Country Purchaser_NPM Japan
Continental’s Automotive group sector is on an exciting journey to become AUMOVIO. With ~93,000 employees worldwide and annual sales of ~€20 billion, we are embracing a bold new era – and you have the opportunity to be part of it from early on!
This position offers a unique chance to actively shape the foundation of AUMOVIO, help define our culture from the start and play a key role in driving the future mobility. Are you ready to turn the page and start an exciting new chapter with us?
Your tasks
- Act as assistant manager who is a contributor for guiding the team and pursue building trust relationship with team members and internal customers by mutual communication.
- Manage indirect procurement for key commodities including tactical achievement (Savings/Automation) proactively and also have procurement activities with regional level.
- Establish procurement strategy to maximize our profit and contribute to all the Business Unit.
- Ensure continuous improvement of purchasing processes and systems and fulfillment of corporate strategies in the region.
- Act as an ambassador for indirect purchasing for all the responsible legal entities in Japan.
- Responsible Category; for defined major categories
- Manage and support all Purchasing Indirect materials of responsible categories for Total Japan. (Administrative Automotive CAC, CAJ, CAMJ & EB)
Your profile
- 5+ years of working or involved in a purchasing/procurement function
- Experience in Project Management, Process Definition and Implementation and Teamwork skills.
- Experience in leading project and smaller functional teams
- Worked in multinational company
- Native-level Japanese and business-level English are mandatory
Our offer
Ready to take your career to the next level and join us at the start of something extraordinary? Apply now to become a part of AUMOVIO and drive the future mobility together with us!
About us
Continental’s Automotive group sector is expected to be listed as independent company “AUMOVIO” in September 2025. With ~93,000 employees worldwide and annual sales of ~€20 billion, we are entering an exciting new era.
AUMOVIO stands for highly developed electronic products and modern mobility solutions. In addition to its strong market position with innovative sensor solutions, displays, and technologically leading braking and comfort systems, AUMOVIO has significant expertise in software, architecture platforms and assistance systems for the rapidly growing future market of software-defined and autonomous vehicles. Our purpose is clear: to make future mobility safe, exciting, connected, and autonomous.