Japan Procurement, Supply Chain & Logistics Salary Guide 2026

12 roles benchmarked against up to five published 2026 salary guides, with the typical agency fee beside every median.

Salary Consensus by Role

Median across published Japan salary guides, with the fee stacked on top

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1 USD = ¥158.06, European Central Bank rate for Oct 29, 2026

Role	Median	Range (Low to High)	Guides	Agency Fee (35%)	Total Cost
Supply Chain Director	￥18,750,000≈ $118,600	￥12,000,000 to ￥25,000,000≈ $75,920 to $158,200	2	￥6,562,500≈ $41,520	￥25,312,500≈ $160,100
Logistics Director	￥15,250,000≈ $96,480	￥10,000,000 to ￥20,000,000≈ $63,270 to $126,500	2	￥5,337,500≈ $33,770	￥20,587,500≈ $130,300
Planning Manager	￥12,000,000≈ $75,920	￥10,000,000 to ￥16,000,000≈ $63,270 to $101,200	2	￥4,200,000≈ $26,570	￥16,200,000≈ $102,500
Supply Chain Manager	￥12,000,000≈ $75,920	￥8,000,000 to ￥17,000,000≈ $50,610 to $107,600	4	￥4,200,000≈ $26,570	￥16,200,000≈ $102,500
Direct Procurement Manager	￥11,000,000≈ $69,590	￥8,000,000 to ￥17,000,000≈ $50,610 to $107,600	3	￥3,850,000≈ $24,360	￥14,850,000≈ $93,950
Indirect Procurement Manager	￥11,000,000≈ $69,590	￥8,000,000 to ￥17,000,000≈ $50,610 to $107,600	3	￥3,850,000≈ $24,360	￥14,850,000≈ $93,950
Logistics Manager	￥10,500,000≈ $66,430	￥8,000,000 to ￥15,000,000≈ $50,610 to $94,900	4	￥3,675,000≈ $23,250	￥14,175,000≈ $89,680
Warehouse Manager	￥10,500,000≈ $66,430	￥7,000,000 to ￥14,000,000≈ $44,290 to $88,570	3	￥3,675,000≈ $23,250	￥14,175,000≈ $89,680
Demand Planner	￥8,250,000≈ $52,200	￥7,000,000 to ￥11,000,000≈ $44,290 to $69,590	3	￥2,887,500≈ $18,270	￥11,137,500≈ $70,460
Supply Planner	￥7,625,000≈ $48,240	￥7,000,000 to ￥9,500,000≈ $44,290 to $60,100	2	￥2,668,750≈ $16,880	￥10,293,750≈ $65,130
Logistics Specialist	￥6,500,000≈ $41,120	￥5,000,000 to ￥8,000,000≈ $31,630 to $50,610	2	￥2,275,000≈ $14,390	￥8,775,000≈ $55,520
Buyer	￥6,250,000≈ $39,540	￥4,000,000 to ￥9,000,000≈ $25,310 to $56,940	2	￥2,187,500≈ $13,840	￥8,437,500≈ $53,380

What Japan Employers Ask For

Drawn from the 1098 Procurement, Supply Chain & Logistics postings we track, at 278 companies hiring in Japan.

State a Japanese Level

Native/Fluent (Native or JLPT N1)
9%
Professional Working Proficiency (JLPT N2)
5%
No mention
86%

State an English Skill

Native/Fluent (TOEIC 945-990)
4%
Professional Working Proficiency (TOEIC 785-944)
16%
Limited Working Proficiency (TOEIC 550-784)
7%
Elementary Proficiency (TOEIC 225-549)
1%
Mentioned, level not specified
8%
No mention
65%

Skills Employers Name

Share of postings stating each term

Procurement
48%
Logistics
40%
Supply Chain Management
38%
Excel
26%
Inventory Management
19%
Stakeholder Management
18%
Project Management
16%
SAP
15%
Data Analysis
14%
Cost Reduction
11%

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Import / Export
11%
Price Negotiation
10%
PowerPoint
10%
Demand Planning
8%
Warehouse Operations
8%
Supplier Management
7%
3PL
4%
S&OP
4%

Stated Requirements

Share of postings stating each term

3-4 years of experience
13%
Management experience
12%
University degree
11%
5-9 years of experience
11%
1-2 years of experience
9%
10+ years of experience
5%
Master's degree
4%

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