【astrazeneca】【finance】head Of Procurement Japan

AstraZeneca

Osaka, Japan
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Leadership and driving business
Strategic thinking and implementation
People management experience
** AstraZeneca is seeking a Head of Procurement for its Japan Commercial Procurement team, based in Osaka or Tokyo. This leadership role involves strategic procurement management, supplier collaboration, and ensuring compliance while fostering strong relationships with various stakeholders. **

Job Summary

  • The role sits on the Asia Pacific Procurement leadership team and will lead country management for Japan Commercial Procurement team, defining and delivering priorities and local projects.
  • Accountable for developing a strategic approach to corporate procurement and management for indirect goods and services, driving business centricity and generating financial value.
  • Leads, coaches, and develops the ONEProcurement team in Japan, managing direct reports' performance and identifying opportunities to uplift team capability.

Matching Summary

Match Score: 75

** AstraZeneca is seeking a Head of Procurement for its Japan Commercial Procurement team, based in Osaka or Tokyo. This leadership role involves strategic procurement management, supplier collaboration, and ensuring compliance while fostering strong relationships with various stakeholders. **

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Leadership and driving business
  • Strategic thinking and implementation
  • People management experience
  • Agility for changes and change management
  • Procurement working experience
  • Business English proficiency

Nice-to-have

  • Organization design/change management
  • Cross-industry and cross-category experience
  • Good cultural awareness
  • Exposure to global working

Key Requirements

  • Leadership experience
  • Strategic thinking and implementation experience
  • People management experience
  • Agility for changes and change management experience
  • Procurement working experience
  • Interpersonal skills
  • Business English skills
  • Sustainability initiative experience
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Engagement skills
  • Execution excellence
  • Learning capability and agility
  • Communication and interpersonal skills
  • Ability to influence others without authority
  • Manage multiple and changing priorities
  • Smart risk taking with governance/compliance mindset
  • Fluent Japanese language skills
  • Business English language skills

Work Rights

Not specified

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