Category: employee interviews

At the forefront of used car exports! Ensuring “Sync Logistics Quality” though a high level of teamwork and efficient yard operations.   Profile of Wataro Nakazawa, Kyushu Yard Section, Yard Operations for Automobile Exports Department Graduated from the Faculty of Sports and Health Science of Fukuoka University. He joined Sync Logistics mid-career in 2019, and was assigned to the Yard Operations for Automobile Exports Department. Currently, he is the head of the Kyushu Yard Section where he is committed to smooth yard operations.   Transporting Customers’ Vehicles in a Better Condition The job of the Yard Operations for Automobile Exports Department is to manage customers’ (used car exporters) vehicles at…
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Taking on challenges in a new field, and managing two sections simultaneously. What are the rewards and work techniques in such a job?   Profile of Akihiro Ohbuchi, Manager of the Hakata Operations Section and Business Promotion Section of the Shipping Operations Department After withdrawing from the National Institute of Technology, Kurume College and studying in the USA, he joined Sync Logistics in June 2014. Currently, he is the manager of both the Operations Section and the Business Promotion Section of the Fukuoka office where he is responsible for improving operations processes and training subordinates.   After Much Debate, Betting on Sync Logistics during its Early Years I joined Sync…
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The Leader of our Mongolia Section works from home. What are the secrets of organizing a multinational team remotely?   Profile of Ai Kashioka, Leader of the Mongolia Section As a new graduate, she joined a large petroleum and coal manufacturer in 2015. In the following year, she was transferred to another company within the group, working as a Supervisor in Hokkaido managing a gas station and sales promotion. She resigned, then joined Sync Logistics in January 2018. While working in the Mongolia Section arranging used car exports, she started working from home after getting married and relocating. In October 2020, she became Leader of the Mongolia Section.   Resigned…
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Right after joining the company, exports to his home country Sri Lanka dropped drastically! Using difficulties to grow and acquire a wide range of skills.   Profile of Randika Sedara, Overseas Business Section, Overseas Business Department After graduating from high school in Sri Lanka, he came to Japan and studied intensive Japanese at Beppu University, and he graduated from the International Business Information College in Utsunomiya. After working as a front desk manager at a Sri Lankan hotel, he joined Sync Logistics in November 2019. Currently, he is in charge of the operations, sales, and marketing of used car exports to Mauritius.   Wanting to Work with Cars in Japan…
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Promoted to Leader at age 25. A global job where a young woman can succeed.   Profile of Iona Yoshioka, Leader at the the Kawasaki Operations Department Graduated from Aso Foreign Language Tourism and Patissier College, Department of Overseas Business Trade. After receiving a job offer from Sync Logistics in September 2015, she worked as an intern for six months before joining the company as a new grad employee in April 2016. She was assigned to the Fukuoka office where she was put in charge of intermodal transport services for Mongolia. She was transferred to the Kawasaki office and was sent on a business trip to Mongolia. She then joined…
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Directing overseas operations and implementing management reform. Marketing and human resource development secrets that strengthen our company.   Profile of Yusuke Shinchi, Sync Logistics’ Eastern Japan Area Manager After graduating from Tama University’s School of Global Studies in March 2013, he went to Taiwan to study Chinese but left after 3 months. After traveling around Southeast Asia, he joined an online travel agency in Beijing. Four months after joining the company, he was appointed Supervisor of Customer Service. He joined Sync Logistics in April 2016, and was appointed Eastern Japan Area Manager in April 2019, managing the Corporate Planning Office, the Overseas Business Department, and Human Resources.   Sync Logistics…
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