# Procurement Lead, Japan

**Company**: GSK
**Location**: Tokyo, Akasaka
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Logistics & Supply Chain
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

You will lead procurement for Japan, working closely with local teams and global category partners.

Responsibilities:

- Lead end-to-end sourcing and contracting for defined categories, delivering value and compliance.

- Partner with operations, quality, finance and other stakeholders to define requirements and priorities.

- Manage supplier performance and risk to protect supply, quality and business continuity.

- Deliver cost savings and value initiatives while ensuring transparent budget and financial reporting.

- Align local actions with regional and global category strategies and share market insights.

- Coach colleagues and support improvement of local procurement processes.

Basic Qualification:

- Bachelor’s degree in business, supply chain, engineering or related field.

- At least 5 years of procurement experience covering indirect and/or direct spend.

- Proven experience in sourcing, negotiation and contract management.

- Experience using procurement tools and ERP systems such as SAP.

- Strong stakeholder management skills and ability to work in a matrix organisation.

- Fluent Japanese and business-level English.

Preferred Qualification:

- Experience in pharmaceutical, biotech or other regulated industries.

- Professional certification in procurement or supply chain (for example CIPS or CPSM).

- Experience with categories such as professional services, technology, facilities or capital expenditure.

- Knowledge of third-party risk management and contract lifecycle tools.

- Track record of delivering measurable cost savings and supplier performance improvement.

- Experience leading small teams or mentoring colleagues.

Working arrangement: This role is based in Japan and is offered as a hybrid model. You will be expected to work on-site regularly and travel within Japan and occasionally internationally.

## Skills

### Required
- procurement
- supply chain
- sourcing
- negotiation
- contract management
- SAP
- Japanese
- English

### Nice to have
- pharmaceutical
- biotech
- CIPS
- CPSM
- professional services
- technology
- facilities
- capital expenditure
- third-party risk management
- contract lifecycle tools

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