The Role
Lead sourcing and procurement for onshore wind projects in Japan: manage supplier relationships, RFQs, evaluations, price and commercial negotiations, contracts (EWA, TSA, LTSA, SAA), logistics and O&M procurement. Support turbine selection, technical and financial due diligence, collaborate with Technical/EPC/Legal/Finance, identify procurement risks, and enforce NDAs.
Summary Generated by Built In
Role:
We are seeking a Procurement Manager to lead sourcing and procurement activities for onshore wind projects in Japan. This role will manage supplier relationships, lead contract negotiations, and support project execution across the full EPC lifecycle.
Responsibilities:
- Lead sourcing and procurement of wind turbine components and related services.
- Support wind turbine selection and project due diligence activities.
- Manage RFQs, supplier evaluation, and price negotiations.
- Lead commercial negotiations and contract management with OEMs and vendors.
- Manage key contracts (e.g., EWA, TSA, LTSA, SAA) and logistics agreements
- Collaborate with internal teams across Technical, EPC, Legal, and Finance.
- Support project financing and technical due diligence processes.
- Establish O&M-related procurement structures prior to handover.
- Identify and manage procurement risks.
- Ensure NDA implementation with suppliers.
Pre-requisites:
- Bachelor’s degree (Master’s preferred)
- 5+ years of procurement experience in renewable energy or infrastructure projects
- Strong supplier sourcing and vendor negotiation experience
- Contract management and cost optimization capability
- Ability to manage multiple projects and stakeholders
- Professional communication skills
- Business-level English (Japanese and Chinese is a plus)
Are you ready to engineer a greener future?
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree
- Master's degree
- 5+ years procurement experience in renewable energy or infrastructure projects
- Supplier sourcing and vendor negotiation experience
- Contract management and cost optimization capability
- Ability to manage multiple projects and stakeholders
- Professional communication skills
- Business-level English
- Japanese and/or Chinese language skills
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The Company
What We Do
Vena Group is a leading green solutions provider driving the energy and digital infrastructure transition across the Asia-Pacific region. Through its renewable energy and digital infrastructure arms, Vena Energy and Vena Nexus, Vena Group delivers integrated, sustainable, and cost-effective solutions that enable the region’s transition to a low-carbon, AI-driven future. With a local presence of over 1,000 employees across 80 corporate and site offices, Vena Group is committed to advancing sustainable innovation at scale—supporting climate action and enabling a greener, AI-driven future.
