Procurement Manager

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RESPONSIBILITIES

• Achieve specific procurement goals within area of responsibility. May also involve working to improve established procurement procedures.
   
• Identify contract requirements and write specifications for a small portfolio or area of the business for existing contracts and/or new contracts.
   
• Deliver required outcomes by coordinating activities of subcontractors and suppliers and acting as a primary point of contact for them while working within an established contract management plan.
   
• Collate and analyze data using pre-set tools, methods and formats. Involves working independently.
   
• Organize and prepare complex documents using a variety of computer applications such as Microsoft Office. Also responsible for gathering and summarizing data for special reports.
   
• Collect and analyze the key cost drivers, market dynamics and issues, areas of innovation, and alternative suppliers for a low-risk area with many alternatives/minimum costs of changing, in consultation with relevant functions to provide solid market information for decision making.

REQUIREMENTS

• Both of Japanese & English communication skill is required as bussiness level.
• High School / FE College (2 A Levels)
   
• Experience enables job holder to deal with the majority of situations and to advise others
   
• Basic experience of coordinating the work of others
   
• Works without supervision and provides technical guidance when required on analyzing data trends for use in reports to help guide decision making.
   
• Works without supervision and provides technical guidance when required on costing, budgeting and finance tasks.
   
• Uses clear and effective verbal communications skills without supervision and provides technical guidance when required on expressing ideas, requesting actions and formulating plans or policies.
   
• Uses comprehensive knowledge and skills to negotiate independently while providing guidance and training to others on how to help the organization by obtaining consensus between two or more internal or external parties who may have different interests.
   
• Works without supervision and provides technical guidance when required on developing appropriate plans or performing necessary actions based on recommendations and requirements.
   
• Works without supervision and provides technical guidance when required on reviewing and creating relevant, lucid and effective reports.
   
• Supports business processes without supervision by understanding and effectively using standard office equipment and standard software packages, while providing technical guidance as needed.

Your Application
 

To ensure that your application is proceeded as quickly as possible and to protect the environment, please apply online via our careers portal. Further information about Evonik as Employer can be found at https://careers.evonik.com.

Please address your application to the Talent Acquisition Manager, stating your earliest possible starting date and your salary expectations.

Your Talent Acquisition Manager:

Kiyomi Iwano （岩野 希代美）

Company is

Evonik Japan