Procurement Manager

このポジションはネイティブもしくはそれ同等レベルの日本語力とビジネス英語力が必須となります。This position requires Native or Equivalent level of Japanese language and Business English. To coordinate purchasing activities with manufacturing and sales departments to acquire raw materials, components, equipment and services in a cost effective and timely manner. Providing purchasing solutions at the lowest cost, recommending cost saving proposals and alignment with divisional guidelines. Maintain knowledge of Nutreco’s global sourcing contracts, relationships, policies and processes.
The job acts as autonomous purchase professional for the OpCo for that part of the spend that is not controlled by Division Category Management. If the job reports to the General Manager of the OpCo, it has greater freedoms than when reporting to a member of the Management Team.

Job Description:

このポジションはネイティブもしくはそれ同等レベルの日本語力とビジネス英語力が必須となります。This position requires Native or Equivalent level of Japanese language and Business English. 

· Analyze vendor proposals, negotiate and close contracts and provides recommendations to management.

· Ensure sourcing requirements are fully reflected in the purchase order and proper implementation of contracts.

· Practices Just In Time stock management and reduction in lead times.

· Develop and implement inventory strategy to support production requirements consistent with inventory guidelines.

· Purchases items that may require some assessment of quality and/or compatibility.

· Observe/identify purchasing possibilities.

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· Reviews weekly output from internal customers such as Material Requirements Planning for requisitions.

· Maintains accurate master planning data in business systems.

· Participate in designing plans, systems, tracking mechanisms to help implement material requirements efficiently.

· Responsible for operational relations with relevant suppliers and administers ongoing supplier management programs.

· Make medium term forecast of cost price development.

· Attunes purchase orders with manufacturing.

· Advising Product Management and Supply Management in case of stagnation.

· Successfully troubleshoots most supply bottlenecks/ inventory delays independently. 

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· Market scanning i.e. gain insight with regard to supplier markets, new market developments, etc.

· Market scanning, compare quotations, cost price analyses, negotiating, closing deals, supplier selection.

· Decide inventory strategy to ensure timely and adequate inventory flow.

· May recommend cost saving proposals including make-versus-buy analysis, alternative sourcing and vendor evaluation criteria.

· Gets info from catalogues and personal contacts.

· Participates in coordinating activities with supply management colleagues

· Translate market developments and understand their impact on product flow, pricing and availability.

* This Position requires fluent Japanese Language ability

Our organisation:

Skretting is a global leader in providing innovative and sustainable nutritional solutions and services for the aquaculture industry. Skretting has production facilities in 18 countries on five continents to manufacture and deliver high quality feeds from hatching to harvest for more than 60 species. The total annual production volume of feed is close to 2.5 million tonnes. Our mission is Feeding the Future.

Equal Opportunity Employer: 

Skretting is an equal opportunity employer; applicants are considered for all roles without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, national origin, citizenship status, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, marital, parental, military status or any other status protected by applicable local law. Please advise us at any point during the recruitment and selection process if you require accommodation. Skretting is committed to compliance with all applicable legislation, including providing accommodation for applicants with disabilities.