Sr Staff Procurement/Purchasing Specialist

About the Position

We are seeking a Sr Staff Procurement/Purchasing Specialist to join our team in Toyosu, Japan. This role involves managing the procurement of software, cloud services, general outsourcing, and intellectual property (IP) and license-related services.

Responsibilities

• Procurement: Manage the acquisition of software, cloud services, general outsourcing, and IP/license-related services.
• Coordination: Collaborate with requesting departments to confirm requirements, usage conditions, contract scope, budget, and schedule.
• Market Research: Conduct market research, evaluate suppliers, request quotes, compare and negotiate prices and contract terms, and handle order procedures.
• Contract Optimization: Optimize contract forms, usage quantities, pricing structures, and renewal/termination conditions for software/cloud services.
• Outsourcing Management: Coordinate the scope of work, deliverables, rates, and acceptance criteria for outsourcing projects such as consulting, system development, and operational support.
• Risk Management: Collaborate with legal, information security, IP, and accounting departments to ensure compliance, manage suppliers, analyze expenditures, and drive procurement strategy and process improvements.
• Global Procurement: Work with procurement departments at overseas locations and affiliates for global procurement activities.

Requirements

MUST

• At least 2 years of experience in procurement, purchasing, contract management, or vendor management.
• Experience in software, SaaS, IT services, general outsourcing, or IP/licenses.
• Ability to read, compare, and organize quotations, proposals, scopes of work, and key contract terms.
• Strong coordination skills with requesters and stakeholders such as legal, information security, IP, and accounting.
• Negotiation skills for price, delivery, scope of work, and contract terms with suppliers.
• Basic skills in expenditure and price analysis and documentation using Excel.

WANT

• Experience in procuring software licenses/SaaS, IT services, consulting, development/operation outsourcing, and IP-related services.
• Experience in managing license contracts, service contracts, NDAs, and SOWs.
• Experience in cost optimization through usage rationalization, contract consolidation, and competitive purchasing.
• Experience in category strategy, supplier evaluation, spending analysis, and procurement process improvement.
• Knowledge of risk assessment related to information security, personal information protection, re-delegation, and intellectual property rights.
• Experience in using English for quote acquisition, contract review, and coordination with suppliers or overseas affiliates.

We Offer

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Job Details

• Position: Sr Staff Procurement/Purchasing Specialist
• Location: Toyosu, Japan
• Employment Type: Full-time
• Remote: No