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Johnson Controls Senior Category Buyer, Japan in Shibuya, Japan
What you will do The Senior Category buyer is responsible for project spend for APAC region. Responsibilities include supplier scouting, selection, supplier management, price & contract negotiations, drive product optimization and working capital management. The buyer will develop and execute a category strategy that supports the company’s profitable growth plans. They will be the primary owner of cost savings and working capital improvements.
How you will do it
Drive year-over-year improvement in field material spend through supplier negotiation.
Drive year-over-year improvement in working capital through supplier payment term management.
Develop field material category strategy by category cluster, implement category strategy in sourcing decision of field projects.
APAC Field material business partner to Japan, connect APAC Field material category team with Japan sourcing activities.
Supplier account management for selection of suppliers. Develop strategies to effectively manage and optimize the supply base.
Manage supplier performance and organize regular business reviews with suppliers of responsibility.
Negotiation and maintenance of contracts and supply conditions.
Insights to supply base market intelligence & dynamics, scouting new suppliers to support the business growth.
Deploy a global preferred supplier strategy to improve supplier quality, delivery and cost
What we look for
Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Project Management, International Trading or related Business Degree. Master degree is a plus.
Experience in sourcing/procurement：5 years+. Experience with HVAC product, Electrical product and Controls product is a plus.
Language: Fluent Japanese and English is must, Fluent Chinese is a plus.
Ability to handle APAC region will be added advantage.
Excellent negotiation skills, being able to build a compelling case and convince others; familiar with contracting
Good interpersonal skills to enable and manage strategic relationships
Adaptable towards a rapidly changing environment
Experience in working in multi-cultural teams
Experience in international trade
Advance in MS Excel especially well-verse in generating Pivot Table and VLOOKUP is a must
Experience in analyzing data and sensitive with data