Job Description

Career Opportunity for a Contract and Vendor Manager in Japan

■ Contract and Vendor Manager

■ Company Overview

 A leading global organization in the insurance and financial services sector, this company is known for offering comprehensive commercial and personal coverage solutions to businesses and individuals worldwide. With a strong international footprint and a robust property-and-casualty network, it consistently drives innovation and helps shape the future of the insurance industry. The organization is committed to supporting clients through uncertainty while fostering a culture of continuous learning, growth, and empowerment for its people.  

■ Your Role and Responsibilities 

The Vendor and Contract manager role is a critical position in the CIO office management team and is key to ensuring that all contracts for Japan IT are processed in a timely manner. Ensures that contracts obtain the necessary approvals to support IT BAU and to enable IT delivery teams with critical 3rd party services/products needed for project execution and to control that the expense for these is within the approved budgets.

This position is supported by 2 contractors who manage contract processing and report to the Vendor and Contract manager.

●Contract reviews and communication with IT Vendors, BAU teams, Solution Delivery, and Global stakeholders 

●Contract coordination with procurement, Vendor Management Office, Legal Teams, and Vendors.

●Contract reviews of services, periods, executive summaries, detailed description, terms & condition.

●Finance Admin Improvement for IT & comm

●Monitor Ariba system approvals to be on time prior contract services start dates

●Confirm the Professional fees and Licensing Budget prior approvals

●Support the Annual Vendor Inspection working closely with the Vendor Management Office.

●Coordinate the weekly CIO approval meeting where all IT spend Items get formally approved

●Maintain up to date spend forecasts from major vendors

●Support any Labor Law related matters

■ Experience and Qualifications

●Good understanding of contract management lifecycle and related Finance terms and concepts.

●Basic knowledge of IT services

●Strong communication skills both in written and verbal

●Self-starter and self-driven

●Active listener-learner and Growth Mindset

●Ability to work across different teams

●Ability to handle multiple tasks, prioritize tasks and meet delivery deadlines

●Adaptability and flexibility in new environments

●Business level of Japanese and English skills (TOEIC 800)

●3+ years in a similar role with a proven success record.

●General Insurance industry experience is preferable

■ Good Reasons to Join

●Opportunity to work with a global Fortune 100 leader with strong career growth.

●High-impact role supporting the CIO office and Japan IT operations.

●End-to-end ownership of vendor and contract management with cross-functional exposure.

●Work closely with IT, Finance, Legal, Procurement, and Global teams.

●Great platform to build expertise in IT governance, budgeting, and compliance.

●Company offers a diverse, inclusive, and development-focused work culture.

■ Work Location

Tokyo, Japan- Hybrid

Details will be provided during the meeting.