Outsource warehouse tasks in Japan to a supervisor-led team
A company new to Japan can hand defined warehouse tasks to a supervisor-led team and receive a fixed price by message before anything starts.
Start from the task, not from a headcount
Many overseas companies begin by asking how many people they will need. A contracted task service turns that question around. You describe what has to happen to the goods: which cartons arrive, what must be sorted or relabelled, how many units are involved and by when. We answer with a fixed price for that task, the size of the team we plan to send and the date it will be finished. How many of our people it takes is our responsibility, not yours. In practice this means you do not plan rosters, explain the site to individuals or adjust instructions halfway through. You decide the outcome, we decide how to reach it, and we are accountable for the result.
Warehouse tasks we typically take on
Sorting inbound cartons by product code, re-sorting returned goods, repacking items into new boxes, applying Japanese-language labels or barcodes to imported products, kitting light items into sets, packing cartons for shipment, visual inspection against your criteria, picking and packing orders, returns checking and re-shelving, and counting stock on shelves. We also unload and put away light cartons by hand and tidy stockrooms and backrooms so the next task starts from a clear floor. If your task sits between two of these, describe it plainly and we will tell you whether it fits.
Instructions in English, delivery in Japanese
Importers often hold specifications in English while the warehouse, the carriers and the retail customers all work in Japanese. We read your instructions in either language, confirm our understanding by message and, where it helps, turn your criteria into a short checklist in both languages that our supervisor briefs to the team. Labels for the Japanese market, carton markings and counting sheets can be prepared to match. You do not need an interpreter on site, and you do not need to brief our team members yourself.
Who is on the floor and who directs them
Our supervisor is at the site, briefs the team on your task and on the site safety rules, divides the work among our people and checks the result as it goes. Your own staff, if any are present, speak to the supervisor and not to individual team members. That keeps the line of responsibility clear: you set the scope and the standard, and the supervisor answers for delivery. We do not place our people under your direction. The arrangement is a contract for a task, not a loan of individuals.
Setting the quality standard before we start
A task only works as a contract if both sides can tell when it is finished. Send a sample carton, a photo of a correctly finished unit, or a short list of acceptance points such as label position, carton count, damage criteria and how defective items are set aside. We confirm them by message. After the task you receive a photo or progress report where useful, and the work is checked against the same points. If something is not done to the agreed standard and you tell us within 24 hours, we put it right at no extra cost.
How the fixed price is formed
The price is fixed for the task, the batch or an agreed period, and it is confirmed by message before the work starts. We quote it from your task description, the volumes, photos or a short site look. We do not publish a rate card, because a thousand identical labels and a few hundred mixed returns are very different tasks. The price covers the scope you described. If the scope changes, we tell you and confirm a new price by message before continuing, so nothing arrives as a surprise at the end.
What we do not take on
We do not operate forklifts or other heavy machinery, we do not drive or transport goods, and we do not handle hazardous or temperature-controlled goods, food production, regulated pharmaceuticals or anything that needs a food-handling or other licence. Technical building maintenance such as electrical, air-conditioning or plumbing work is outside our scope, and so is any night or heavy-manual shift unless we agree it first. We follow your site safety rules, briefed by our supervisor before starting. If a request touches any of these, we tell you rather than guess.
The first message, the areas and the travel
Requests are accepted at any hour and we reply within 1 hour. Tell us the site location, the type of goods, rough volumes and your deadline. We work across Tokyo’s 23 wards and in Chiba, including Noda, Funabashi, Kashiwa and Yachiyo, in Saitama, including Kasukabe, and in Kanagawa, Ibaraki, Tochigi and Gunma. Outside the 23 wards, travel cost is stated before you confirm. We do not claim licences or certifications; what we offer is a clearly defined scope, an accountable supervisor and a price you agree first.
How it works
Tell us the task
Describe the work, the quantity, the place and the deadline. Photos help.
We confirm by message
We reply within 1 hour with whether we can take it on and a fixed price.
Our supervisor leads the team
The team arrives with a supervisor who directs the work and is accountable for the result.
Check and report
We report when the work is complete, and put right anything reported within 24 hours.
Frequently asked questions
Can I outsource a single batch, or do I need a long agreement?
A single task or batch is fine. The fixed price can be set per task, per batch or for an agreed period, and it is confirmed by message before we start.
Do I need to supervise your team on site?
No. Our supervisor briefs and directs our team and answers for the result. You set the task and the standard, and you speak to the supervisor, not to individual team members.
Can you work from English specifications?
Yes. We read English and Japanese, confirm our understanding by message and can prepare a short bilingual checklist for the team.
What happens if the result is not what we agreed?
Tell us within 24 hours. If the work was not done to the agreed standard, we put it right at no extra cost.
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