Country Purchaser_NPM Japan

• 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)

• 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

Please submit the following documents:

• Japanese resume (履歴書)
• Japanese work history document (職務経歴書)
• English CV

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Continental develops pioneering technologies and services for sustainable and connected mobility of people and their goods. Founded in 1871, the technology company offers safe, efficient, intelligent and affordable solutions for vehicles, machines, traffic and transportation. In 2021, Continental generated sales of €33.8 billion and currently employs more than 190,000 people in 58 countries and markets. On October 8, 2021, the company celebrated its 150th anniversary. The Automotive group sector comprises technologies for passive safety, brake, chassis, motion and motion control systems. Innovative solutions for assisted and automated driving, display and operating technologies, as well as audio and camera solutions for the vehicle interior, are also part of the portfolio, as is intelligent information and communication technology for the mobility services of fleet operators and commercial vehicle manufacturers. Comprehensive activities relating to connectivity technologies, vehicle electronics and high-performance computers round off the range of products and services