Tokyo Rakuten Full time¥3,000,000 - ¥6,000,000 per year

Job Description:

Business Overview

The Rakuten Group's basic management philosophy is to "empower" people and society through innovation.

Rakuten Group offers more than 70 diverse services, including the online shopping mall Rakuten Ichiba, e-commerce services such as the travel booking site Rakuten Travel, financial services such as Rakuten Bank, and professional sports.

Department Overview

The assignment will be to the Procurement Operation Department, Rakuten Group, Inc. Procurement Operation Department is responsible for entire Rakuten group procurement operation as centralized procurement function. Global Sourcing section is one of the teams of Procurement Operation dept, which promote centralized sourcing activities like supplier selection and negotiation in conjunction with Requesting units.

We have set up "Hardware Category Management team" and "Indirect & Service Category Management team" under Global Sourcing Section to promote centralized Service Category Procurement sourcing.

Hardware primarily includes, but is not limited to, the following services:

1. Telecommunication equipment (i.e. base station, network switch, router, server, test equipment)

2. Maintenance services of telecommunication equipment. Additionally, as the business domain, telecom business such as Rakuten Mobile and Rakuten Symphony are one of key focus areas.

3. Indirect & Service covers general purpose goods and services that support the business operation of Rakuten Group.

Position:

Why We Hire

Hiring Hardware/Indirect Sourcing Staff for Centralized Procurement

Position Details

- Supplier selection of Hardware/Indirect Category

- Negotiation of business conditions and conclude procurement contracts

- Optimize Hardware/Indirect service Spend, and implement Cost Saving initiatives

- Build relationship with key suppliers

- Alignment with internal stakeholders and related departments worldwide

Work Environment

Around 80 people

Mandatory Qualifications:

- More than 3years experience in Purchasing or Procurement function

- Japanese Language Capability (Native or JPLT N1)

- English proficiency (business-level speaking and listening skills)

Desired Qualifications:

- Experience in Hardware Category or Indirect Category Procurement

- Experience in Contract negotiation and RFP/RFQ

- Experience in Global Procurement

- Experience in Telecom domain industry

- Business English Capability

- TOEIC score of 800 or higher

Other Information:

Additional information on Location

Rakuten Crimson House

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