Procurement Contract Lead (Japanese)

Responsibilities

• Negotiates contract pricing and terms & conditions directly with suppliers while working with internal stakeholders, seeking lowest total system costs and appropriate mitigation of supply and legal risk
• Executes PtP processes in full compliance with Sourcing & Acquisition Handbook and CIMS catalogs.
• Fully leverages Procurement processes and tools to ensure most effective procurement method is utilized
• Maintains agreement portfolio: scope updates, pricing, Exhibits, amendments
• Ensures contract compliance and utilization- monitors supplier performance, Trouble shoots issues, etc.
• Ensures transactional efficiency of agreements by leveraging systems
• Identifies business value and other opportunities within the portfolio
• Develops and maintains internal and external relationships to meet business line expectations
• Provides fit-for-risk process improvements
• Implements category strategic guidance and shares portfolio specific market intelligence to Category Networks

Required Skills and Knowledge

• Bachelor's degree in any field from Engineering, Business Admin, Science, Economic, Language with strong academic background
• Fluency in English : TOEIC 800+, TOEFL iBT 98+, or IELTS 6.5+
• Fluency in Japanese : JLPT level 1 or 2 
• At least 1 year Purchase-to-Pay (PTP) / SAP Requistioning/SES experience
• Experience in Customer Service
• Experience in CDMS administration, Payables operations will be an advantage
• Business confident in English language
• Negotiation skill