Buyer (IT Category)

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Job details

Company overview

We are a global IT consulting and technology services firm that helps clients with their digital transformation. We provide services from strategy development to implementation and create innovative solutions for a wide range of industries. We help our clients gain a competitive edge by leveraging our expertise in areas such as data analytics, cloud technology, and cybersecurity. With a focus on sustainability and digital innovation, we provide solutions for business environments around the world.

Responsibilities

Main responsibilities:

• Sourcing and Purchasing
  • Lead the sourcing and purchasing of the services and goods working with suppliers closely and working with the business stakeholders.
  • Create, execute and complete the sourcing project using the Procurement system
  • Ensure to purchase services and goods both from the existing and potential suppliers working with Regional Category Managers.
• Contract Negotiation and Management
  • Lead the creation, negotiation, renewal and termination of the contracts working with Legal team and using the procurement system.
  • Responsible for submitting the contracts for signing internally and externally.
  • Identify, develop and maintain appropriate template of agreement for each service.
• Supplier/Stakeholder Relationship Management
  • Establish and maintain the strong relationship with suppliers having a regular meeting, monitor the specific KPIs, analyzing spend and developing the strategies.
  • Manage stakeholder relationship having a regular meeting, working closely daily basis and provide best-class in services.
• Operation
  • Support the development and implementation of process, methods and systems to enhance governance and service delivery to the business working with local stakeholders and global team.

Requirements

Minimum requirements:

• University graduate
• 10 Years+ work experience
• 5 Years+ of Procurement experience
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills both in English and Japanese
• Advanced knowledge in procurement (methodologies of sourcing, supplier evaluation, saving potentials and best practice procedures)
• Strong analytical skills
• Ability to identify and solve complex problems
• Good team player
• Self motivated and result oriented personality
• Cross-cultural understanding
• Business acumen, analytical and process-minded
• Basic skill/knowledge in MS Office

 Preferred qualifications:

• IT category especially for software resell knowledge and experience as Procurement buyer

Salary

8.5 - 10 million yen

Location

Tokyo