotiable, up to two days per week from home. Relocation is not anticipated in the near term but is subject to company discretion.