Japan jobs at BASF

Objectives of the The position in BASF Procurement

Japan Hub and is responsible for procurement sourcing (Source to Contract - S2C) of assigned products and services of indirect procurement with defined thresholds for the site and the site account management (SAM) for coordination of all procurement activities among sites and other teams. To develop strong working relationships with key internal stake holders to support business growth, mitigate risks, and reduce costs.

Main Tasks
1.Sourcing for indirect procurement:

•Wholly responsible for the bidding process for PR above 5K Eur and below 75K Eur

•Handle open PRs of sites for assigned products and services of indirect procurement with defined thresholds, to do sourcing activity (source to contract – S2C)

•Imitate bidding process via SPS, negotiate with supplier on competitive price, payment term, delivery term etc. all commercial items

•Knowledge of local market intelligence and develop local potential supplier via working with related category buyer

•Down-payment process handling

•Paper contract & Outline agreement (OA) process handling

•Synergy capture & supplier management if needed cross category or cross sites

2. Internal business partner management (iBPRM) with sites:

•Manage regular site service dialogs and drive site activity plans; represents Procurement to site and reviews performance with site management

•Support coordination of emergencies at sites and act as contact for local compliance topics

•General knowledge in all procurement classes and In-depth knowledge of site-related topics;

•Contact for Procurement organization for site-specific topics and drives site-specific measures and projects

3. Field support for all category types Collaboration with global / regional teams on a more project-based approach on:

•Local supplier identification

•Supplier management and development

•Consolidation of demand information

•Language and cultural support

•Supports category teams in a project-based way and with pre-aligned capacity

4. New investment project support
Work close with project team to providing professional expertise, including market information, pre-costing and supplier recommendation to support new investment needs.
In case of small capex projects, site buyer takes over the project management from procurement perspective.

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Minimum Education and Qualification Required for the Position

•University degree, preferably in chemicals or relevant.

•Minimum 5 years working experience as an indirect procurement. *Experience with production equipment is especially good

•Working at the business organization at a multi-group company for chemical industry is preferred.

•Good command of English both in verbal and written

•Native level Japanese skill.

•Good communication skills, ability to lead by influence, convincing skills.

主な仕事内容

  1. 間接購買のソーシング

    • 5Kユーロ以上75Kユーロ未満のPRに対する入札プロセスを担当
    • 社内ルールに基づいて間接購買の製品やサービスを選定
    • 入札プロセスの管理、競争価格、支払条件、納期などを交渉
    • 新規サプライヤーの開拓
    • 各種契約についての交渉・理
  2. 社内の関係者との調整やニーズヒアリング

    • 今回のポジションではグループ会社の製造メーカーを担当予定です。担当部門と定期的なMTGを実施してニーズヒアリングや状況共有をタイムリーに実施。
    • 担当部門の情報を収集し、調達チームやグローバルチームと連携
  3. グローバルチームとの関わり

    • サプライヤーの特定、管理、開発に関してグローバルで決定したルールを使って実施。また懸念事項などをグローバルチームとも共有し、よりよい運営の検討を進める
  4. 新規投資プロジェクトの支援

    • 工場への設備投資が現在も継続しているため、エンジニアをはじめとしたプロジェクトチームと密接に連携し、市場情報やサプライヤーの情報を提供

必要な学歴と資格

  • 大学卒業以上
  • 購買経験が5年以上あり、うち間接購買(製造設備)に関する経験が2年以上ある方
  • 英語の読み書きが堪能で、日本語はネイティブレベル(グローバルチームとの連携のため英語が必須、担当部門の社員とのコミュニケーションに日本語が必須となります)
  • 良好なコミュニケーション能力と影響力を持つリーダーシップスキル

*化学メーカーそのほか工場設備を持つ会社での間接購買経験を歓迎



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