Supply Chain Strategic Buyer

Supply Chain Strategic Buyer

Your new company

This company is a global leader in dental innovation, offering advanced solutions like digital imaging and restorative materials. With a strong focus on research and development, it employs thousands of professionals worldwide to enhance oral health and support dental practitioners.

Your new role

This role involves supporting various projects across multiple sites, collaborating with departments such as Marketing, IT, R&D, HR, and Manufacturing. It requires partnering with regional and global teams to implement strategies and ensure compliance with preferred suppliers. The position focusses on improving costs, quality, and service levels for local deliverables in several categories.

What you'll need to succeed

  • Implement global and regional category strategies and policies across sites.
  • Manage local day-to-day spending and create purchase orders based on supplier definitions.
  • Ensure compliance with FDA, ISO, SOX, and other regulatory requirements.
  • Drive compliance to preferred supply base and purchasing channels to achieve savings targets.
  • Identify savings opportunities, run procurement initiatives, and support savings reporting.
  • Manage supplier relationships locally in cooperation with regional and global teams.
  • Handle escalations related to material supply and quality issues from internal stakeholders.

What you'll get in return

-Implement and Drive Kaizen Activity across the Business with Indirect Procurement Initiatives

-Competitive Salary Range

- Clear Career Growth Path

What you need to do now

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.

If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.

Summary

Job Type
Permanent
Industry
Healthcare & Medical
Location
Inner Tokyo
Specialism
Supply Chain
Ref:
1118822
Closing date
31 May 2025

Talk to a consultant

Talk to Kateryna Orlova, the specialist consultant managing this position, located in Tokyo Head Office
Izumi Garden Tower 38th Floor, 1-6-1 Roppongi

Telephone: +81 3 3560 2833

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