Regional Procurement Marketing and Sales Lead Buyer, AMEA

Regional Procurement Marketing and Sales Lead Buyer, AMEA   

• Location : Tokyo

Opella is the self-care challenger with the purest and third-largest portfolio in the Over-The-Counter (OTC) & Vitamins, Minerals & Supplements (VMS) market globally.​

Our mission: to bring health in people’s hands by making self-care as simple as it should be for over half a billion consumers worldwide.​

At the core of this mission is our 100+ loved brands, our 11,000-strong global team, our 13 best-in-class manufacturing sites and four specialized science and innovation development centers. ​

Headquartered in France, Opella is the proud maker of many of the world’s most loved brands, including Allegra, Buscopan, Doliprane, Dulcolax, Enterogermina, Essentiale and Mucosolvan.​

B Corp certified in multiple markets, we are active players in the journey towards healthier people and planet.​

Find out more about our mission to bring health in your hands at www.opella.com.​

About the job        

This position is responsible to lead the AMEA Region procurement category of CMI, Data & Analytics, PIPD, External Sales and Events for Opella. You will also be the Japan contact across marketing & sales categories to provide support.

The key focus of this role is to create, support, and influence procurement category strategies, ideate and drive key projects/initiatives jointly with the business, drive execution via global, regional and local teams to ensure Opella delivers its priorities/objectives. The role requires demonstrating strong partnering internally with category leaders in the AMEA CMI team, sustainability teams and externally with regional suppliers. It also requires working with the global teams to ensure global category strategies can be implemented while also maintaining local solutions where needed.

This mission is aligned with the values, the ethical charter, and the code of conduct of Opella.
 

Main responsibilities:

Strategy

• Development and execution of competitive, innovative long term procurement category strategies that are:
  • based on market intelligence: assessing risks and opportunities.
  • collaboratively built, full aligned with the business delivering cost reduction and significant value to business.
• Drive the development of new market innovation opportunities (e.g. new suppliers, new digital tools in the categories).
• Integrate sustainability into projects and business decisions.

Leadership

• Partner with the sustainability team to build a plan to deliver against B-Corp commitments
• Partner with the business stakeholders to drive innovation, challenge current and develop new initiatives

Contract & Relationship Management

• Oversee supplier relationship management and negotiations for strategic suppliers
• Drive supplier innovation program for the category in the region
• Oversee KPIs and monitor supplier performance. Continuously drive for improvements in performance of the suppliers in all relevant areas of service level, costs, delivery, quality

Business Collaboration & Partnering

• Business partner role to the Regional Growth hub and CMI/Data teams and
• Partner with the sustainability team to build a plan to deliver against B-Corp commitments
• Facilitate and build collaborative Business Partnering across the Business Unit internally and across the supplier network for the category

About you

KEY SKILLS:

• Results Oriented
• Leadership
• Influence
• Autonomous
• Forward looking
• Self-Starter
• Strong Project Management
• Data Visualization/Analysis
• Change Advocacy / Management
• Communication Skills
• Customer Centric
• Business Dashboards
• KPIs (Key Performance Indicators)
• Financial savviness

A degree in business Finance, Procurement/ Business Operations, Marketing.

• Strong business and financial acumen
• Hands-on experience in delivering significant global cost savings initiatives with demand management levers
• Strong capability to manage business and interact with senior internal stakeholders, Suppliers, and managing a complex environment
• Highly effective written and verbal communication, interpersonal and influencing skills
• The ability to hit the ground running, operate autonomously with a high level of drive and energy

Languages:  

The ideal candidate for this position must be fluent in both English and Japanese, as they will be required to communicate effectively in a business setting in Japan and with regional stakeholders and participate in global business interactions. Additionally, this role will need excellent ability to communicate orally and in writing in both Japanese and English.

Why us?

At Opella, you will enjoy doing challenging, purposeful work, empowered to develop consumer brands with passion and creativity. This is your chance to grow new skills and be part of a bold, collaborative, and inclusive culture where people can thrive and be at their best every day.

We Are Challengers.

We are dedicated to making self-care as simple as it should be. That starts with our culture. We are challengers by nature, and this is how we do things:

All In Together: We keep each other honest and have each other's backs.

Courageous: We break boundaries and take thoughtful risks with creativity.

Outcome-Obsessed: We are personally accountable, driving sustainable impact and results with integrity.

Radically Simple: We strive to make things simple for us and simple for consumers, as it should be.

Join us on our mission. Health. In your hands.

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