About the Role
This role involves establishing and improving procurement governance and supplier management schemes for the Rakuten Group, contributing to society by creating value through innovation and entrepreneurship.
Responsibilities
- Establish and implement policy and rules for Rakuten group’s procurement.
- Promote optimize procurement organization structure.
- Establish and improve the procurement operation monitoring process.
- Conduct enlightening activities to comply with Subcontract Act etc.
- Create and provide training materials and manuals for procurement governance.
Requirements
- Possess strong negotiation and coordination skills.
- Proactive mindset for process optimization.
- Serve as an "internal consultant" overseeing company-wide procurement governance.
- Lead cross-functional process transformation initiatives.
- Strong logical thinking and ability to facilitate smooth collaboration across the organization.
Skills
- Negotiation
- Coordination
- Process optimization
- Logical thinking
- Collaboration
- Excel (data processing and analysis)
- PowerPoint (creating presentations)
- AI tools
- Confluence
- SharePoint
- Procurement systems (SAP, Ariba, Coupa)
- Accounting operations knowledge
Location
- Tokyo headquarter (Futakotamagawa)
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Entry-level (procurement experience not required)
- Mid-level (project leadership experience)
About the Company
- Rakuten Group's mission is to contribute to society by creating value through innovation and entrepreneurship.
- Provides over 70 various services including online shopping, travel, banking, pro-sports, and telecommunications.
