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The American International Group (AIG) is seeking a Lead Sourcing Specialist in Sumida, Japan, to enhance their global sourcing and procurement services. The role involves managing relationships with internal partners and suppliers, executing strategic sourcing processes, and ensuring adherence to AIG’s policies.
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Job Summary
This position will actively manage multiple highly visible, time-sensitive activities, effectively interfacing with mid-level management, and efficiently ensuring the sourcing process is completed consistent with AIG’s policies and goals.
The Category Sourcing Manager will partner with Business Partners, contract managers and Legal teams, and serve as a trusted advisor to developing and executing category strategy, objectives, and plans; negotiate and complete key strategic deals, and drive aspects of complex strategic sourcing process for assigned categories.
At AIG, we value in-person collaboration as a vital part of our culture, which is why we ask our team members to be primarily in the office.
Matching Summary
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The American International Group (AIG) is seeking a Lead Sourcing Specialist in Sumida, Japan, to enhance their global sourcing and procurement services. The role involves managing relationships with internal partners and suppliers, executing strategic sourcing processes, and ensuring adherence to AIG’s policies.
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Skills & Requirements
Must-have
Strategic sourcing
IT Category experience
Negotiate business and pricing terms
Conduct RFx
Supplier relationship management
Nice-to-have
Collaborative innovation culture
Trusted advisor to business partners
Continuous improvement initiatives
Cross-functional sourcing project teams
Key Requirements
3+ years of experience in strategic sourcing
Bachelor's Degree
Business English skill (TOEIC score 800+ preferred)