Regional Category Buyer

Minimum Education and Qualification required for the Position
▪ University (e.g. Master + min.3 yrs in a relevant position or Bachelor + min 5 yrs in 2 diff. relevant positions
▪ Relevant experience in Procurement (Services and Supplies)
▪ Good negotiation skills
▪ Good knowledge on the contracting Laws in Japan, and able to interact with local Legal teams on contract Laws.
▪ Knowledge of supplier, market environment, products and technologies within respective area
▪ Knowledge of technical services category like construction, engineering service, project etc.
▪ Good in English
▪ Good IT skills (e.g. SAP R/3 Cobalt, SAP Business Warehouse, Strategic Procurement Suite, MS office, Power BI
etc)
▪ Digital Savy , should able to drive and implement the Procurement process optimization tolls and systems

Objectives of the Position

• Responsible for contributing to develop, implement and monitor strategy for regional categories (Services and
  Equipment and Supplies)
• Prepare and execute RfI,RFQ
• Negotiation and award
• Contract implementation & monitoring
• Category Management
• Lead projects and contributes in projects
• Execute Supplier Management
• Execute Risk Management
• Adhere to Procurement Policies and procedures
• Drive and support the Digital initiatives in Procurement Process