Strategic Sourcing Manager

Posted:
8/3/2025, 5:56:24 PM

Location(s):
Tokyo, Japan

Experience Level(s):
Mid Level ⋅ Senior

Field(s):
People & HR

Career Category

Finance

Job Description

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What you will do

Responsibilities
Local, ad-hoc sourcing:

  • Opportunity identification: identify local improvement opportunities with respect to management of Purchase demand, Supply base and Total Cost on a local level
  • Requirements definition: identify and define specific stakeholder requirements;
  • Tendering: define evaluation/selection criteria, define and manage RFI and RFP processes on the basis of the local sourcing strategy, derived from the category sourcing strategy;
  • Supplier Selection: evaluate and negotiate proposals, ensure and validate selection of the best supplier;
  • Supplier Contracting: complete and implement the contract in accordance with legal standards and Procurement policies and guidelines;

Category management:

  • Supply base analysis: monitor, analyze and report Affiliate’s actual spend, trends, forecasts and Supplier base data;
  • Strategy development: participate in Global category strategy development: participate in Global Sourcing teams
  • Infrastructure development: support Strategic Sourcing infrastructure development and integration.

Purchase to pay:

  • Purchase to pay: assist and monitor the operational purchase to pay process for the Affiliate concerned and ensure conformance to procurement process policies and guidelines

Supplier performance:

  • Performance Monitoring: monitor and report supplier performance on the basis of pre-determined, relevant and measurable KPIs on the contract for identified/agreed Tier 1 suppliers
  • For Supplier performance improvement: establish, agree and implement improvement plans.

Reporting:

  • Benefits tracking: develop, maintain and report Key Performance Indicators that clearly reflect the achievement of objectives in each business area

Project Management

  • Manage and lead cross functional sourcing project teams

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What we expect of you

Qualifications

  • The knowledge and skills necessary to perform the duties of this position are typically acquired through the following combination of education, experience and knowledge or the equivalent.

Minimum Requirements

  • Purchasing knowledge: sourcing process, commodity management and analysis, supplier management and development, pricing theory and policy, negotiation, supply chain, make or buy.
  • Degree qualification in business or equivalent or equivalent
  • Purchasing related training
  • Negotiation (at least 1 course)
  • 3-5 years Purchasing experience in a profit driven and international environment
  • (Project) Management experience (team or direct)
  • Experience with tendering processes, supplier negotiations and contracting
  • Experience with ERP
  • Computer skills (MS-office environment)
  • Fluency in English, both in oral and written communication

Preferred Requirements

  • Business process related training
  • Experience in either leading or participating in Six Sigma projects.
  • 3 years Business Process related experience in a Pharmaceutical or similar environment
  • Fluency in multiple languages
  • Experience in presenting to senior management team

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Amgen

Website: https://amgen.com/

Headquarter Location: Thousand Oaks, California, United States

Employee Count: 10001+

Year Founded: 1980

IPO Status: Public

Last Funding Type: Post-IPO Debt

Industries: Biotechnology ⋅ Health Care ⋅ Manufacturing ⋅ Pharmaceutical