Software Category Sourcing Specialist - Global Sourcing Section, Procurement Operations Department, Procurement Operations Supervisory Department

Rakuten International

Tokyo, Japan
Software and indirect categories procurement
End-to-end rfp processes
Cost analysis and price negotiations
The organization is building and enhancing a group-wide centralized procurement model, offering the opportunity to be directly involved in process design, standardization, and strategic sourcing

Job Summary

  • The organization is building and enhancing a group-wide centralized procurement model, offering the opportunity to be directly involved in process design, standardization, and strategic sourcing.
  • Each category owner is given significant autonomy, enabling you to lead end-to-end sourcing activities from strategy development through negotiation and contract execution.
  • Backed by the scale of Rakuten Group, this role provides exposure to large-scale IT and software investments, offering significant business impact.

Matching Summary

The organization is building and enhancing a group-wide centralized procurement model, offering the opportunity to be directly involved in process design, standardization, and strategic sourcing.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Software and indirect categories procurement
  • End-to-end RFP processes
  • Cost analysis and price negotiations
  • Vendor management and onboarding
  • Cross-functional stakeholder collaboration
  • Contract reviews (commercial, risk, cost)

Nice-to-have

  • Process design and standardization
  • Strategic sourcing from the ground up
  • Autonomy in end-to-end sourcing
  • Speed and execution culture
  • Exposure to large-scale IT investments
  • Complex and high-value sourcing projects

Key Requirements

  • Minimum 5 years procurement experience
  • Hands-on software/indirect procurement
  • Native-level Japanese proficiency
  • Business-level English proficiency

Work Rights

Not specified

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