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About the Role

Woven by Toyota is enabling Toyota’s transformation into a mobility company through human-centric innovation. Our work focuses on AD/ADAS, Arene, Woven City, and Cloud & AI, aiming for a world with zero accidents and enhanced well-being for all.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with business leads to define and manage business process and technology roadmaps aligned with long-term strategies.
• Design, develop, and implement innovative solutions and processes to resolve procurement challenges and enhance customer experience.
• Manage data validation and reconciliation to ensure accurate and actionable procurement reporting for executive decision-making.
• Lead complex projects from initiation to completion, delivering major milestones and facilitating testing, roll-out, and post-mortem reviews.
• Drive automation by identifying manual tasks and implementing RPA and AI-driven workflows to increase efficiency.
• Develop dashboards and reports using tools such as Power BI to track spend and provide insights for strategic sourcing and cost optimization.
• Monitor adherence to regulatory requirements and internal policies to identify and mitigate risks.
• Design and deliver training programs to develop staff capabilities in negotiation, category management, and digital tools adoption.
• Act as a bridge between procurement, finance, legal, and other departments to ensure clear understanding of procurement processes and policies.
• Lead the end-to-end RFP process, including defining requirements, drafting, evaluating proposals, negotiating terms, awarding contracts, and managing supplier onboarding.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or above in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, or supply chain management, with demonstrated expertise in supplier management, contract negotiations, process improvement, and end-to-end project management.
• Minimum 5 years of experience leading and driving cross-functional projects, collaborating effectively with Finance, Operations, Engineering, Legal, and other key stakeholders.
• Proven experience in evaluating, introducing, and implementing new technologies and digital tools within procurement or supply chain functions, including ERP/procurement systems, data visualization platforms, and automation technologies.
• Demonstrated ability to develop actionable dashboards, support data validation and reconciliation, design and deliver training programs, and act as an effective bridge between procurement, finance, legal, and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Excellent communication skills in both English and Japanese (written and spoken), with the ability to engage and influence stakeholders at all levels across multicultural environments.

Skills

• Supplier management
• Contract negotiations
• Process improvement
• End-to-end project management
• Business case development
• ROI estimation
• Regulatory compliance
• Internal policy adherence
• Cross-functional project leadership
• ERP/procurement systems (e.g., SAP Ariba, Coupa)
• Data visualization platforms (e.g., Tableau, Power BI)
• Automation technologies (e.g., RPA, AI-driven workflows)
• Data validation
• Data reconciliation
• Dashboard development
• Reporting
• Training program design and delivery
• Communication
• Stakeholder engagement
• Business process mapping
• Technology roadmap development
• AI
• RPA (e.g., UiPath, Power Automate)
• Spend analytics
• Intelligent contract management
• Change management
• Risk management

Location

• Global

Work Type

• Flexible working time

Experience Level

• Minimum 5 years of experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, or supply chain management
• Minimum 5 years of experience leading and driving cross-functional projects

Education Level

• Bachelor’s degree or above in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Engineering, or a related field

Salary/Compensations

• Competitive Salary - Based on experience

Benefits

• Flexible working time
• 20 days per year Paid Holiday (prorated)
• 6 days per year Sick Leave (prorated)
• Sat & Sun, Japanese National Holidays, and other days defined by our company Holiday
• Japanese Social Insurance - Health Insurance, Pension, Workers’ Comp, and Unemployment Insurance, Long-term care insurance
• Housing Allowance
• Retirement Benefits
• Rental Cars Support
• In-house Training Program (software study/language study)

About the Company

• Woven by Toyota is enabling Toyota’s once-in-a-century transformation into a mobility company.
• Inspired by a legacy of innovating for the benefit of others, our mission is to challenge the current state of mobility through human-centric innovation — expanding what “mobility” means and how it serves society.
• Our work centers on four pillars: AD/ADAS, our autonomous driving and advanced driver assist technologies; Arene, our software development platform for software-defined vehicles; Woven City, a test course for mobility; and Cloud & AI, the digital infrastructure powering our collaborative foundation.
• Business-critical functions empower these teams to execute, and together, we’re working toward one bold goal: a world with zero accidents and enhanced well-being for all.
• Global Procurement is the department responsible for supplier relationship management, overseeing the entire supply chain, and managing the end-to-end procurement process for goods and services.
• We work in close collaboration with internal and external stakeholders to support supplier selection, RFP/RFQ processes, negotiations, and contract execution, ensuring that procurement aligns with the goals of each team.
• Beyond day-to-day procurement activities, we also actively drive strategic initiatives such as spend analysis, process optimization, and system improvements.
• By continuously strengthening our relationships with suppliers, we aim to enhance operational efficiency, reduce costs, and create sustainable value that positively impacts the entire organization.

Equal Opportunity

• We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity.
• Any information we receive from you will be used only in the hiring and onboarding process. Please see our privacy notice for more details.