【PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THE ROLE】
As a Senior Manager, together with stakeholders’ team in each category, you will lead sourcing strategy development for key spends based on deep understanding of internal compelling business needs, and external industry/market/supplier situation. Then execute the strategy in a way to achieve company and department business goal by collaborating with multi-functional team and external suppliers by optimizing Cost, Quality, Service, Innovation capability and Supply Security. Year on year 6% effectiveness/productivity improvements are target.
In the Scope, you will manage:
• 3PL= Logistics spending is about 4 billion JPY/Yr with about 12 3PL venders.
• A&P = approx. 2 billion JPY (varies by year) with 2 ad agencies (creative and media separately) and a few POSM/pack design agencies/SNS management boutiques/research agencies
• Professional Services (General Service) = approx. 2 billion JPY with long-tail supplier portfolio where key spends are real estate (office rent), outsourcing supplier for call center, company car leasing, etc.

【Main responsibilities】
Sourcing to Procure
•Make analysis, identify issues/opportunities, Build sourcing strategies, get it aligned with stakeholders, VE (spec change), Tender or Negotiation to select necessary partners, make recommendation to get alignment from Leadership Team where necessary and implement buying
•Act as representative of Indirect purchasing towards key internal customers, stakeholders and external suppliers in terms of Supplier Selection, Negotiation of Cost/Quality/Service/Innovation/Speed/Supply Security, and contracting, based on defined category strategy.
▹ Manage and support a subordinate (dedicated manager for 3PL) to enable her to demonstrate best performance
▹ Hands-on A&P and Professional Services categories as an acting manager
• Manage necessary contracts with suppliers in hands-on categories (NDA, Danone Standard General Terms and Conditions, Specifications, Specific attachments; Order conditions, Payment Terms, Insurances, Force Majeure, Min. Order quantity, Lead-time, etc).
• Take care of Supplier Relationship Management (e.g. JOINT-BUSINESS-PLANNING) to achieve Cost, Quality, Service, Innovation, etc. where appropriate

COE (Center of Excellence)
• Lead digitalization, policy/ process/ rule structure improvement, reporting, and governance related initiatives.
▹ Manage and support a subordinate (dedicated specialist for COE).• Over 10 years of experience in Indirect Sourcing (Purchasing/Procurement) [FMCG or Food industry is a plus]
• Advanced Category management, Negotiation, Tender, Contracting, Supplier Relationship Management skills
• Industrial analysis, Benchmarking, Inflation forecasting, Should Cost modeling
• Excel, Power Point, Word
• Both Japanese & English language (writing & speaking. Above business level)
• SAP Process Knowledge