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About the Role

This role focuses on strategic sourcing, supplier management, cost optimization, and category strategy deployment to support business objectives and drive procurement transformation within Japan and the APAC region.

Responsibilities

• Identify, evaluate, and develop qualified suppliers to strengthen and continuously improve the local and regional supply base.
• Manage strategic supplier relationships to ensure supply continuity, quality, delivery, and cost competitiveness.
• Lead supplier performance management activities, including regular business reviews, corrective action plans, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate closely with engineering, project, and operations teams to drive value engineering and cost reduction initiatives.
• Support the bidding and proposal process by providing market intelligence, sourcing strategies, and competitive supplier solutions.
• Drive productivity and working capital improvement initiatives through effective sourcing, inventory optimization, and payment term management.
• Partner with regional and global Category Managers to develop and execute category strategies aligned with local business requirements.
• Ensure effective implementation of procurement strategies, processes, and compliance standards within the local organization.
• Provide market insights and supplier intelligence to support strategic decision-making.
• Act as a trusted business partner to local stakeholders, driving procurement transformation and change management initiatives.
• Foster strong collaboration between procurement, engineering, project management, and business leaders across Japan and the broader APAC region.
• Influence stakeholders and suppliers to achieve business objectives and procurement targets.

Requirements

• Strong collaboration with engineering, project, and operations teams.
• Support for bidding and proposal process.
• Drive productivity and working capital improvement initiatives.
• Partner with regional and global Category Managers.
• Ensure effective implementation of procurement strategies, processes, and compliance standards.
• Provide market insights and supplier intelligence.
• Act as a trusted business partner to local stakeholders.
• Drive procurement transformation and change management initiatives.
• Foster strong collaboration between procurement, engineering, project management, and business leaders.
• Influence stakeholders and suppliers to achieve business objectives and procurement targets.

Skills

• Strategic Sourcing
• Supplier Management
• Cost Optimization
• Value Engineering
• Market Intelligence
• Sourcing Strategies
• Category Strategy
• Procurement Processes
• Compliance Standards
• Change Management
• Stakeholder Management

Location

• Japan
• APAC region