【astrazeneca】【finance】head Of Procurement Japan

AstraZeneca

Osaka, Japan
Leadership of procurement team
Strategic thinking and implementation
People management experience
The role leads the Japan Commercial Procurement team as part of the Asia Pacific Procurement leadership group

Job Summary

  • The role leads the Japan Commercial Procurement team as part of the Asia Pacific Procurement leadership group.
  • Candidates must drive strategic sourcing, cost savings, and sustainability initiatives aligned with the 2030 Ambition Zero Carbon goal.
  • Success requires strong collaboration with CFO, country leadership, and global teams to ensure supply assurance and governance.

Matching Summary

The role leads the Japan Commercial Procurement team as part of the Asia Pacific Procurement leadership group.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Leadership of procurement team
  • Strategic thinking and implementation
  • People management experience
  • Change management agility
  • Business English proficiency
  • Sustainability Scope3 engagement
  • Supplier collaboration skills

Nice-to-have

  • Organization design experience
  • Cross-industry procurement knowledge
  • Pharmaceutical business understanding
  • Global working cultural awareness
  • Innovation in business models

Key Requirements

  • Fluent Japanese (verbal and written)
  • Business level English (verbal and written)
  • Proven procurement working experience
  • Demonstrated people management capability
  • Experience with risk control and compliance

Work Rights

Not specified

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